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Undergraduate Program
We offer two undergraduate degree options: the Bachelor of Music (B.Mus.–Perf.) and the Bachelor of Arts in Music (B.A.).
Students in both program take a common core curriculum consisting of:
Four quarters of theory and musicianship (Music 16A-B-C-D), followed by two additional quarters of music theory chosen from
- Post-tonal theory (Music 35A-B)
- Jazz Theory (Music 36A-B)
- Counterpoint (Music 43) or Advanced Counterpoint (Music 135)
- Instrumentation (Music 136)
- Composition (Music 150)
- Music Technology (Music 51, 151, or 152)
Three quarters of music history (Music 40B-C-D)
The Bachelor of Music in Performance (B.Mus.) degree is performance-oriented. It offers students the opportunity to specialize in one of the following: bassoon, clarinet, composition, contrabass, flute, French horn, harp, jazz instrumental, lute and guitar, oboe, percussion, piano, saxophone, trombone, trumpet, tuba, viola, violin, violoncello, or voice. (The specialization appears on the student's UCI transcript.) All B.Mus. students receive weekly private instruction (maximum of 12 quarters for entering freshmen; six quarters for transfers and composition students), and present a solo recital during their senior year. B.Mus. students participate in performance classes each quarter. Normative residency for the Bachelor of Music degree is four years (two years for transfer students). Vocal performance students focus on diction, movement, stage presentation, repertory, criticism, and style. Guitar and lute students focus on ensemble work, repertory with other instruments and voice, criticism, and pedagogy. Piano students give weekly solo performances before other students, and also focus on criticism, style, and interpretation. String, wind, brass, percussion, and piano students focus on chamber music and solo repertoire coached and presented in afternoon recitals.
The Bachelor of Arts in Music (B.A.) program enables students to pursue elective subjects in music (such as analysis, history, or jazz), in the arts, or in other academic disciplines. Students receive two years of instrumental or vocal instruction and participate at the same time in two years of ensemble or repertory classes. Students also complete a senior project in an area of interest: a historical project, a composition, or a lecture/performance.
Students in both programs must attain a passing score on the Piano Sight-Reading Examination, taken no later than the first quarter of the junior year.
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