Requirements
Students in the Composition option must complete the following:
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Applied Study (complete all): | 21 | |
| First Year Composition | ||
| Second Year Composition | ||
| Second Year Composition | ||
| Third Year Composition | ||
| Third Year Composition | ||
| Fourth Year Composition | ||
| Fourth Year Composition | ||
| 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 | ||
| Chamber Orchestra | ||
| University Symphony Orchestra | ||
| Orchestration | 3 | |
| Orchestration I | ||
| Composition Electives (complete 9 credits from the following:): | 9 | |
| Conducting | ||
| Conducting | ||
| Contemporary Chamber Ensemble | ||
| Jazz Improvisation | ||
| Jazz Improvisation | ||
| Musical Cultures of the World | ||
| Seminar: Cultural Study of Music | ||
| Form and Analysis | ||
| Form and Analysis II | ||
| Jazz Composition and Arranging | ||
| Jazz Composition and Arranging | ||
| Electives | 12 | |
| 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 |
| MUSIC 121 | 3 | MUS PERF 148 | 3 |
| MUSIC 171 | 1 | MUSIC 122 | 3 |
| Large Performance Ensemble | 1 | MUSIC 172 | 1 |
| Music Electives | 4 | Large Performance Ensemble | 1 |
| Foreign Language | 4 | Music Electives | 2 |
| Communication A | 3 | Foreign Language | 4 |
| Quantitative Reasoning A | 3 | ||
| 16 | 17 | ||
| Second Year | |||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| MUS PERF 247 | 3 | MUS PERF 248 | 3 |
| MUSIC 221 | 3 | MUSIC 222 | 3 |
| MUSIC 271 | 1 | MUSIC 272 | 1 |
| MUSIC 211 | 3 | MUSIC 212 | 3 |
| MUS PERF 200 | 2 | MUSIC 621 | 3 |
| Large Performance Ensemble | 1 | Large Performance Ensemble | 1 |
| Ethnic Studies | 3 | ||
| 16 | 14 | ||
| Third Year | |||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| MUS PERF 347 | 3 | MUS PERF 348 | 3 |
| MUSIC 622 | 3 | MUSIC 252 | 2 |
| Music History Elective | 3 | Music History Elective | 3 |
| MUSIC 523 | 3 | Composition Electives | 3 |
| Music Electives | 2 | Quantitative Reasoning B | 3 |
| 14 | 14 | ||
| Fourth Year | |||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| MUS PERF 447 | 3 | Global Music Cultures | 3 |
| Composition Electives | 3 | Composition Electives | 3 |
| Music Electives | 1 | Music Electives | 6 |
| Natural Science Breadth with Lab | 4 | Social Science Breadth | 3 |
| Communication B | 3 | ||
| 14 | 15 | ||
| Total Credits 120 | |||