Music Major, Performance Concentration (Keyboard Primary) (B.Mus.)
The B.Mus. program in Performance focuses on the mastery of technical skills, broad solo and ensemble experience, and the nurturing of artistic growth to help students reach their full potential.
For further information: Cali School of Music; Academic Program Information
Program Requirements
Students must complete 22 credits of General Education requirements and 3-9 credits of World Languages and Cultures Requirements.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Theory/Aural Skills | ||
| MUCP 101 | Theory I | 3 |
| MUCP 102 | Theory II | 3 |
| MUCP 103 | Aural Skills I | 1 |
| MUCP 104 | Aural Skills II | 1 |
| MUCP 201 | Theory III | 3 |
| MUCP 202 | Theory IV | 3 |
| MUCP 203 | Aural Skills III | 1 |
| MUCP 204 | Aural Skills IV | 1 |
| MUCP 303 | Theory V-Counterpoint | 3 |
| MUCP 304 | Theory VI-Orchestration | 3 |
| MUCP 310 | Keyboard Harmony I | 1 |
| MUCP 311 | Keyboard Harmony II | 1 |
| Applied Music | ||
| MUAP 121 | Applied Music I | 2 |
| MUAP 122 | Applied Music II | 2 |
| MUAP 223 | Applied Music III | 2 |
| MUAP 224 | Applied Music IV | 2 |
| MUAP 345 | Applied Music V | 4 |
| MUAP 346 | Applied Music VI | 4 |
| MUAP 447 | Applied Music VII | 4 |
| MUAP 448 | Applied Music VIII | 4 |
| Select three of the following: | 6 | |
| Applied Music (Additional Instrument) I | ||
| Applied Music (Additional Instrument) II | ||
| Applied Music (Additional Instrument) III | ||
| Applied Music (Additional Instrument) IV | ||
| Performance Practicum | ||
| Course must be completed a minimum of 11 times. | 5.5 | |
| Performance Practicum for Performance Majors | ||
| Recitals | ||
| Sophomore/Junior Recital | ||
| MUPR 295 | Sophomore Recital | 1 |
| or MUPR 395 | Junior Recital | |
| Senior Recital | ||
| MUPR 495 | Senior Recital | 1 |
| Ensembles | ||
| Choir | ||
| Course must be completed a minimum of 6 times. | 3 | |
| Montclair State University Chorale | ||
| Collegium Musicum | ||
| MUEN 140 | Collegium Musicum | 0.5 |
| Chamber Ensemble | ||
| Select 2.5 credits from the following: | 2.5 | |
| Montclair State University Singers | ||
| Opera Workshop | ||
| Collegium Musicum | ||
| Chamber Ensemble Performance | ||
| Jazz Ensemble | ||
| Ensemble Electives | ||
| Select 1 credit from the following: | 1 | |
| Montclair State University Chorale | ||
| Montclair State University Singers | ||
| Orchestra | ||
| Band | ||
| Opera Workshop | ||
| Collegium Musicum | ||
| Chamber Ensemble Performance | ||
| Jazz Ensemble | ||
| History and Literature | ||
| Keyboard Literature/Music History | ||
| MUHS 307 | Music in Time, Place and Ideas: Up to 1700 | 3 |
| MUHS 308 | Music in Time, Place and Ideas: 1700-1890 | 3 |
| MUHS 407 | Music in Time, Place and Ideas: 1890 to Present | 3 |
| MULT 201 | Keyboard Literature I | 2 |
| MULT 202 | Keyboard Literature II | 2 |
| Music Literature | ||
| Select two of the following: | 4 | |
| Vocal Repertory from Monody to Mozart | ||
| The 19th Century Song: Lied and Melodie | ||
