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.
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Credit Hours
|
| |
Orch |
Organ |
Piano |
Voice |
| MUAS 1020 (all performance majors: one enrollment fall term of first year) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| MUAS 1010 (all performance majors: each term of residence except fall first year) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| MUTH 1129, 1130, 1229, 1230, 2129, 2130, 2229, 2230 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
| MUTH 3350 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
| MUTH Elective (at least at the 3000 level or above) |
3 |
3 |
3 |
|
| MUHI 1202, 3301, 3302 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
| MUHI Elective (at the 4000 level or above) |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
| PERB 1131, 1132, 2131, 2132 (or 1233, 1234) |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
| Private Studies 3200 |
16 |
16 |
16 |
16 |
| MURE 3101, 4201 (instrumental recitals) |
3 |
3 |
3 |
|
| MURE 3001, 4101 (voice recitals) |
|
|
|
1 |
| MUCO 3208 (choral) or 3209 (instrumental) |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
| PERE Choral Ensemble (each term of residence) |
|
|
|
6 |
| PERE Large Ensemble (orch: each term of residence) |
6 |
6 |
3 |
|
| PERE Chamber Ensemble |
3 |
1 |
2 |
|
| PERB 3116 Contemporary Music Workshop (vocalists may substitute MREP 5210) |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| For Orchestral: |
|
|
|
|
MPED 4305 or 4308 (MPED 4303 is required for guitar majors) |
3 |
|
|
|
MREP 5130 or 5140 or 5150 or 5160 or 5170 (two terms) |
2 |
|
|
|
| For Organ: |
|
|
|
|
MPED 5114 |
|
1 |
|
|
MUAC 2101, 2102 |
|
2 |
|
|
MUHI 4320, 5207 |
|
5 |
|
|
| For Piano: |
|
|
|
|
MREP 4114, 4115 |
|
|
2 |
|
MUAC 2101, 2102 |
|
|
2 |
|
MUAC 3100 (three terms) |
|
|
3 |
|
MUPD 4125, 4126, 4396, 4397 |
|
|
8 |
|
PERB 1001 (each term course is offered) |
|
|
0 |
|
PERB 1011, 1012 |
|
|
1 |
|
| For Voice: |
|
|
|
|
Foreign Language (two terms) |
|
|
|
8 |
MPED 5216 |
|
|
|
2 |
MPED 5217 (or two additional terms of PERB 2117) |
|
|
|
2 |
PERB 2117 or PERE 4150 (two terms) |
|
|
|
2 |
PERB 2106, 2107, 2108, 2109 |
|
|
|
4 |
VOIC 3015, 3116, 4017, 4118 |
|
|
|
2 |
| Meadows Electives |
11 |
10 |
5 |
5 |
| Meadows Elective/Corequirement |
(3) |
(3)
|
(3)
|
(3) |
| General Education Curriculum |
35 |
35 |
35 |
35 |
| Free Electives |
9 |
9 |
9 |
9 |
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.