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Music | Bachelor of Music: Music (Performance)

The Bachelor of Music: Performance degree is a professional degree that prepares students for future careers in music, including performance and teaching. It is designed to take your skills to the next level in a four-year degree program through advanced musical training with outstanding faculty.

Students pursuing the B.M. Performance degree will declare a primary area of study and focus the majority of their coursework (68%) to this major, including lessons, ensembles, and supporting coursework in theory, history, analysis, and literature. Students entering this program should have a strong background in music and be prepared for intensive studies.

Music at FHSU is accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music

Program Summary

General Education34
Required Courses
Music Core32
Directed Choices
Ensembles8
Applied Lessons8
Applied Lessons (Upper Division)16
Performance Area15-21
Open Electives 11-7
Total Hours120
1

Open electives are the credit hours required to reach a minimum of 120 total hours and 45 upper-level hours.  The number listed assumes all courses are completed at FHSU as listed.  This number may vary if students transfer courses, or have individual substitutions allowed.  Students should speak with their advisor if either situation applies to determine if the number will vary, and to ensure they enroll in a minimum of 45 upper-level hours.   

Students entering within 1 year of high school graduation will take UNIV 101 Freshman Seminar and may apply that hour in the open elective category.

 Program Requirements

General Education

All undergraduate degrees require completion of the Kansas Systemwide General Education

Courses identified with GE on this page may satisfy a general education requirement in addition to the identified degree requirement.  Students who apply a degree requirement to satisfy a general education requirement will typically add an equal number of hours to the the university elective category.  This flexibility may allow you to complete a minor or certificate within the 120 hour degree.  Transfer students and students majoring in programs with approved exceptions are especially encouraged to select these courses in completing General Education requirements to maximize the likelihood of completing the degree with 120 credit hours.  

General Education34-35

 Note: Music Theory 1 is a required course in the major and can be applied to the Arts and Humanities area of the general education requirements. 

Music Core
MUS 001Recital Attendance0
MUS 121Group Piano I 11
MUS 122Group Piano II 11
MUS 181Music Theory I GE3
MUS 182Aural Skills I1
MUS 183Music Theory II3
MUS 184Aural Skills II1
MUS 192Music Styles and Context3
MUS 221Group Piano III 11
MUS 222Group Piano IV 11
MUS 281Music Theory III3
MUS 282Aural Skills III1
MUS 283Music Theory IV3
MUS 284Aural Skills IV1
MUS 491Music History I3
MUS 492Music History II3
MUS 663Form and Analysis3
Total Hours32
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Piano majors exempt.

Recital Attendance and Senior Recital

The Bachelor of Music degree also requires attendance at recital every semester and performance in a Senior recital.  Students will be expected to enroll in MUS 001 Recital Attendance, or MUS 002 Introduction to the Study of Music, or the senior recital course (MUS 030 - MUS 049) appropriate to the concentration every semester they attend FHSU.  These are non-credit courses and do not count toward the 120 hours needed for graduate. There is no charged tuition.

Ensembles & Applied Lessons

All students must complete 8 units of Ensemble credit. Typically students participate in one group each semester.  Students also take lessons each semester.  They take the lower division lessons for the first two years, and upper division lessons the second two years.  Specific registrations are noted in the areas when required for the concentration

Ensembles8
Concert Choir
FHSU Bands
Symphonic Band/Wind Ensemble
Hays Symphony
Applied Lessons II8
Applied Lessons II: Bassoon
Applied Lessons II: Cello
Applied Lessons II: Clarinet
Applied Lessons II: Double Bass
Applied Lessons II: Electric Bass
Applied Lessons II: Euphonium
Applied Lessons II: Flute
Applied Lessons II: Guitar
Applied Lessons II: Harpsichord
Applied Lessons: Horn
Applied Lessons II: Lute
Applied Lessons II: Oboe
Applied Lessons II: Organ
Applied Lessons II: Percussion
Applied Lessons II: Piano
Applied Lessons II: Saxophone
Applied Lessons II: Trombone
Applied Lessons II: Trumpet
Applied Lessons II: Tuba
Applied Lessons II: Violin
Applied Lessons II: Viola
Applied Lessons II
Applied Lessons II: Voice
Applied Lessons III16
Applied Lessons III: Bassoon
Applied Lessons III: Cello
Applied Lessons III: Clarinet
Applied Lessons III: Double Bass
Applied Lessons III: Electric Bass
Applied Lessons III: Euphonium
Applied Lessons III: Flute
Applied Lessons III: Guitar
Applied Lessons III: Harpsichord
Applied Lessons III:Horn
Applied Lessons III: Lute
Applied Lessons:Oboe
Applied Lessons III: Organ
Applied Lessons III: Percussion
Applied Lessons III: Piano
Applied Lessons III: Saxophone
Applied Lessons III: Trombone
Applied Lessons III: Trumpet
Applied Lessons: Tuba
Applied Lessons III: Violin
Applied Lessons III: Viola
Applied Lessons III
Applied Lessons III: Voice

