Music Major

Audition Requirements: All students who wish to major or minor in music must have the approval of the music faculty, based on an entering performance audition. A student who successfully passes the entrance audition will be admitted to the music program through the sophomore level, at which time a second audition will determine eligibility for upperclassman standing. Auditions on campus are generally held during prospective student visit weekends. Applicants may also submit a video audition. Audition requests may be submitted online at this website: http://www.asbury.edu/academics/departments/music/auditions-scholarships.

Music Scholarships: Students who desire consideration for Music Performance Scholarships (which are available to future music majors, music minors, and other musically gifted students as well) must complete a successful musical performance audition.

Ensembles: Primary ensembles at Asbury are those that exist in support of the degree requirements for music majors and minors. Students must not only register for an ensemble but also meet that ensemble’s membership requirements in order to participate. Further information about Asbury University Music Ensembles may be found on our website: https://www.asbury.edu/academics/departments/music/ensembles.

Recital Requirement: All music majors must present a recital of high caliber in accordance with music department standards. These standards are found in the “Recital Requirements & Guidelines” document on the Music Department’s website https://www.asbury.edu/academics/departments/music/student-resources/

Recital Attendance: All music majors and minors are required to attend a minimum number of recitals.

Piano Requirements for All Music Majors:

1. Non-keyboard music majors must enroll in Functional Piano (151, 152, & 251) concurrently with the freshman and sophomore music theory courses; this enrollment in Functional Piano must continue without interruption until all required courses have been passed.
2. Keyboard music majors are required to take: PNO 161, 162, 261, 262. (Church music keyboard majors take PNO 130 instead of PNO 261, 262).

Private Lessons: All Music majors and minors are required to take private music lessons which are available on piano, organ, voice, handbells, all orchestral and band instruments, and guitar. A private lesson fee per credit is charged in addition to tuition credit. Students request private lessons by registering for INS 201 (guitar), INS 999 (instrumental), ORG 999 (organ), PNO 999 (piano), or the appropriate VOC (voice) lessons number. Documents on private lessons are found on the Music Department’s website https://www.asbury.edu/academics/departments/music/student-resources/

Major Requirements (44-46)

(33 Core + 11-13 Major Instrument Requirement)

• ART 101 - Art & Culture (1.5)

• [Art requirement may also be met by ART 100  (3)]

• CON 311 - Conducting I (2)
• CON 312 - Conducting II (2)
• MHL 251 - History & Literature of Music I (3)
• MHL 252 - History & Literature of Music II (3)

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• Choose one additional MHL course:

• MHL 355 - World Music Survey (2)

• or

• MHL 357 - History of African American Music (3)

• or

• MHL 358 - Music Criticism (2)

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• MTH 111 - Musicianship: Written Theory I (2)
• MTH 112 - Musicianship: Written Theory II (2)
• MTH 121 - Musicianship: Sight Singing / Aural Training I (1.5)
• MTH 122 - Musicianship: Sight Singing / Aural Training II (1.5)
• MTH 231 - Advanced Musicianship I (4)
• MTH 232 - Advanced Musicianship II (4)
• MTH 311 - Form & Analysis (2)
• MTH 331 - Orchestration (1) [Composition/Arranging emphasis take: MTH 332  (2)]
• MUS 150 - Music Technology I (1)

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• Choose one Recital:

• RCT 480 - Senior Recital (1)

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• RCT 481 - Senior Recital (0.5)

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• RCT 482 - Senior Recital (0.5)

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• RCT 483 - Senior Recital (0.5 or 1 cr. with approval)

• [Performance emphasis take RCT 484  or RCT 485  (2)]

Music - Piano Concentration (13)

(5-6 PNO courses + 8 PNO lessons)

• PNO 161 - Advanced Functional Piano I (1)
• PNO 162 - Advanced Functional Piano II (1)
• PNO 361 - Piano Pedagogy I (1)
• PNO 362 - Piano Pedagogy II (1)

Plus Foundations Requirements (53)

Traditional Undergraduate Foundations  

(3 hours Fine Arts satisfied by required major courses.)

Plus electives needed for the 124 hour degree requirement (25)

In Addition, One of the Following Optional Emphases May Be Completed Towards Elective Hours: