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Music Media 4-Year Plan

Please note: the 4-year plan is no longer maintained on this page. Please see the university catalog for all current curricula.

View 2022 Music Media Curriculum

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Curriculum Sheet Archive (for Catalog years back to 2011)

Required ensembles for this degree plan are listed below under “Courses for Ensemble Credit.” Any combination of “Courses for Ensemble Credit” is allowed, except where noted in “Constraints and Exceptions” column, where allowable substitutions also appear.

8 Semesters of Ensemble Required

Your required ensembles depend on what your primary instrument is.

Strings

  • Courses for ensemble credit: AMUS 190/390 University Orchestra
  • You can substitute two semesters maximum on a major instrument in AMUS 160/360 Traditional Music Ensemble, AMUS 170/370 Jazz Ensemble, or AMUS 180/380 Jazz Ensemble.

Winds & Brass

  • Courses for ensemble credit: Minimum two semesters each of AMUS 155/355 Wind Ensemble and AMUS 190/390 University Orchestra
  • You can substitute four semesters maximum from AMUS 153/353 Concert Band and AMUS 154/354 Symphonic Band

Percussion

If all the preferred ensembles are full, you will enroll in AMUS 117 Percussion Ensemble

Concert Percussion

  • Courses for ensemble credit: AMUS 153/353 Concert Band, AMUS 154/354 Symphonic Band, AMUS 155/355 Wind Ensemble, AMUS 190/390 University Orchestra

Jazz Percussion

  • Courses for ensemble credit: AMUS 170/370 Jazz Ensemble, AMUS 180/380 Jazz Combo

Guitar

  • Course for ensemble credit: AMUS 250/450 Chamber Music
  • You can substitute four semesters maximum as:
    • a singer in AMUS 144/344 Vermilion Voix, AMUS 145/345 University Chorale, AMUS 146/346 Chamber Singers
    • OR on a major instrument in AMUS 160/360 Traditional Music Ensemble, AMUS 170/370 Jazz Ensemble, AMUS 180/380 Jazz Combo

Jazz Guitar

  • Course for ensemble credit: AMUS 170/370 Jazz Ensemble
  • You can substitute four semesters maximum as:
    • a singer in AMUS 140/340 University Chorus, AMUS 145/345 University Chorale, AMUS 146/346 Chamber Singer
    • OR on a major instrument in AMUS 160/360 Traditional Music Ensemble

Piano

Courses for Ensemble Credit

  • Two semesters minimum of AMUS 206/406 Collaborative Piano AND
  • Two semesters minimum from AMUS 240/440 Piano Ensemble and AMUS 250/450 Chamber Music OR as a pianist in AMUS 145/345 University Chorale, AMUS 146/346 Chamber Singers, AMUS 155/355 Wind Ensemble, AMUS 190/390 University Orchestra

Substitutions

You can substitute four semesters maximum as:

  • A singer in AMUS 140/340 University Chorus, AMUS 145/345 University Chorale, AMUS 146/346 Chamber Singers
  • OR on a major instrument in AMUS 160/360 Traditional Music Ensemble, AMUS 170/370 Jazz Ensemble, AMUS 180/380 Jazz Combo

Voice

  • Courses for ensemble credit: AMUS 145/345 University Chorale and AMUS 146/346 Chamber Singers
  • You can substitute two semesters maximum as a singer in AMUS 160/360 Traditional Music Ensemble, AMUS 170/370 Jazz Ensemble, and AMUS 180/380 Jazz Combo

Jazz Winds/Brass/Piano

  • Courses for ensemble credit: AMUS 170/370 Jazz Ensemble and AMUS 180/380 Jazz Combo
  • You can substitute two semesters maximum as:
    • a singer in AMUS 140/340 University Chorus, AMUS 145/345 University Chorale, or AMUS 146/346 Chamber Singers
    • OR on a major instrument in AMUS 155/355 Wind Ensemble, AMUS 160/360 Traditional Music Ensemble, or AMUS 190/390 University Orchestra