Performance Concentrations

Piano
Course Numbers for requirements above
Senior Recital: Piano
Applied Lessons II: Piano (4 Semesters)
Applied Lessons III: Piano (4 Semesters)
MUS 60X
Large Ensemble (8 Semesters)
Piano concentration courses
MUS 616Piano Techniques and Materials3
MUS 618Collaborative Piano Class1
MUS 684Literature3
MUS ???8 credit hours of music courses8
Total Hours15
Instrumental - Brass and Percussion
Course Numbers for requirements above
MUS 0XX
Senior Recital
MUS 2XX
Applied Lessons (4 Semesters)
MUS 4XX
Applied Lessons IV (4 Semesters)
MUS 6XX
Large Ensemble (8 Semesters)
Brass and Percussion concentration courses
MUS 3XXSmall Ensemble (5 Semesters)5
MUS 6XXPedagogy2
MUS 665Eighteenth Century Counterpoint3
MUS ??? 5 credit hours of music courses5
Total Hours15
Instrumental - Strings and Woodwinds
Course Numbers for requirements above
MUS 0XX
Senior Recital
MUS 2XX
Applied Lessons (4 Semesters)
MUS 4XX
Applied Lessons IV (4 Semesters)
MUS 6XX
Large Ensemble (8 Semesters)
Strings and Woodwinds concentration courses
MUS 6XXPedagogy2
MUS 665Eighteenth Century Counterpoint3
MUS 679Topics in Music ((Orchestra excerpts) )2
MUS 684Literature3
MUS ??? 5 credit hours of music courses5
Total Hours15
Voice
Course Numbers for requirements above
Senior Recital: Voice
Applied Lessons II: Voice (4 Semesters)
Applied Lessons III: Voice (4 Semesters)
Concert Choir (8 Semesters)
Voice concentration courses
MUS 153English/Italian/Latin Diction1
MUS 253German/French Diction1
MUS 611Opera/Music Theatre Production (2 Semesters)2
MUS 615Vocal Techniques and Materials3
MUS 684Literature (Song)3
MUS ??? 1 credit hour of music courses1
MLNG ???Modern Language I and II 110
Total Hours21
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Modern Language I may be applied to the General Education Arts and  Humanities Requirement.

Voice concentration students seeking the most most efficient route to graduate in 120 hours are encouraged to apply the music theory or language I hours required in the major to the general education requirement.  

Degree Requirements

All bachelor degrees require:
GPA of 2.0 on FHSU courses & 2.0 on all coursework (Higher program requirements prevail over the 2.0 when set)
A minimum of 30 hours earned from FHSU with a grade of D, C, B, or A
Successful completion of an upper division Writing and Information Literacy course (Most majors contain a course designated)
A minimum of 45 hours of recognized upper division credit
A minimum of 120 hours of recognized college credit

Academic Degree Maps are term-by-term sample course plans that specify milestones, courses, and special requirements that are necessary for facilitating on-time completion. Degree Maps are examples and are not prescriptive. Individualized choices such as concentration options, transfer credits, optional minors, advisory programs (certificates), etc. can alter the recommended coursework. Course offerings are subject to change. Students should consult with their academic advisors for additional guidance on course planning.

To determine courses to take in the directed choices (often listed as Program Elective Course) and directed elective course blocks see the overview tab for courses. To locate approved courses in General Education areas (Undergraduate Programs) see the general education section of the catalog.

The undergraduate course maps typically advise the most efficient route for students to complete the general education requirements. Courses that are required in the major may be listed as fulfilling relevant general education requirements. This will result in more open elective course hours in some maps than is listed on the degree overview page.