Program: Applied Voice Music, B.M. - University of Nevada, Reno

University General Course Catalog 2015-2016

Apr 13, 2025

Description

The department offers courses leading to the degrees of Bachelor of Music with majors in several areas of applied music.

Courses in the literature of music, applied music and performance are offered as part of the university’s core curriculum. More specialized courses in these areas and in music theory and methods for music teachers are offered for cultural enrichment and for the professional preparation of performers and teachers. Performance organizations are open to all university students by audition. These include bands (marching, pep, symphonic, and wind ensemble), chamber ensembles (strings, winds, and vocal), choir, opera, jazz (bands and combos), and orchestra. Specific offerings depend on enrollment and availability of faculty.

NOTE: For all students entering the Bachelor of Music–Applied Music degree programs, any grade of C- or lower in the coursework for the major must be repeated (courses may only be repeated once).

Contact Information

132 Church Fine Arts Complex
(775) 784-6145

College of Liberal Arts Advising http://www.unr.edu/liberal-arts/student-resources/academic-advising

Graduation Requirements

Total Units	120
Cumulative GPA	2.0
University GPA	2.0
Major GPA	2.0
Residency Requirement	30 Upper-Division Units at UNR
Major Residency Requirement	15 Upper-Division Units in the major at UNR
Upper-Division Requirement	42 Upper-Division Units
Half Program Units/4 Year Institution	60-65 Units

I. University Core Curriculum Requirements (33-46 units)

NOTE: Refer to the Core Curriculum chapter of this catalog for information regarding the “Core English and Math Completion Policy”.

A. English (3-8 units)

Refer to the “English” section of the Core Curriculum chapter in this catalog.

NOTE: Students who place in ENG 102 are not required to complete ENG 101 .

B. Mathematics (3-6 units)

Refer to the “Mathematics” section of the Core Curriculum chapter in this catalog.

C. Natural Sciences (6-8 units)

Refer to the “Natural Sciences” section of the Core Curriculum chapter in this catalog.

D. Social Sciences (3 units)

Refer to the “Social Sciences” section of the Core Curriculum chapter in this catalog.

E. Fine Arts (3 units)

Music majors will satisfy the Fine Arts requirement through the Ensemble requirement.

F. Core Humanities (9 units)

Refer to the “Core Humanities” section of the Core Curriculum chapter in this catalog.

G. Capstone Courses (6 units)

MUS 420 - History and Methods of Television Music (3 units) OR
MUS 421 - Gender and Ethnicity in American Music (3 units) OR
MUS 425 - Film Music (3 units) OR
MUS 431 - Exploring World Music (3 units)
For the second Capstone, refer to the “Capstone” section of the Core Curriculum chapter in this catalog.

H. Diversity (0-3 units)

Refer to the “Diversity” section of the Core Curriculum chapter in this catalog. This requirement can be satisfied simultaneously with the Core Curriculum Capstone requirement.

II. Additional College Requirements (0 units)

Applied Music majors studying the Applied Voice Specialization are required to fulfill a departmental foreign language requirement with variations listed below (III, N.)

III. Major Requirements–Applied Voice Specialization (70-86 units)

A. Required (0 units)

MUS 100 - Concert Class (0 units) Must complete eight semesters.

B. Voice Instruction (8 units)

MUS 105 - Vocal Techniques (2 units)
MUSA 145 - Voice–Lower Division (6 units) - Students should enroll for three units in each of two semesters.

C. Diction, Literature & Pedagogy (12 units)

MUS 141 - Diction I (2 units)
MUS 142 - Diction II (2 units)
MUS 241 - Solo Song Literature I (2 units)
MUS 242 - Solo Song Literature II (2 units)
MUS 417 - Vocal Pedagogy (2 units)
MUS 426 - Vocal Literature (2 units)

D. Upper-division Voice (8 units)

MUSA 345 - Voice–Upper Division (8 units) - Students should enroll for two units in each of four semesters. Audition for upper division is required.

E. Junior Recital (0 units)

F. Senior Recital (0 units)

MUS 499 - Senior Recital–Applied (0 units)

G. Minor Instrument Instruction (2 units)

Must be on a single instrument.

H. Piano Competency (0 units)

I. Major Ensemble (5 units)

An additional 3 units of Ensemble coursework is counted in the Core Curriculum Fine Arts section above.

J. Secondary Ensemble (5 units)

K. Music Core Courses (28 units)

MUS 341 - Music History I (3 units)
MUS 342 - Music History II (3 units)
MUS 203 - Music Theory I (3 units)
MUS 204 - Music Theory II (3 units)
MUS 211 - Sightsinging and Dictation I (1 unit)
MUS 212 - Sightsinging and Dictation II (1 unit)
MUS 300 - Continuation Exam (0 units)
MUS 301 - Music Theory III (3 units)
MUS 302 - Music Theory IV (3 units)
MUS 311 - Sightsinging and Dictation III (1 unit)
MUS 312 - Sightsinging and Dictation IV (1 unit)
MUS 416 - Orchestration (3 units)
MUS 408 - Form and Analysis (3 units)

L. Music Literature (0 units)

Units are counted in the Core Curriculum Capstone section above.

Select ONE of the following:

MUS 421 - Gender and Ethnicity in American Music (3 units)
MUS 431 - Exploring World Music (3 units)
MUS 425 - Film Music (3 units)

M. Conducting (2 units)

MUS 362 - Beginning Conducting (2 units)

N. Foreign Language (0-16 units)

Students enrolled in the Applied Voice Specialization program must satisfy a departmental foreign language requirement by completing four semesters of one or more foreign languages. Four years of high school foreign language courses may be used in substitution with approval from the department.