The Department of Music at Midwestern State University provides a comprehensive music curriculum and a wide range of performance opportunities, which will equip students for a variety of music careers while enabling them also to become well-rounded persons through involvement in diverse courses.
First Year
Fall
- MUSC 1603/1601 Music Theory I/Sight, Sing, Ear Trn I 4 Semester Credit Hours
- MUSC 1503 Basic Music 3 Semester Credit Hours
- MUSC 1111 Piano 1 1 Semester Credit Hour
- AMUS 1xx1 Applied Lessons 1 Semester Credit Hour
- Major Ensemble (1000 level) 1 Semester Credit Hour
- MUSC 1000 Recital Attendance 0 Semester Credit Hours
- ENGL 1143 Academic Research & Writing 3 Semester Credit Hours
- MATH 1053 Contemporary Mathematics 3 Semester Credit Hours
Total Semester Hours: 16
Spring
- MUSC 2623/2621 Music Theory II/Sight, Sing, Ear Trn II 4 Semester Credit Hours
- MUSC 1121 Piano 2 1 Semester Credit Hour
- AMUS 1xx1 Applied Lessons 1 Semester Credit Hour
- Major Ensemble (1000 level) 1 Semester Credit Hour
- MUSC 1000 Recital Attendance 0 Semester Credit Hours
- Communication (010B) 3 Semester Credit Hours
- Life & Physical Science (030N) 3 Semester Credit Hours
- Social & Behavioral Sciences (080N) 3 Semester Credit Hours
Total Semester Hours: 16
Second Year
Fall
- MUSC 3603 Music Theory III 3 Semester Credit Hours
- MUSC 1131 Piano 3 1 Semester Credit Hour
- AMUS 2xx1 Applied Lessons 1 Semester Credit Hour
- Major Ensemble (2000 level) 1 Semester Credit Hour
- MUSC 1000 Recital Attendance 0 Semester Credit Hours
- MUSC 2733 Intro to Western & World Music 3 Semester Credit Hours
- Cultural & Global Understanding (090A) 3 Semester Credit Hours
- POLS 1133 American Government I (070N) 3 Semester Credit Hours
Total Semester Hours: 15
Spring
- MUSC 3613 Music Theory IV 3 Semester Credit Hours
- MUSC 1141 Piano 4 1 Semester Credit Hour
- AMUS 2xx1 Applied Lessons 1 Semester Credit Hour
- Major Ensemble (2000 level) 1 Semester Credit Hour
- MUSC 1000 Recital Attendance 0 Semester Credit Hours
- Undergraduate Inquiry & Creativity (090B) 3 Semester Credit Hours
- POLS 1433 American Government II (070N) 3 Semester Credit Hours
- MUSC 3743 Western & World Music II 3 Semester Credit Hours
Total Semester Hours: 15
Third Year
Fall
- MUSC 3632 Analysis of Musical Form 2 Semester Credit Hours
- AMUS 3xx1 Applied Lessons 1 Semester Credit Hour
- Major Ensemble (3000 level) 1 Semester Credit Hour
- MUSC 1000 Recital Attendance 0 Semester Credit Hours
- MUSC 3893 Music Technology 3 Semester Credit Hours
- MUSC 3753 Western & World Music III 3 Semester Credit Hours
- HIST 1133 Survey American History to 1865 (060N) 3 Semester Credit Hours
- Advanced Music Elective 1 Semester Credit Hour
Total Semester Hours: 14
Spring
- AMUS 3xx1 Applied Lessons 1 Semester Credit Hour
- Major Ensemble (3000 level) 1 Semester Credit Hour
- MUSC 1000 Recital Attendance 0 Semester Credit Hours
- Advanced Music Elective 3 Semester Credit Hours
- Humanities/Literature (040N) 3 Semester Credit Hours
- Life & Physical Science (030N) 3 Semester Credit Hours
- HIST 1233 Survey American History since 1865 (060N) 3 Semester Credit Hours
- Elective 3 Semester Credit Hours
Total Semester Hours: 17
Fourth Year
Fall
- AMUS 4xx1 Applied Lessons 1 Semester Credit Hour
- Major Ensemble (4000 level) 1 Semester Credit Hour
- MUSC 1000 Rectial Attendance 0 Semester Credit Hours
- MUSC 4843 Basic Conducting 3 Semester Credit Hours
- Advanced Music Elective 3 Semester Credit Hours
- Humanities/Literature (040N) 3 Semester Credit Hours
- Elective 3 Semester Credit Hours
- Elective 3 Semester Credit Hours
Total Semester Hours: 17
Spring
- AMUS 4961 Senior Recital 1 Semester Credit Hour
- Major Ensemble (4000 level) 1 Semester Credit Hour
- MUSC 1000 Recital Attendance 0 Semester Credit Hours
- Advanced Music Elective 3 Semester Credit Hours
- Advanced Music Elective 3 Semester Credit Hours
- Elective 3 Semester Credit Hours
- Elective 3 Semester Credit Hours
Total Semester Hours: 14
Total Semester Hours: 120
NOTES:
1. Academic Foundations and Core Curriculum courses are shown with category in parentheses, e.g. American Government (070N)
2. Large ensembles for Music majors include the following: Marching Band, Wind Ensemble, Symphonic Band, Orchestra, Midwestern Singers, University Choir, and Oratorio Chorus.