| The 20th Century Art Song | ||
| World Music | ||
| MUHS 106 | Diverse Worlds of Music | 3 |
| Conducting | ||
| MUPR 335 | Elementary Conducting | 2 |
| Additional Requirements | ||
| MUPR 436 | Piano Pedagogy I | 2 |
| MUTC 101 | Music and Computer Technology I | 3 |
| Select 1.5 credits of Major Electives from the list (see below) | 1.5 | |
| Total Credits | 97 | |
Major Electives
Select any music course not previously used in major.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| MUAP 111 | Applied Music I | 1 |
| MUAP 112 | Applied Music II | 1 |
| MUAP 121 | Applied Music I | 2 |
| MUAP 122 | Applied Music II | 2 |
| MUAP 141 | Applied Music I | 4 |
| MUAP 142 | Applied Music II | 4 |
| MUAP 213 | Applied Music III | 1 |
| MUAP 214 | Applied Music IV | 1 |
| MUAP 223 | Applied Music III | 2 |
| MUAP 224 | Applied Music IV | 2 |
| MUAP 243 | Applied Music III | 4 |
| MUAP 244 | Applied Music IV | 4 |
| MUAP 315 | Applied Music V | 1 |
| MUAP 316 | Applied Music VI | 1 |
| MUAP 325 | Applied Music V | 2 |
| MUAP 326 | Applied Music VI | 2 |
| MUAP 345 | Applied Music V | 4 |
| MUAP 346 | Applied Music VI | 4 |
| MUAP 417 | Applied Music VII | 1 |
| MUAP 418 | Applied Music VIII | 1 |
| MUAP 427 | Applied Music VII | 2 |
| MUAP 428 | Applied Music VIII | 2 |
| MUAP 447 | Applied Music VII | 4 |
| MUAP 448 | Applied Music VIII | 4 |
| MUCP 101 | Theory I | 3 |
| MUCP 102 | Theory II | 3 |
| MUCP 103 | Aural Skills I | 1 |
| MUCP 104 | Aural Skills II | 1 |
| MUCP 122 | Advanced Music Theory and Aural Skills for Musical Theatre | 2 |
| MUCP 201 | Theory III | 3 |
| MUCP 202 | Theory IV | 3 |
| MUCP 203 | Aural Skills III | 1 |
| MUCP 204 | Aural Skills IV | 1 |
| MUCP 241 | Musical Composition | 2 |
| MUCP 245 | Private Study in Composition I | 2 |
| MUCP 246 | Private Study in Composition II | 2 |
| MUCP 250 | Jazz Theory | 3 |
| MUCP 303 | Theory V-Counterpoint | 3 |
| MUCP 304 | Theory VI-Orchestration | 3 |
| MUCP 305 | Aural Skills V | 1 |
| MUCP 306 | Aural Skills VI | 1 |
| MUCP 310 | Keyboard Harmony I | 1 |
| MUCP 311 | Keyboard Harmony II | 1 |
| MUCP 320 | Guitar Fingerboard Harmony I | 1 |
| MUCP 321 | Guitar Fingerboard Harmony II | 1 |
| MUCP 340 | Structural Analysis | 2 |
| MUCP 345 | Private Study in Composition III | 2 |
| MUCP 346 | Private Study in Composition IV | 2 |
| MUCP 355 | Jazz Arranging | 3 |
| MUCP 405 | Selected Topics in Theoretical Studies | 1 |
| MUCP 412 | Electronic Music Composition | 2 |
| MUCP 415 | Theory Pedagogy | 2 |
| MUCP 445 | Private Study in Composition V | 3 |
| MUCP 446 | Private Study in Composition VI | 3 |
| MUCP 460 | Manuscript Preparation | 2 |
| MUCP 499 | Independent Study In Music Theory/Composition | 1-4 |
| MUED 105 | Instrumental Techniques: Strings I | 1 |
| MUED 106 | Instrumental Techniques: Strings II | 1 |
| MUED 132 | Marching Band Techniques | 1 |
| MUED 200 | Introduction to Music Education | 2 |
| MUED 201 | Practicum in Music Education I | 1 |
| MUED 202 | Practicum in Music Education II | 1 |
