Bachelor of Music Degree in Applied Music—Bassoon, Clarinet, Flute, Oboe, Saxophone, Euphonium,
Horn, Trombone, Trumpet, Tuba, or Percussion
(125-126 credits)
Fall: credits, courses, total cr. (below)
Spring: credits, courses, total cr. (below)
Freshman Year
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4
Applied Music 160
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4
Applied Music 160
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2
ENS 100: Instrumental Ensemble
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2
ENS 100: Instrumental Ensemble
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1
CHB 181: Intro. Chamber Music
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1
CHB 182: Intro. Chamber Music
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2
PCL 101: Piano Class [1]
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2
PCL 102: Piano Class [1]
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2
TH 101: Model Comp. & Tonal Ana. I
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2.5
TH 102: Model Comp. & Tonal Ana. II
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2
TH 161: Aural Musicianship I
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1.5
TH 162: Aural Musicianship II
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3
FWS 121: Freshman Writing Seminar
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3
Humanities/Sciences Elective [2]
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1
EIC 101: Eastman Colloquium
17
16
33
Sophomore Year
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4
Applied Music 160
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4
Applied Music 160
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2
ENS 100: Instrumental Ensemble
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2
ENS 100: Instrumental Ensemble
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1
CHB 281: Chamber Music I [7]
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1
CHB 282: Chamber Music II [7]
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2
PCL 103: Piano Class [1]
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2
PCL 104: Piano Class [1]
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2.5
TH 201: Model Comp. & Tonal Ana. III________
2.5
TH 202: Model Comp. & Tonal Ana. IV
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1.5
TH 261: Aural Musicianship III
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1.5
TH 262: Aural Musicianship IV
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3
Humanities/Sciences Elective [2]
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3
Humanities/Sciences Elective [2]
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3
MHS 121: Music & Society 800-1750
16
19
35
Junior Year
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4
Applied Music 160
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4
Applied Music 160
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2
ENS 200: Instrumental Ensemble
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2
ENS 200: Instrumental Ensemble
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3
Humanities/Sciences Elective [2]
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3
Humanities/Sciences Elective [2]
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2
Creative & Practical Elective [3]
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2
Creative & Practical Elective [3]
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3
MHS 122: Music & Society 1750-1880
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3
MHS 123: Music & Society 1880-Present
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4
TH 205: Model Comp./Post-Tonal Ana.
18
14
32
Senior Year [4]
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4
Applied Music 160
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4
Applied Music 160
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2
ENS 200: Instrumental Ensemble
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2
ENS 200: Instrumental Ensemble
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3
Humanities/Sciences Elective [2]
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3
Humanities/Sciences Elective [2]
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2
Creative & Practical Elective [3]
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2
Creative & Practical Elective [3]
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3
TH or MHS Elective [6]
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1
Optional Elective
[5]
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0
ESM 201: Degree Recital [4]
14
12
26
Minimum semester hours for this major: 125-126
[1] Successful completion of two years of piano study or the PCL 104 examination.
[2] See Academic Policy Handbook for information concerning electives.
[3]
The following electives may be chosen as "Creative and Practical Musicianship" elective credit: Arts Leadership Courses (if not used for an ALP Certificate); Chamber Music (beyond the
ENS 120 Large Vocal Ensembles; ENS 200 Large Instrumental Ensembles (in cases where students are assigned to play in double rotation); ENS 207-208 Collegium Musicum;
Ensemble; HRN 290 Natural Horn; JCM 151-152 or JCM 251-252 Jazz Performance Workshop; JCM 200 Jazz Ensemble; JCM 201-202 Jazz Theory for Non-Jazz Majors; JCM 203 Basic
Jazz Bass; JCM 204 Basic Jazz Drumset; JCM 205/206 Functional Jazz Piano; JCM 209 Jazz Mallet Performance; JCM 218 Jazz Pedagogy; JCM 223/224 Jazz Composition and Arranging;
JCM 251-252 Jazz Performance Workshop; JCM 261 Entrepreneurship in Music; MUE 110 Intro Music Education; MUE 111 Field Experience in Music Education; MUE 211
Pre-School
Music Education; MUE 212 Elementary General Music Methods; MUE 221-255 Music Education methods courses (not in the student’s primary instrument); Secondary (130-level)
Instrument Study; OB 290 Baroque Oboe; PCL 105-106 Piano Class.
[4] All students in this curriculum will present a full senior recital, which will include performance of at least one work written within the last forty years and include one unaccompanied
composition and/or one chamber ensemble composition.
[5] Registration for optional credit required only if the student is below the required 12 credits per semester.
Students must earn a minimum of
120 credits
to receive a B.M. degree AND
must carry a minimum of 12 credits each semester.
[6] Any 3-credit music history or music theory course at or above the 200-level.
[7] The chamber music requirement for wind/brass/percussion students may be fulfilled through registration in the following courses: Baroque Chamber Music (CHB 277), Chamber Music
(CHB 281/282), Trombone Choir (ENS 242), Percussion Ensemble (ENS 260), Jazz Ensemble (JCM 200). At least one registration of CHB 281 and CHB 282 is encouraged.
Complete information on all Eastman School of Music degree programs appears on the web at
www.esm.rochester.edu/registrar
Important things to remember:
Variations
from the prescribed program of study should be approved in advance by the appropriate Eastman department and appropriate documentation must be on file
in the Registrar’s office.
Bachelor of Music students must complete
eight semesters
of full-time
college-level study earning no fewer than
120 credits
.
Students must be registered for 12
credits each semester to be considered full-time.
Students who earn advanced standing in any subject must complete an equivalent number of optional elective credits
toward their required total degree credits.
Upon receipt of an official transcript, a maximum of six college level credits with a grade of C or better (B- or better for Humanities courses) may be used as
transfer
credit
after matriculation.
All Bachelor of Music students must complete FWS 121 plus 21 additional credits of Humanities & Sciences courses of at least 3 credits each.
Any course over
4 credits must be approved by the Humanities Department Chair.
In some majors (voice and theory), required language classes count toward this requirement.