Bachelor of Arts [B.A] [Music] From University of Rhode Island

Jazz Studies. A successful audition is required prior to study in the principal applied area of jazz instrumental performance. Applied study for the B.A. in music with a jazz option is limited to the following instruments: saxophone, trumpet, trombone, piano, string bass, guitar, and drum set.Successful audition is required prior to participation in jazz ensembles. The department recommends that eight credits of electives be taken in music. A minimum of 120 credits is required for graduation. At least 42 of these credits must be in courses at the 300 level or above.Music. Students selecting this option must complete 36 credits in musicianship and performance as follows.Students who are deficient in keyboard skills must take MUS 171 (1). Performance: four semesters of the principal applied music area, at two credits per semester (8); three semesters of ensembles appropriate to the principal applied music area, MUS 291, 292, 293, 394, 395, 396, 397, or 398G (3); seven semesters of MUS 300 (0). A successful audition is required prior to study in the principal applied music area. Electives: 45 credits, of which a minimum of 30 credits must be in non-music courses. The department strongly recommends that 15 credits of electives be taken in music. At least six of these credits should be in upper-division music courses.A minimum of 120 credits is required for graduation. At least 42 of these must be at the 300 level or above.Music History and Literature. Students choosing this option must complete 43 credits in musicianship and performance, as follows: Musicianship: MUS 119 (1); 120, 121, 122, 225, 226, 227, 228 (14); 221, 222, 322 (9); three upper-division music history courses (9); 280 (0) and 480 [capstone] (1). Students who are deficient in keyboard skills must take MUS 171 (1). Performance: four semesters of the principal applied music area, at two credits for two semesters and one credit for two semesters (6); three semesters of major ensembles appropriate to the principal applied music area MUS 291, 292, 293, 394, 395, 396, 397, or 398G (3); seven semesters of MUS 300 (0). A successful audition is required prior to study in the principal applied music area. Electives: 38 credits, of which a minimum of 30 must be in non-music courses. The department strongly recommends that eight credits of electives be taken in music. At least six of these credits should be in upper-division music courses. Other: nine credits of foreign language and proficiency through 103.