| MUED 203 | Foundations of Music Education | 3 |
| MUED 301 | Laboratory Ensemble | 0.5 |
| MUED 304 | Instrumental Techniques: Brass I | 1 |
| MUED 305 | Instrumental Techniques: Brass II | 1 |
| MUED 306 | Percussion Instruments | 1 |
| MUED 307 | Instrumental Techniques: Woodwinds I | 1 |
| MUED 308 | Instrumental Techniques: Woodwinds II | 1 |
| MUED 320 | Music Classroom Methods I | 3 |
| MUED 321 | Music Classroom Methods II | 3 |
| MUED 336 | Teaching of Elementary/Middle School Instrumental Music | 3 |
| MUED 419 | Choral Methods | 3 |
| MUED 420 | Instrumental Methods | 3 |
| MUED 435 | Conducting for Music Educators | 2 |
| MUED 499 | Independent Study in Music Education | 1-4 |
| MUEN 100 | Montclair State University Chorale | 0.5 |
| MUEN 101 | Montclair State University Singers | 0.5 |
| MUEN 110 | Orchestra | 0.5 |
| MUEN 120 | Band | 0.5 |
| MUEN 130 | Opera Workshop | 0.5 |
| MUEN 140 | Collegium Musicum | 0.5 |
| MUEN 162 | Electronic Music Ensemble | 0.5 |
| MUEN 170 | Chamber Ensemble Performance: West African Drum and Dance Ensemble | 0.5 |
| MUEN 171 | Balkan Music Ensemble | 0.5 |
| MUEN 180 | Chamber Ensemble Performance | 0.5 |
| MUEN 190 | Jazz Ensemble | 0.5 |
| MUGN 109 | Introduction to Jazz | 3 |
| MUGN 120 | Rap and Rock as Cultural Phenomena | 3 |
| MUGN 150 | Influence of Afro-American Culture on Music | 3 |
| MUGN 160 | Introduction to Music in World Cultures | 3 |
| MUHS 106 | Diverse Worlds of Music | 3 |
| MUHS 307 | Music in Time, Place and Ideas: Up to 1700 | 3 |
| MUHS 308 | Music in Time, Place and Ideas: 1700-1890 | 3 |
| MUHS 400 | Selected Topics in Music I | 3 |
| MUHS 403 | Selected Topics in Music History | 3 |
| MUHS 404 | Selected Topics in Music History | 3 |
| MUHS 407 | Music in Time, Place and Ideas: 1890 to Present | 3 |
| MUHS 408 | Problems in Music Historiography | 3 |
| MUHS 409 | Honors - Music in Time, Place and Ideas: 1890 to Present | 3 |
| MUHS 410 | Music of the 19th Century | 3 |
| MUHS 411 | Genre, Style, Form | 3 |
| MUHS 412 | Esthetics of Music | 3 |
| MUHS 499 | Independent Study in Music History and Literature | 1-4 |
| MULT 201 | Keyboard Literature I | 2 |
| MULT 202 | Keyboard Literature II | 2 |
| MULT 220 | Guitar Literature and Techniques I | 2 |
| MULT 221 | Guitar Literature and Techniques II | 2 |
| MULT 230 | Vocal Repertory from Monody to Mozart | 2 |
| MULT 231 | The 19th Century Song: Lied and Melodie | 2 |
| MULT 232 | The 20th Century Art Song | 2 |
| MULT 276 | Instrumental Literature I | 2 |
| MULT 277 | Instrumental Literature II | 2 |
| MULT 301 | Jazz Literature I | 2 |
| MULT 302 | Jazz Literature II | 2 |
| MUPR 060 | Music Theatre Practicum | 1 |
| MUPR 100 | Class Piano for the Non-Music Major | 3 |
| MUPR 101 | Class Piano for the Non-Music Major II | 3 |
| MUPR 103 | Voice Class for the Non-Music Major | 3 |
| MUPR 105 | Modern Guitar Workshop | 3 |
| MUPR 130 | Introduction to Diction: English and Italian | 1 |
| MUPR 131 | Diction Overview: German and French | 1 |
