Music Business (BS)

Affiliation: School of Arts & Letters

The Bachelor of Science in Music Business degree prepares students for a variety of careers in fields such as modern performance, arts management, and the commercial music industry. This degree includes coursework from a variety of campus departments and provides a multidisciplinary education.

The curriculum includes essential knowledge in both music and business as well as a broad collection of elective study that supports each student’s individual aspirations. The degree also prioritizes technical education and encourages entrepreneurship to prepare the students for work in the modern arts industries. It is completed by a capstone internship in which the student applies what they have learned to a professional experience of their choice.

ADMISSION TO THE MUSIC PROGRAM

Prior to declaring a major in music, each student must perform for the appropriate studio faculty in order to determine that the student has reached a sufficiently advanced level of applied proficiency. While a personal audition is highly recommended, in cases where such is not possible, a recording of the student’s performance may be accepted. Transfer students may also be subject to placement examinations in theory and music history.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL BACHELOR’S DEGREES IN MUSIC

• Achievement levels for the various levels of applied music in the Bachelor of Music and Bachelor of Arts degrees are listed in the Music Student’s Handbook.
• Candidates for the Bachelor of Arts degree in Music (General) and the Bachelor of Arts degree in Music (Pre-Certification) must present a recital consisting of 30 minutes of music during the senior year. Standards applicable to these recitals are available upon request.
• Candidates for the Bachelor of Music, Performance Emphasis degree must present a recital consisting of 30 minutes of music during the junior year and another recital of 50 minutes of music during the senior year. Candidates for the Bachelor of Music, Composition Emphasis degree must present a recital consisting to 50 minutes of originally composed music during the senior year. Standards applicable to these recitals are available upon request from the office of the Department Chair or School of Arts & Letters.
• All music majors are required to attend a designated number of student recitals and concerts given on the campus. Evidence of having met the requirement is 6 successful semesters of satisfactory work in MUSI 279 (0 credits).
• Keyboard Competency. All music majors are required to complete MUSI 254 (Basic Keyboard Skills IV) in order to demonstrate competency at the keyboard. Placement into one of the keyboard skills courses occurs upon admission to the program. Students who possess substantial keyboard background may elect, upon recommendation of the keyboard faculty, to test out of this requirement.
• Keyboard Competency. All music majors (with the exception of the B.S. in Music Business who are required to take only two semesters of Basic Keyboard Skills, as determined by the keyboard faculty) are required to complete MUSI 254 (Basic Keyboard Skills IV), in order to demonstrate competency at the keyboard. Placement into one of the keyboard skills courses occurs upon admission to the program.
• All music majors are required to participate in a major University ensemble on their primary instrument or voice (Marching Band, Concert Band, Wind Symphony, Symphony Orchestra, Cantoria, or University Chorus). The individual degree programs should be consulted to determine the specific number of credits required.
• Students are eligible to earn upper-level ensemble credit only after passing the jury examination into upper division on their major instrument or voice and after completing at least 4 credits of ensemble(s). Maximum: 6 credits.

DEPARTMENTAL HONORS IN MUSIC (BACHELOR OF MUSIC):

1. 3.50 or above cumulative GPA.
2. 3.50 or above major courses GPA.
3. Grade of ‘A’ on Capstone Internship.
4. Presentation at a research conference - Truman State University Student Research Conference, NCUR, CMS, MENC, MMTA, NATS and equivalent experiences.
5. Approval of non-abstaining faculty.

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