Program Description B.A.
B.A., Music and Sound Recording
The bachelor of arts in music and sound recording is a unique four-year degree program. It is based on the philosophy that musicians should have a working knowledge of the media through which their art is most often heard, and that sound recordists should have a working knowledge of the art form they are recording. Thus, the program is designed to instruct students in three interrelated areas: 1) music history, theory, and aesthetics; 2) musicianship; and 3) sound recording methodology and technique. Coursework includes 38 credits in arts and sciences, 36 credits in music, 15 credits in recording, and 34 credits in restricted and free electives, for a total of 123 credits.
Courses include the University core requirements plus the following:
Required Courses
| MU 111 | Introduction to Music |
| MU 112 | Introduction to World Music |
| MU 116 | Performance (6 credits minimum) |
| MU 125-126 | Elementary Music Theory with Laboratory (if required) |
| MU 150-151 | Introduction to Music Theory I and II |
| MU 175-176 | Musicianship I and II |
| MU 201-202 | Analysis and History of European Art Music I and II |
| MU 211 | History of Rock |
| MU 221 | Film Music |
| MU 301 | Recording Fundamentals |
| MU 311-312 | Multitrack Recording I and II |
| MU 321 | Sound Synthesis/MIDI |
| MU 401-402 | Recording Seminar/Project I and II |
| PH 100 | Introductory Physics with Laboratory |
| PH 203 | The Physics of Music and Sound with Laboratory |