Guitar, BM

Bachelor of Music

The Bachelor of Music (B.M.) degree program is the principal undergraduate program in music, and nearly all of the undergraduate musicians are enrolled in it. It requires students to supplement their music studies with a prescribed number of courses in the Liberal Arts Department.

The B.M. degree program normally requires four years to complete. The minimum residency is two years for qualified and approved transfer students (three years for Voice majors). All requirements for the degree must be completed within seven years of a student’s original enrollment in the B.M. program. The curriculum outlines give the required distribution of credits for the B.M. degree.

First Year

JUILL 101 — Discover Juilliard 1 credit
Required of all first-year Dance, Drama, and Music students.
JUILL 102 — Essentials of Entrepreneurship in the Arts 1 credit
Required of all first-year Music students.

Total Credits 1st Year: 33

Second Year

Major Studies

GUSMU 100 — Guitar 10 credits
MSMUS 531R-532R — Guitar Performance Class 1 credit per semester
Annual Jury 0 credit

Performance Ensembles

Chamber Music* (CMENS 500-0) 4 credits (see Note below)

Music Departmental Studies

ETMUS 211-212 — Ear Training II 2 credits per semester
THMUS 311 — Theory III: Chromatic Harmony and Analysis 3 credits
THMUS 411 — Theory IV: At Tonality’s Edge 3 credits
MHMUS 211 — From 1700 to 1850 3 credits
MHMUS 311 — From 1850 to the Present 3 credits
MSMUS 141-142 — Fretboard Harmony I 1 credit per semester

Specialized Studies

MSMUS 141-142 — Fretboard Harmony I 1 credit per semester

Liberal Arts

LARTS 112 — Society, Politics, and Culture 3 credits
Liberal Arts Electives (LARTS 000) 3 credits

Total Credits 2nd Year: 40

Third Year

Major Studies

GUSMU 100 — Guitar 10 credits
MSMUS 531R-532R — Guitar Performance Class 1 credit per semester
Annual Jury 0 credit

Performance Ensembles

Chamber Music* (CMENS 500-0) 4 credits (see Note below)

Music Departmental Studies

MSMUS 241-242 — Fretboard Harmony II 1 credit per semester
THMUS 511 — Theory V: 20th Century and Beyond 3 credits
Music Theory Elective (THMUS E500) 3 credits
Music History Electives (MHMUS 000-0) 6 credits

Specialized Studies

MSMUS 241-242 — Fretboard Harmony II 1 credit per semester
MLMUS 301-302 — Guitar History and Literature 2 credits per semester

Liberal Arts

Liberal Arts Electives (LARTS 000-0) 6 credits

Total Credits 3rd Year: 40

Fourth Year

Major Studies

GUSMU 100 — Guitar 10 credits
MSMUS 531R-532R — Guitar Performance Class 1 credit per semester
Graduation Jury 0 credit
Recital 1 credit

Performance Ensembles

Chamber Music* (CMENS 500-0) 4 credits (see Note below)

Music Departmental Studies

Music Theory Elective: Genres (THMUS E500) 3 credits
Music History Elective (MHMUS 000) 3 credits

Liberal Arts

Liberal Arts Electives (LARTS 000-0) 6 credits

Total Credits 4th Year: 29

TOTAL CREDITS: 142

Note:

4 credits of Chamber Music (CMENS 583-584 )
Plus 8 credits of Chamber Music of the student’s choosing