About the Program
Accredited by National Association of Schools of Music (NASM)
The Bachelor of Arts in Music degree is designed to provided candidates with broad musical knowledge and applied experiences in a liberal arts context, offering opportunities to integrate music into a variety of disciplines. All Music Department faculty participate in varied instructional aspects of the BA degree, teaching courses in music theory, history, literature, and aural perception, leading instrumental and vocal ensembles, and offering applied studio instruction.
About the Music Department
203 Rockwell Hall
1300 Elmwood Ave
Buffalo, NY 14222
Phone: (716) 878-6401
Fax: (716) 878-6402
https://music.buffalostate.edu/
Learning Outcomes
Students will demonstrate:
1. the ability to hear, identify, and work conceptually with the elements of music - rhythm, melody, harmony, structure, timbre, texture
2. an understanding of and the ability to read and realize musical notation
3. an understanding of compositional processes, aesthetic properties of style, and the ways these shape and are shaped by artistic and cultural forces
4. an acquaintance with a wide selection of musical literature, the principal eras, genres, and cultural sources
5. the ability to develop and defend musical judgments
6. ability in performing areas at levels consistent with the goals and objectives of the specific liberal arts degree option being followed
7. understanding of procedures for realizing a variety of musical styles
8. knowledge and/or skills in one or more areas of music beyond basic musicianship appropriate to the individual's needs and interests, and consistent with the purposes of the specific liberal arts degree option being followed
9. the ability to read at sight with fluency demonstrating both general musicianship and, in the major performance area, a level of skill relevant to professional standards appropriate for the particular music concentration
10. a rudimentary capacity to create derivative or original music both extemporaneously and in written form
Program Requirements
General Education 23 Requirements
33 credit hours 33
Musicianship (20 credit hours)
MUS 122 INTRODUCTION TO MUSIC STUDIES AND CAREERS 2
MUS 206 FOUNDATIONS OF AMERICAN POPULAR MUSIC 1900-1950 3
MUS 218 AURAL PERCEPTION I 1
MUS 219 AURAL PERCEPTION II 1
MUS 230 MUSIC THEORY I 3
MUS 231 MUSIC THEORY II 3
MUS 302 MUSIC HISTORY: ANTIQUITY THROUGH BAROQUE 3
MUS 303 MUSIC HISTORY: CLASSIC THROUGH MODERN 3
MUS 318 AURAL PERCEPTION III 1
MUS 319 AURAL PERCEPTION IV 1
MUS 321 COMPOSITION, IMPROVISATION AND ARRANGING 2
MUS 330 MUSIC THEORY III 3
MUS 331 MUSIC THEORY IV 3
Music History and Literature (12 credit hours)
MUS 206 FOUNDATIONS OF AMERICAN POPULAR MUSIC 1900-1950 3
MUS 302 MUSIC HISTORY: ANTIQUITY THROUGH BAROQUE 3
MUS 303 MUSIC HISTORY: CLASSIC THROUGH MODERN 3
MUS 440 ETHNOMUSICOLOGY 3
Choose either General Program or Performance Concentration Below
All College Electives (Not Music) 34
Total Credit Hours 120
General Program Requirements
Applied Music (4 credit hours)
MUS 171 APPLIED MUSIC 1
MUS 173 APPLIED MUSIC 1
MUS 271 APPLIED MUSIC 1
MUS 273 APPLIED MUSIC 1
Music Ensemble/Primary (6 credit hours)
Selected from the following:
MUS 111 ACCOMPANYING FOR PIANISTS (1)
MUS 290 PHILHARMONIA ORCHESTRA (1)
MUS 313 CHAMBER CHOIR (1)
MUS 314 WIND ENSEMBLE (1)
MUS 335 BUFFALO STATE CHORALE (1)
Capstone (1 credit hour)
MUS 491 CAPSTONE IN MUSIC 1-3
Music Electives (10 credit hours)
MUS courses selected by advisement
Performance Concentration
Applied Music (8 credit hours)
MUS 171 APPLIED MUSIC 1
MUS 173 APPLIED MUSIC 1
MUS 271 APPLIED MUSIC 1
MUS 273 APPLIED MUSIC 1
MUS 371 APPLIED MUSIC 1-2
MUS 373 APPLIED MUSIC 1-2
MUS 471 APPLIED MUSIC 1-2
MUS 473 APPLIED MUSIC 1
Music Ensemble/Primary (8 credit hours)
Selected from the following:
MUS 111 ACCOMPANYING FOR PIANISTS (1)
MUS 290 PHILHARMONIA ORCHESTRA (1)
MUS 313 CHAMBER CHOIR (1)
MUS 314 WIND ENSEMBLE (1)
MUS 335 BUFFALO STATE CHORALE (1)
Music Ensemble/Secondary (2 credit hours)
MUS courses selected by advisement
Junior Recital (1 credit hour)
MUS 495 SPECIAL PROJECT 1-3
Capstone (1 credit hour)
MUS 491 CAPSTONE IN MUSIC 1-3
Music Elective (1 credit hour)
MUS course selected by advisement