Requirements
Students in the Composition option must complete the following:
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Applied Study (complete all): | ||
| Elementary/Intermediate (complete 12 credits): | 12 | |
| Elementary/Intermediate Composition | ||
| Advanced (complete 14 credits): | 14 | |
| Advanced Composition | ||
| Senior Capstone | 2 | |
| Composition Capstone Project | ||
| Advanced Music Theory | 10 | |
| Musica Practica 4 and Musica Practica: Aural Skills 4 | ||
| Renaissance Polyphony | ||
| Baroque Counterpoint | ||
| Keyboard Skills | 2 | |
| One semester of the listed course is required. Extra credits earned in reaching proficiency will count as music electives. | ||
| Elementary/Intermediate Piano for Non-Piano Majors | ||
| Large Performance Ensemble (complete 4 courses from the following list): | 4 | |
| Wind Ensemble | ||
| Concert Band | ||
| Concert Choir | ||
| Treble Choir | ||
| Chorale | ||
| Madrigal Singers | ||
| University Symphony Orchestra | ||
| Orchestration | 3 | |
| Orchestration I | ||
| Composition Electives (complete 7 credits from the following:): | 7 | |
| Conducting | ||
| Conducting | ||
| Contemporary Chamber Ensemble | ||
| Jazz Improvisation | ||
| Jazz Improvisation | ||
| Seminar: Cultural Study of Music | ||
| Form and Analysis | ||
| Form and Analysis II | ||
| Jazz Composition and Arranging | ||
| Jazz Composition and Arranging | ||
| Electives | 7 | |
| Elective credit is earned from courses on the list of electives approved for all options of the Bachelor of Music: Performance program. This list is published in the Requirements section for the program. | ||
| Total Credits | 61 | |
Four-Year Plan
This Four-Year Plan is only one way a student may complete an L&S degree with this major. Many factors can affect student degree planning, including placement scores, credit for transferred courses, credits earned by examination, and individual scholarly interests. In addition, many students have commitments (e.g., athletics, honors, research, student organizations, study abroad, work and volunteer experiences) that necessitate they adjust their plans accordingly. Informed students engage in their own unique Wisconsin Experience by consulting their academic advisors, Guide, DARS, and Course Search & Enroll for assistance making and adjusting their plan.
| First Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| MUS PERF 249 | 2 | MUS PERF 249 | 2 |
| MUSIC 121 | 3 | MUSIC 122 | 3 |
| MUSIC 171 | 1 | MUSIC 172 | 1 |
| Music Electives | 2 | Music Electives | 2 |
| World Language | 4 | World Language | 4 |
| Communication A | 3 | Quantitative Reasoning A | 3 |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Second Year | |||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| MUS PERF 249 | 4 | MUS PERF 249 | 4 |
| MUSIC 221 | 3 | MUSIC 222 | 3 |
| MUSIC 271 | 1 | MUSIC 272 | 1 |
| MUSIC 211 | 3 | MUSIC 212 | 3 |
| Large Performance Ensemble | 1 | Large Performance Ensemble | 1 |
| Ethnic Studies | 3 | Social Science Breadth | 3 |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Third Year | |||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| MUS PERF 449 | 4 | MUS PERF 449 | 4 |
| MUSIC 621 | 3 | MUSIC 622 | 3 |
| Music History Elective | 3 | Music History Elective | 3 |
| Large Performance Ensemble | 1 | ||
| Large Performance Ensemble | 1 | MUSIC 252 | 2 |
| MUS PERF 200 | 2 | Composition Electives | 2 |
| Composition Elective | 2 | ||
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Fourth Year | |||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| MUS PERF 449 | 4 | MUS PERF 449 | 2 |
| MUSIC 523 | 3 | MUS PERF 498 | 2 |
| Global Music Cultures | 3 | Natural Science / Quantitative Reasoning B | 4 |
| Natural Science Breadth | 3 | Communication B | 3 |
| Composition Electives | 2 | Music Electives | 3 |
| Composition Electives | 1 | ||
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Total Credits 120 | |||