B.M. in Music - Keyboard Concentration
This is a screened program. Please see the admission requirements for additional information.
Music Major Requirements
Students completing the Bachelor of Music degree in Music must earn a total of 83-86 units in the major. They must complete the required courses in Music (39 units) and one of the following concentrations: Composition (44 units), Guitar (44 units), Jazz/Commercial Music (Performance or Composition) (44 units), Keyboard (44 units), Voice (47 units), or Winds/Strings/Percussion (44 units). Music majors must complete minimum 24 upper-level (300-400) units in MUSC (Music), Music Applied (MUSA), and/or Music Education (MUED) courses toward the major at Towson University.
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses for All Concentrations in Music | ||
| MUSC 131 | MUSIC THEORY AND MUSICIANSHIP I | 2 |
| MUSC 132 | MUSIC THEORY II | 2 |
| MUSC 134 | MUSICIANSHIP II | 2 |
| MUSC 201 | MUSIC IN THE UNITED STATES | 3 |
| or MUSC 202 | MUSIC CULTURES OF THE WORLD | |
| MUSC 231 | MUSIC THEORY III | 2 |
| MUSC 233 | MUSICIANSHIP III | 2 |
| MUSC 232 | MUSIC THEORY IV | 2 |
| MUSC 234 | MUSICIANSHIP IV | 2 |
| MUSC 287 | CREATIVE MUSIC TECHNOLOGY | 3 |
| MUSC 303 | HISTORY OF MUSIC IN THE EUROPEAN CLASSICAL TRADITION | 3 |
| MUSA xxx | Applied lessons in the primary medium | 16 |
| Total Units | 39 | |
Keyboard Concentration Requirements
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Additional Music Courses | ||
| MUSC 221 | INTRODUCTION TO CONDUCTING | 2 |
| MUSC 331 | MATERIALS, TECHNIQUES, AND PRACTICES OF 20TH AND 21ST CENTURY MUSIC | 3 |
| MUSC 335 | CHORAL AND INSTRUMENTAL ARRANGING | 3 |
| MUSC 401 | ADVANCED MUSIC HISTORY | 3 |
| MUSC 414 | COUNTERPOINT | 3 |
| Select one of the following 400-level music history and culture courses | 3 | |
| CONTEMPORARY MUSIC | ||
| SURVEY OF OPERA | ||
| SYMPHONIC LITERATURE | ||
| MUSIC IN THE U.S. | ||
| HISTORY OF MUSIC FOR FILM AND MEDIA | ||
| JAZZ HISTORY | ||
| SPECIAL TOPICS IN MUSIC HISTORY AND CULTURE | ||
| MUSC 313 | KEYBOARD HARMONY AND SIGHT READING I | 2 |
| MUSC 314 | KEYBOARD HARMONY SIGHT READING II | 2 |
| MUSC 419 | KEYBOARD LITERATURE | 3 |
| MUSC 460 | PIANO PEDAGOGY | 3 |
| Electives | ||
| MUSC xxx | Upper-division MUSC elective 1 | 3 |
| Additional Lessons, Ensembles, and Recitals | ||
| MUSA xxx | Private lessons in a secondary keyboard medium: 2 units of two different keyboard instruments | 4 |
| MUSA xxx | Ensembles: All performance majors are required to be in at least one ensemble per term of their eight terms of coursework. Five terms in Solo/Ensemble Accompanying; one term in Chamber Music; two terms of any ensemble, one of which must include World Music Ensemble unless the student has completed a 3-unit global perspectives in music (MUSC) course. | 8 |
| MUSA 399 | JUNIOR RECITAL FOR BACHELOR OF MUSIC DEGREE | 1 |
| MUSA 499 | SENIOR RECITAL FOR BACHELOR OF MUSIC DEGREE | 1 |
| Total Units | 44 | |
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MUSC 493 may be taken for a maximum of 3 elective units only by successful petition to the department chair.
Sample Four-Year Plan
The selected course sequence below is an example of the simplest path to degree completion. Based on course schedules, student needs, and student choice, individual plans may vary. Students should consult with their adviser to make the most appropriate elective choices and to ensure that they have completed the required number of units (120) to graduate.
| Freshman | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Term 1 | Units | Term 2 | Units |
| MUSA 105 (piano students only) | 2 | MUSA 105 (piano students only) | 2 |
Or | Or | ||
MUSA 106 (organ students only) | MUSA 106 (organ students only) | ||
| MUSA xxx: Ensemble | 1 | MUSA xxx: Ensemble | 1 |
| MUSC 131 | 2 | MUSC 132 | 2 |
| Core 1 (or Core 2) | 3 | MUSC 134 | 2 |
| Core 3 | 3 | Core 2 (or Core 1) | 3 |
| Core 5 | 3 | Core 6 | 3 |
| Core 10 | 3 | ||
| 14 | 16 | ||
| Sophomore | |||
| Term 1 | Units | Term 2 | Units |
| MUSA 205 (piano students only) | 2 | MUSA 205 (piano students only) | 2 |
Or | Or | ||
MUSA 206 (organ students only) | MUSA 206 (organ students only) | ||
| MUSA xxx: Ensemble | 1 | MUSA 274 | 1 |
| MUSC 201 (Core 11) | 3 | MUSC 232 | 2 |
Or | MUSC 234 | 2 | |
MUSC 202 (Core 12) | MUSC 303 | 3 | |
| MUSC 221 | 2 | MUSC 314 | 2 |
| MUSC 231 | 2 | Core 9 | 3 |
| MUSC 233 | 2 | ||
| MUSC 287 (Core 4) | 3 | ||
| MUSC 313 | 2 | ||
| 17 | 15 | ||
| Junior | |||
| Term 1 | Units | Term 2 | Units |
| MUSA 305 (piano students only) | 2 | MUSA 305 (piano students only) | 2 |
Or | Or | ||
MUSA 306 (organ students only) | MUSA 306 (organ students only) | ||
| MUSA 474 | 1 | MUSA 499 | 1 |
| MUSA xxx: Applied Lessons in Secondary Keyboard Medium | 2 | MUSA 474 | 1 |
| MUSC 331 | 3 | MUSA xxx: Applied Lessons in Secondary Keyboard Medium | 2 |
| MUSC 335 | 3 | MUSC 414 | 3 |
| MUSC 460 | 3 | MUSC 419 | 3 |
| MUSC xxx (400-level Music History/Culture Course) | 3 | Core 13 | 3 |
| 17 | 15 | ||
| Senior | |||
| Term 1 | Units | Term 2 | Units |
| MUSA 405 (piano students only) | 2 | MUSA 405 (piano students only) | 2 |
Or | Or | ||
MUSA 406 (organ students only) | MUSA 406 (organ students only) | ||
| MUSA 474 | 1 | MUSA 474 | 1 |
| MUSC 401 | 3 | MUSA 499 | 1 |
| Core 7 | 4 | Core 8 | 4 |
| Core 12 (or Core 11) | 3 | Core 14 | 3 |
| Elective (Upper-Level MUSC) | 3 | ||
| 13 | 14 | ||
| Total Units 121 | |||