Music, Performance Concentration, BM

The Bachelor of Music, Concentration in Performance, offered by the School of Music , is designed for students intending to pursue careers as professional singers or instrumentalists. In addition to the core music courses, the program includes weekly 60-minute private lessons and participation in large ensembles such as choirs, bands, symphony orchestra, and opera theater. Students also perform regularly as soloists and as chamber musicians, both in closed studio classes and in public recitals. In addition to their regular course of study, students are required to present both junior and senior recitals.

Program Learning Outcomes

Program Roadmaps

The 4-Year Roadmap is available online. Roadmaps should be used in consultation with the catalog and your advisor to identify additional requirements for completing the major (for example, course grade minimums). Associate Degrees (ADT) Pathways are also available online.

Major-Specific Graduation Requirements

All courses in the preparation and major (all courses in preparation, and core) must be completed with a grade of “C- or better”.

1. Complete the Baccalaureate Degree Requirements

Students must satisfy the specific degree requirements for their undergraduate major and fulfill the following University degree requirements:

Academic (program total units with an average 2.0 GPA - “C” or better)
General Education (GE) (34 Lower Division + 9 Upper Division)
American Institutions (AI) (0-6 units) (may be satisfied in GE Areas 3A, 3B, 4, UD 3, or UD 4)
Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement (GWAR) 3 units (see Writing in the Disciplines)
Physical Education (PE) (0-2 units)
Units in Residence (30 units, including 24 upper division and 12 in major)
Upper Division Units (40 units, including 12 upper div in major for BA, 18 upper div in major for BS)
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Summary of Degree Units

Core Lower Division General Education: 22 (6 units may be satisfied by major coursework)

American Institutions/ US123 Requirements: 6 (Note: may be satisfied by GE coursework)

Upper Division General Education: 3 (6 units may be satisfied by major coursework)

Physical Education: 0 (waived)

Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement (GWAR): 0 (3 units satisfied by MUSC 100W)

Major Preparation: 11-14

Major Requirements: 53

Concentration Requirements: 17

University Electives: 5-8

Total: 120

2. Major Preparation (11-14 units)

MUSC 1A - Music Theory IA 2 unit(s)
MUSC 19 - Music in World Cultures 3 unit(s) (GE Area 3A / Formerly Area C1)
MUSC 100W - Written Communication II 3 unit(s) (WID)
MUSC 120 - Worlds of Jazz 3 unit(s) (GE UD Area 4 / Formerly Area S)

Piano Proficiency (0-3 units)

Students must also satisfy piano proficiency; this requirement may be satisfied with completion of:

MUSC 25A - Piano Proficiency I 1 unit(s)
MUSC 25B - Piano Proficiency II 1 unit(s)
MUSC 25C - Piano Proficiency III 1 unit(s)

3. Major Requirements (70 units)

Applied Area (17 units)

Choose an area of specialization below. Area specializations are a cluster of courses departments use for advising purposes, they will not appear on transcripts or diplomas. See Advisor for more details.

Voice (17 units)

Voice students must complete a language proficiency in either Italian, German, or French. This may be satisfied with four years of secondary study, a proficiency exam, or one year of college study