Bachelor of Arts in Music

Music Major, Bachelor of Arts (BA)

This is a program designed for the study of music within a creative liberal arts curriculum and allows students to choose a wide variety of music courses to suit their strengths and passion. Students may focus on areas such as Music History, Music Theory, Performance, Pedagogy, Collaborative Performance, Music Composition or Music Industry, or a combination of interests. Students are prepared for careers in studio teaching, accompanying, orchestral and ensemble performance, music business, music technology, and graduate school. Students must perform an audition on their primary instrument/voice to be admitted into the program.

Note: two years of a single high school world language or one year of a single college-level world language is required.

Grade Requirement for all majors offered by the Music Department: the minimum acceptable grade for any music course required for graduation (including transferred music courses) is ≥C.

The following plan of study is for a student with zero credits. Individual students may have different factors such as: credit through transfer work, Advanced Placement, Running Start, or any other type of college-level coursework that requires an individual plan.

Courses could be offered in different terms, checking the academic schedule is paramount in keeping an individual plan current. Students should connect with an advisor to ensure they are on track to graduate.

All Undergraduate students are required to meet the Undergraduate Degree Requirements.

This major requires the completion of the World Language requirement.  Students pursuing a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree must complete two years of a single language in high school or one year of a single language in college.

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University Graduation Requirements (UGR) and Breadth Area Course Requirements (BACR) courses may be less than 5 credits and additional credits may be required to reach the required 180 total credits needed to graduate.  Students should connect with an advisor to ensure they are on track to graduate.

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Major Ensembles Requirements–choose 12 credits from the approved list (must be repeated).

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Minor Music Ensemble Requirements–choose a minimum of two from the approved list.

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Music Electives–choose 12 credits at the 300- and 400-level.

Students who earn a BA in Music from EWU should be able to:

• perform music in public on the primary instrument in a manner consistent with professional expectations through successful completion of juries, recitals, and ensemble concerts;
• demonstrate advanced competency in music theory through score analysis and compositional exercises;
• demonstrate advanced music aural skills through dictation and sight singing exercises;
• demonstrate advanced historical knowledge of music through writing research reports and exams;
• demonstrate fundamental music keyboard skills through successful completion of a piano proficiency exam;
• demonstrate basic skills in music conducting through successful completion of practical conducting assignments.