| MUPR 139 | Performance Practicum | 0 |
| MUPR 140 | Performance Practicum for Performance Majors | 0.5 |
| MUPR 199 | Opera Coaching | 0 |
| MUPR 200 | Vocal Coaching | 0 |
| MUPR 204 | Piano Accompanying | 2 |
| MUPR 210 | Jazz Keyboard and Theory | 2 |
| MUPR 255 | Problems of Performance | 3 |
| MUPR 295 | Sophomore Recital | 1 |
| MUPR 335 | Elementary Conducting | 2 |
| MUPR 340 | Italian Repertory and Diction I | 1 |
| MUPR 341 | Italian Repertory and Diction II | 1 |
| MUPR 342 | French Repertory and Diction I | 1 |
| MUPR 343 | French Repertory And Diction II | 1 |
| MUPR 344 | German Repertory and Diction I | 1 |
| MUPR 345 | German Repertory and Diction II | 1 |
| MUPR 346 | English Repertory and Diction I | 1 |
| MUPR 347 | English Repertory and Diction II | 1 |
| MUPR 395 | Junior Recital | 1 |
| MUPR 400 | Selected Topics in Music I | 1.5 |
| MUPR 401 | Selected Topics in Music II | 1.5 |
| MUPR 410 | Beginning Jazz Improvisation | 1 |
| MUPR 411 | Jazz Pedagogy | 1 |
| MUPR 429 | Choral Conducting | 2 |
| MUPR 436 | Piano Pedagogy I | 2 |
| MUPR 437 | Piano Pedagogy II | 2 |
| MUPR 439 | Pedagogy I | 2 |
| MUPR 441 | Pedagogy Of The Voice | 3 |
| MUPR 461 | Project in Music I: Opera Production | 3 |
| MUPR 471 | Commercial Musical Skills | 3 |
| MUPR 485 | Senior Recital: Music Education | 0 |
| MUPR 495 | Senior Recital | 1 |
| MUPR 499 | Independent Study In Music Performance | 1-4 |
| MUTC 101 | Music and Computer Technology I | 3 |
| MUTC 102 | Music and Computer Technology II | 1 |
| MUTC 103 | Introduction to Audio Technology in the Studio I | 1 |
| MUTC 104 | Introduction to Audio Technology in the Studio II | 1 |
| MUTC 200 | Independent Study in Computer Audio Technology | 1-2 |
| MUTC 211 | Practicum in Audio Technology | 2 |
| MUTC 299 | Independent Study in the Field of Audio Technology | 1-2 |
| MUTC 400 | Independent Study in Computer Audio Technology | 1-4 |
| MUTC 402 | Selected Topics in the Field of Audio Technology | 3 |
| MUTC 499 | Independent Study in the Field of Audio Technology | 1-4 |
| MUTH 100 | Introduction to Music Therapy | 2 |
| MUTH 110 | Therapy and Observation Skills for Music Therapy | 2 |
| MUTH 115 | Music Therapy Practicum I | 1 |
| MUTH 200 | Methods and Materials in Music Therapy | 2 |
| MUTH 205 | Music Therapy Practicum II | 1 |
| MUTH 306 | Piano Accompanying Techniques for the Music Therapist | 1 |
| MUTH 307 | Piano Improvisation for the Music Therapist | 1 |
| MUTH 310 | Music Therapy with Children | 3 |
| MUTH 315 | Music Therapy Practicum III | 1 |
| MUTH 320 | Psychological Foundations of Music I | 3 |
| MUTH 325 | Music Therapy Practicum IV | 1 |
| MUTH 400 | Music Therapy Training Group | 1 |
| MUTH 410 | Music Therapy with Adults | 3 |
| MUTH 415 | Music Therapy Practicum V | 1 |
| MUTH 420 | Psychological Foundations of Music II | 3 |
| MUTH 425 | Music Therapy Practicum VI | 1 |
| MUTH 430 | Guided Imagery and Music (GIM) | 1 |
| MUTH 495 | Internship in Music Therapy | 1 |
| MUTH 499 | Independent Study in Music Therapy | 0.5-4 |