Sample Degree Plan

Music Performance, Voice Concentration, Mus.B. Sample Degree Map

Music Performance, Voice Concentration, Mus.B. Through a study of solo, chamber and large ensemble literature, this program emphasizes the development of skills for a potential career as a performer.

The State University of New York at Fredonia is committed to doing our part to provide each student a clear path to graduation. This four-year degree plan is a sample map for fulfilling requirements in the major, the Fredonia Foundations (FF), and other supporting courses. The pathway that you take to your degree may differ somewhat from this illustration, depending on where you start and the detours and side trips you may take along the way. If you are committed to completing your degree in four years, we encourage you to consider signing up for the Fredonia in 4 program. For complete information about this degree program, please consult the university catalog at www.fredonia.edu/catalog

Sample Degree Plan

First Year

Fall Semester

Course Credits
MUS 033 Opera Production Practicum 0
MUS 100 Recital-Seminar 0
MUS 115 Music Appreciation 3
MUS 118 Piano Class, Elementary 2
MUS 120 Concert Attendance 0
MUS 121 Aural Skills I 2
MUS 123 Music Theory I 3
MUS 125 Applied Music Major 2
MUS 137 Diction for Singers-English .5
MUS 138 Diction for Singers-Italian .5
MUS xxx Choral Ensembles By Audition 1
FF Course 3
TOTAL 17

Spring Semester

Course Credits
MUS 100 Recital-Seminar 0
MUS 120 Concert Attendance 0
MUS 122 Aural Skills II 2
MUS 124 Music Theory II 3
MUS 126 Applied Music Major 2
MUS 139 Diction for Singers-German .5
MUS 140 Diction for Singers-French .5
MUS 217 Piano Class, Intermediate 1
MUS xxx Choral Ensembles By Audition 1
FF Course 3
FF Course 3
 
TOTAL 16

Second Year

Fall Semester

Course Credits
MUS 033 Opera Production Practicum 0
MUS 120 Concert Attendance 0
MUS 200 Recital Seminar 0
MUS 218 Piano Class, Intermediate 1
MUS 221 Aural Skills III 2
MUS 223 Music Theory III 3
MUS 245 Performance Major 3
MUS 263 Music History in Western Civilization I 3
MUS xxx Choral Ensembles By Audition 1
FF Course 3
TOTAL 16

Spring Semester

Course Credits
MUS 120 Concert Attendance 0
MUS 200 Recital Seminar 0
MUS 213 Opera Seminar I 1
MUS 222 Aural Skills IV 2
MUS 224 Music Theory IV 3
MUS 246 Performance Major 3
MUS 264 Music History in Western Civilization II 3
MUS 317 Piano Class 1
MUS xxx Choral Ensembles By Audition 1
FF Course 3
TOTAL 17

Third Year

Fall Semester

Course Credits
MUS 033 Opera Production Practicum 0
MUS 120 Concert Attendance 0
MUS 231 Conducting I 2
MUS 291 Technology in Music I 2
MUS 300 Recital Seminar 0
MUS 318 Piano Class 1
MUS 345 Performance Major 3
MUS xxx Choral Ensembles By Audition 1
FF Course 3
 
TOTAL 12

Spring Semester

Course Credits
MUS 120 Concert Attendance 0
MUS 300 Recital Seminar 0
MUS 313 Opera Seminar II 1
MUS 346 Performance Major 3
MUS 347 Junior Recital 1
MUS 417 Piano Class for Non-Keyboard Majors 1
MUS xxx Choral Ensembles By Audition 1
MUS xxx Music Theory elective 3
FF Course 3
FF Course 3
TOTAL 16

Fourth Year

Fall Semester

Course Credits
MUS 033 Opera Production Practicum 0
MUS 120 Concert Attendance 0
MUS 344 Vocal Pedagogy 3
MUS 400 Recital Seminar 0
MUS 418 Piano Improvisation for Non-Keyboard Majors 1
MUS 445 Performance Major 3
MUS xxx Choral Ensembles By Audition 1
MUS xxx Music History or Literature elective 3
FF Course 3
TOTAL 14

Spring Semester

Course Credits
MUS 120 Concert Attendance 0
MUS 349 Vocal Pedagogy Practicum 1
MUS 400 Recital Seminar 0
MUS 446 Performance Major 3
MUS 447 Senior Recital 1
MUS xxx Choral Ensembles By Audition 1
FF Course 3
FF Course 3
 
TOTAL 12

GRAND TOTAL: 120

This Sample Degree Map is based on the requirements published in the University Catalog.

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