Requirements for B.A. in Music & Culture
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Prerequisites toward B.A. in Music and Culture
Music Theory I, II (Music Theory 110, 120) 6 (3, 3)
Ear Training I, II (Music Theory 130, 140) 2 (1, 1)
One from the following introductory music courses: 3
- Intro to Music in W. Culture (Musicology 110, 3)
- Music in the United States (Musicology 115, 3)
- History of Rock Music (Musicology 120, 3)
- Jazz in American Culture (Musicology 125, 3)
One from the following introductory culture and society courses: 3
- Cultural Anthropology (Anth 130, 3)
- General Sociology (Soc 120, 3)
- Asian Civilization (Asian Std 101 or Asian Std 102, 3)
- World Religions and History (Religious Std 101, 3)
- The Comparison of World Religions (Religious Std 102, 3)
- Or by approval of musicology faculty
Courses toward B.A. in Music and Culture
History of Western Music, Ancient to the Baroque (Musicology 210) 3
History of Western Music, Ancient to the Baroque (Musicology 220) 3
Soundscapes: Exploring Music in a Changing World (Musicology 290) 3
Music in World Cultures (Musicology 380) 3
Music Theory III (Music Theory 210) 3
Ear Training III (Music Theory 230) 1
Jazz Theory or Music Theory IV (Music Jazz 110; Mus Theory 220) 2-3
Applied Music (Music Performance 1xx) 2 (1,1)
Solo Class (Music Gen 200) 0 (0,0)
Music Ensemble (Music Ensembles) 2 (1, 1) from the following enembles:
- Small Jazz Ensemble (Music Ensemble 303)
- Jazz Ensemble (Music Ensemble 304)
- Studio Orchestra (Music Ensemble 305)
- Chamber Music Ensemble (Music Ensemble 315)
- UT Singers (Music Ensemble 320)
- Chamber Singers (Music Ensemble 330)
- Opera Theater (Music Ensemble 340)
- Concert Band (Music Ensemble 350)
- Symphonic Band (Music Ensemble 352)
- Wind Ensemble (Music Ensemble 353)
- Symphony Orchestra (Music Ensemble 370)
- Concert Choir (Music Ensemble 380)
- Men's Chorale (Music Ensemble 383)
- Women's Chorale (Music Ensemble 389)
One or two additional performance experience courses from the following: 2 (minimum)
- Applied Music (Music Performance 1xx)
- Conducting I (Music Education 310, 3)
- Eurhythmics (Music Education 260, 1)
- Jazz Improvisation I (Music Jazz 210, 2)
- Intro to Styles in Jazz Drumming (Music Jazz 160, 2)
- Jazz Piano I (Music Jazz 130, 1)
- Class Piano (Music Keyboard 110, 1)
- Keyboard Harmony (Music Keyboard 230, 1)
- Sight Reading at the Keyboard (Music Keyboard 330, 1)
- Class Voice I (Music Voice 110, 1)
- Ballet, Jazz, Modern, Tap (Dance 210, 220, 230, 240, 2)
Two music electives from the following upper-division courses: 6
- Intro to African-American Music (Musicology 310, 3)
- Women in Music (Musicology 330, 3)
- History of Jazz (Musicology 350, 3)
- Studies in Genre (topics vary) (Musicology 410, 3)
- History of Opera (Musicology 420, 3)
- History of the Symphony (Musicology 430, 3)
- Composers Seminar (topics vary) (Musicology 450, 3)
- Music Aesthetics (Musicology 460, 3)
- Independent Study (Musicology 493, 3)
One elective from the following interdisciplinary courses: 3
- Intro to African-American Studies (Africana Studies 201 or 202, 3)
- Introduction to African Studies (Africana Studies 235 or 236, 3)
- Cross-Cultural Persp. in World Lit (Comp Lit 202-203, 3)
- Intro to Global Studies (Soc 250 or Global Studies 250, 3)
- Medieval Civilization (Medieval Std 201 or 202, 3)
- Varieties of Religious Community (Religious Studies 232 or Sociology 232, 3)
- Religious Myth, Symbol & Ritual (Religious Studies, 301, 3)
- Women in Society (Women's Studies 220, 3)
- Intro to Latin American Studies (Latin Am Studies 251 or 252; History 255 or 256, 3)
- Or by approval of musicology faculty
For more information on Musicology at the University of Tennessee, contact Dr. Rachel Golden, Coordinator of Musicology, rcarlson@utk.edu, School of Music, University of Tennessee, 1741 Volunteer Blvd., Knoxville, Tennessee 37996-2600.