Nov 09, 2024  
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Butler University Bulletin 2024-2025

Performance (instrumental, piano, and voice major), BM

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Required Courses in Music (74-79 (I), 85 (P, incl 7 pno elec), 94 (v, incl supp) credits)

Instrumental Majors (40-45 credits)

  • Major Instrument (AM courses, 16 credits)
  • Min Units: 1
  • Min Units: 1
  • Min Units: 0
  • Symphonic Band, Wind Ensemble, or Orchestra (ES courses, 8 credits)

    • For students whose major instrument is guitar, a major choral ensemble is permitted. In addition, four semesters of this requirement may be satisfied with guitar-related ensembles, including ES 101  /ES 301  (Chamber Music), ES 102  /ES 302  (Guitar Ensemble), ES 124  /ES 324  (Jazz Ensemble), ES 127  /ES 327  (Jazz Combo), or ES 108  /ES 308  (New Music Ensemble; one semester only) in consultation with their academic advisor and major applied music teacher.

  • Chamber Music (ES courses, 1-6 credits)

    • Chamber Music requirements: Violin, Viola, Cello (6); Bass (4); Guitar (3); Woodwinds (4); Brass (4); Percussion (6)

  • Min Units: 1
  • Upper-Level Music History Electives (MH courses, 6 credits)
  • Min Units: 3
  • Upper-Level Music Theory Elective (MT courses, 3 credits)

Voice Majors (49 credits)

Piano Majors (44 credits)

Core Curriculum (27 credits)

FYS 101 and FYS 102, First Year Seminar 6 (3,3)
GHS, Global and Historical Studies (2 courses)     6 (3,3)
AR, Analytic Reasoning 3
NW, The Natural World      5
SW, The Social World 3
TI, Texts and Ideas 3
WB, Well-Being     (WB-DA for Voice majors) 1

Music majors are exempt from the following requirements of the University Core Curriculum: Perspectives in the Creative Arts (because they take nine credit hours in the arts) and the Butler Cultural Requirement.

 

Free Electives (18-23 (I), 12 (p), 3 (v) credits)

Includes AM 21  and AM 22  , if needed.

Emphasis in Music Composition

The Emphasis in Music Composition requires 19 credit hours.

Emphasis in Jazz Studies

The Emphasis in Jazz Studies is not a stand-alone degree, it is to be completed along with another music degree program, usually the B.A. Music degree. Students may elect to complete one or more areas of Emphasis. At least 50% of the credits in any Emphasis must be unique to that program and may not overlap with another Emphasis, major, or minor (except as free electives). Adding an Emphasis requires an audition and/or interview, as well as the approval of the appropriate music faculty. A grade of C or higher is required for all coursework. Completion of one or more of these will be shown on the student’s transcript upon graduation from Butler.

For students who successfully audition into and declare a Jazz Studies Emphasis, ES 124/324 (Jazz Ensemble) or ES 104/304 (Jordan Jazz) may fulfill three credits of the major ensemble requirement. This policy applies to the following instruments: voice, bass, drums, saxophone, trombone, and trumpet, and is contingent upon successful audition placement. In such cases, this ensemble may also fulfill additional major ensemble requirements resulting from scholarship obligations.

The Emphasis in Jazz Studies requires 18 credit hours.

Required courses

Emphasis in Music History

The Emphasis in Music History requires 15 credit hours.

Required Courses

Emphasis in Music Theory

The Emphasis in Music Theory  is not a stand-alone degree, it is to be completed along with another music degree program, usually the B.A. Music degree. Students may elect to complete one or more areas of Emphasis. At least 50% of the credits in any Emphasis must be unique to that program and may not overlap with another Emphasis, major, or minor (except as free electives). Adding an Emphasis requires an audition and/or interview, as well as the approval of the appropriate music faculty. A grade of C or higher is required for all coursework. Completion of one or more of these will be shown on the student’s transcript upon graduation from Butler.

The Emphasis in Music Theory requires 15 credit hours.

Required Courses

Emphasis in Piano Pedagogy

The Emphasis in Piano Pedagoy is not a stand-alone degree, it is to be completed along with another music degree program, usually the B.A. Music degree. Students may elect to complete one or more areas of Emphasis. At least 50% of the credits in any Emphasis must be unique to that program and may not overlap with another Emphasis, major, or minor (except as free electives). Adding an Emphasis requires an audition and/or interview, as well as the approval of the appropriate music faculty. A grade of C or higher is required for all coursework. Completion of one or more of these will be shown on the student’s transcript upon graduation from Butler.

The Emphasis in Piano Pedagogy requires 19 credit hours.

Required Courses

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