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B.M. in Performance

The following is the current course of study for the degree. Current students should refer to the SMU Catalog (maintained by the Registrar's Office) listings under their year of matriculation to find their authoritative degree plan.

The Meadows School requires three term credit hours of coursework within the Meadows School but outside the Division of Music. Music electives may not be used to fulfill this requirement. The Meadows elective/corequirement is indicated in parentheses in each program of study outlines below.

 

 Credit Hours

  Orch Organ Piano Voice
MUAS 1020 (all performance majors: one enrollment fall term of first year) 
MUAS 1010 (all performance majors: each term of residence except fall first year) 
MUTH 1129, 1130, 1229, 1230, 2129, 2130, 2229, 2230 12  12 12  12 
MUTH 3350
MUTH Elective (at least at the 3000 level or above)   
MUHI 1202, 3301, 3302 
MUHI Elective (at the 4000 level or above) 
PERB 1131, 1132, 2131, 2132 (or 1233, 1234
Private Studies 3200  16  16  16  16 
MURE 3101, 4201 (instrumental recitals)   
MURE 3001, 4101 (voice recitals)       
MUCO 3208 (choral) or 3209 (instrumental) 
PERE Choral Ensemble (each term of residence)       
PERE Large Ensemble (orch: each term of residence)   
PERE Chamber Ensemble  
PERB 3116 Contemporary Music Workshop (vocalists may substitute MREP 5210
    For Orchestral:         
MPED 4305 or 4308 (MPED 4303 is required for guitar majors) 
     
MREP 5130 or 5140 or 5150 or 5160 or 5170 (two terms) 
     
    For Organ:         
MPED 5114 
     
MUAC 2101, 2102 
     
MUHI 4320, 5207 
     
    For Piano:         
MREP 4114, 4115 
     
MUAC 2101, 2102  
    2  
MUAC 3100 (three terms) 
     
MUPD 4125, 4126, 4396, 4397 
     
PERB 1001 (each term course is offered) 
     
PERB 1011, 1012 
     
    For Voice:         
Foreign Language (two terms) 
     
MPED 5216 
 
   
MPED 5217 (or two additional terms of PERB 2117) 
     
PERB 2117 or PERE 4150 (two terms) 
     
PERB 2106, 2107, 2108, 2109 
     
VOIC 3015, 3116, 4017, 4118 
     
Meadows Electives  11  10 
Meadows Elective/Corequirement  (3)  (3)
(3)
(3)
General Education Curriculum  35  35  35  35 
Free Electives 
 Total Hours
124  124  125  125 

Guitar majors follow the orchestral instruments curriculum and are required to take only four credits of large ensemble. Percussionists take 16-20 credits of applied study. Elective hours are reduced accordingly.

Piano majors may earn an emphasis in piano pedagogy by substituting MUPD 5325, 5326 for MUPD 4125, 4126.

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