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Bachelor of Music

Coursework Location(s)

Main/Tucson
Sias University

Areas of Interest
  • Arts & Media
  • Culture & Language
  • Education & Human Development
  • English & Literature
  • Interdisciplinary Studies
Do you play the viola and want to study performance at the university level? Consider this Performance major to perfect your talent. At the University of Arizona, string instrumentalists perform among some of the most talented student musicians in the nation. Students seeking their Bachelor of Music in Performance with a Viola emphasis study at the esteemed Fred Fox School of Music. They also audition for placement to satisfy a large ensemble requirement, immersing themselves in orchestral playing. Core requirements include classes in music literature, music history, orchestration, conducting and applied lessons. A variety of student clubs and organizations, including the American String Teachers Association Student Chapter, provides valuable networking opportunities and camaraderie for viola students and other instrumentalists.
Sample Courses
  • MUS 370: Introduction to Conducting
  • MUS 421: Orchestration
  • MUS 427A: Careers in Music
Career Fields
  • Performing
  • Education
  • Lessons
  • Chamber music
  • Orchestra
Level of Math
General Knowledge
LEVEL OF SECOND LANGUAGE
2nd Semester Proficiency
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

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