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Bachelor of Music
Coursework Location(s)
Main/Tucson
Sias University
Areas of Interest
- Arts & Media
- Education & Human Development
- Interdisciplinary Studies
Whether you possess a natural talent for rhythm or wish to develop one, your studies in percussion will grant you a diverse range of professional opportunities. The Bachelor of Music in Performance with a Percussion emphasis is designed to develop in students the highest possible level of musicianship and competency in performance and teaching. The faculty at the Fred Fox School of Music instructs and mentors students in percussion methods, chamber percussion groups and percussion ensembles. The curriculum presents students with a relevant sequence of study of all the percussion instruments. Students acquire performance skills and experience in solo and ensemble performance; historical and stylistic understanding; mastery of technical facility; and pedagogical concepts of teaching procedure and practice.
Sample Courses
- MUS 153: Percussion Instruments
- MUS 321B: Jazz Improvisation
- MUS 351D: Percussion Techniques and Materials
Career Fields
- Music production
- Performance
- Recording
- Sound editing
- Tour publicity
Level of Math
LEVEL OF SECOND LANGUAGE
Pre-major Required?
NO
Sample Plans 2020 - Nursing
First Year
1st Semester
Credits
ENGL 101 First-Year Composition
3.00
MATH
3.00
MUS 200 Large Ensemble
1.00
MUSI 185 Individual Studies
4.00
MUS 110A Piano Class
1.00
MUS 120A Musical Skills and Structure I
3.00
MUS 130A Introduction to Music Literature
2.00
2nd Semester
Credits
ENGL 102 First-Year Composition
3.00
Tier I General Education
3.00
MUSI 185 Individual Studies
4.00
MUS 110B Piano Class
1.00
MUS 120B Musical Skills and Structure I
3.00
MUS 200 Large Ensemble
1.00
MUS 130B Introduction to Music Literature
2.00
Second Year
3rd Semester
Credits
Tier I General Education
3.00
MUS 210A Piano Class
1.00
MUS 220A Musical Skills and Structure II
3.00
MUS 201 Coached Ensemble
1.00
MUSI 285 Individual Studies
4.00
MUS 200 Large Ensemble
1.00
Second Language
4.00
4th Semester
Credits
Tier I General Education
3.00
MUS 220B Musical Skills and Structure II
3.00
MUS 200 Large Ensemble
1.00
MUSI 285 Individual Studies
4.00
MUS 201 Coached Ensemble
1.00
MUS 210B Piano Class
1.00
Second Language
4.00
Third Year
5th Semester
Credits
MUS 330A History of Western Music
3.00
MUS 401 Coached Ensemble
1.00
MUS 400 Large Ensemble
1.00
MUS 370 Introduction to Conducting
2.00
Tier I General Education
3.00
MUSI 385 Individual Studies
4.00
MUS 427A Careers in Music
2.00
6th Semester
Credits
MUS 330B History of Western Music
3.00
MUSI 385 Individual Studies
4.00
MUS 400 Large Ensemble
1.00
MUS 401 Coached Ensemble
1.00
Tier I General Education
3.00
Tier I General Education
3.00
MUS 427B Careers in Music
2.00
Fourth Year
7th Semester
Credits
Tier II General Education
3.00
Tier II General Education
3.00
MUS 410A OR 410B Pedagogy
2.00
MUS 401 Coached Ensemble
1.00
MUSI 485 Individual Studies
4.00
MUS 400 Large Ensemble
1.00
Music Elective
3.00
8th Semester
Credits
Tier II General Education
3.00
Music Elective
2.00
MUS 498 Senior Capstone: Recital
1.00
MUS 421 Orchestration
3.00
MUSI 485 Individual Studies
4.00
MUS 401 Coached Ensemble
1.00
MUS 400 Large Ensemble
1.00