Requirements
120 credits
Curriculum
Year 1 - Fall (17 credits)
| Course # | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| MUAP 130 | Applied Jazz Guitar | 2 |
| MUEN ### | Ensemble | 1 |
| MUPF 090 | Performance Seminar | 0 |
| MUPF 157 | Group Piano I | 1 |
| MUSC 101 | Musicianship I (Written) | 2 |
| MUSC 111 | Musicianship I (Aural) | 2 |
| MUPF 113 | Eurhythmics for Performance | 1 |
| MUTK 101 | Computers for Musicians | 1 |
| BRDG 100 | Research & Information Skills | 1 |
| BRDG 101 | Writing and Analysis | 3 |
| EQ ### | Essential Questions Seminar | 3 |
Year 1 - Spring (16 credits)
| Course # | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| MUAP 130 | Applied Jazz Guitar | 2 |
| MUEN ### | Ensemble | 1 |
| MUPF 090 | Performance Seminar | 0 |
| MUPF 158 | Group Piano II | 1 |
| MUPF 218 | Performance Development | 2 |
| MUSC 102 | Musicianship II (Written) | 2 |
| MUSC 112 | Musicianship II (Aural) | 2 |
| BRDG 102 | Writing and Literature | 3 |
| BRDG 105 | Intro to Ethical Reasoning | 3 |
Year 2 - Fall (17 credits)
| Course # | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| MUAP 130 | Applied Jazz Guitar | 2 |
| MUEN ### | Ensemble | 1 |
| MUJZ 110 | Jazz Harmony Form/Notation | 2 |
| MUJZ 141 | Jazz Chamber Music | 1 |
| MUPF 090 | Performance Seminar | 0 |
| MUPF 218 | Performance Development | 2 |
| MUPF 257 | Group Piano III | 1 |
| MUSC 201 | Musicianship III (Written) | 2 |
| MUSC 211 | Musicianship III (Aural) | 2 |
| MUJZ 223 | Jazz Improvisation I | 2 |
| MUPF 115 | Alexander Technique | 2 |
Year 2 - Spring (15 credits)
| Course # | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| MUAP 130 | Applied Jazz Guitar | 2 |
| MUEN ### | Ensemble | 1 |
| MUPF 090 | Performance Seminar | 0 |
| MUPF 218 | Performance Development | 2 |
| MUPF 258 | Group Piano IV | 1 |
| MUSC 202 | Musicianship IV (Written) | 2 |
| MUSC 212 | Musicianship IV (Aural) | 2 |
| MUJZ 225 | Jazz Improvisation II | 2 |
| PHYS 170 | Acoustics or any Bridges Quantitative and Scientific Reasoning Course | 3 |
Year 3 - Fall (15 credits)
| Course # | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| MUAP 130 | Applied Jazz Guitar | 2 |
| MUEN 116 | Jazz Guitar Ensemble | 1 |
| MUEN 370 | Conducting I | 2 |
| MUPF 090 | Performance Seminar | 0 |
| MUPF 118 MUPF 319 |
Career Perspectives I1 Career Perspectives II |
1 1 |
| MUPF 218 | Performance Development | 2 |
| MUSC 301W | Musicianship V | 4 |
| MUJZ 339 | Jazz Arranging I | 2 |
Year 3 - Spring (16 credits)
| Course # | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| MUAP 130 | Applied Jazz Guitar | 2 |
| MUEN 116 | Jazz Guitar Ensemble | 1 |
| MUJZ 345 or MUEN 371 or MUEN 372 |
Jazz Conducting or Instrumental Conducting or Choral Conducting |
2 |
| MUJZ 340 | Jazz Arranging II | 2 |
| MUPF 090 | Performance Seminar | 0 |
| MUPF 218 | Performance Development | 2 |
| MUPF 398 | Junior Recital | 0 |
| MUSC 302W | Musicianship VI | 4 |
| THEO 152 | Theological Ethics | 3 |
Year 4 - Fall (12 credits)
| Course # | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| MUAP 130 | Applied Jazz Guitar | 2 |
| MUEN 116 | Jazz Guitar Ensemble | 1 |
| MUPF 090 | Performance Seminar | 0 |
| MUPF 218 | Performance Development | 2 |
| MUSC ### | Advanced Musicianship Elective | 2 |
| PHIL 180 | Democracy and Justice | 3 |
| Electives | 2 |
Year 4 - Spring (13 credits)
| Course # | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| MUAP 130 | Applied Jazz Guitar | 2 |
| MUEN 116 | Jazz Guitar Ensemble | 1 |
| MUPF 090 | Performance Seminar | 0 |
| MUPF 321 | Guitar-Electric Bass Pedagogy | 2 |
| MUPF 400 | Senior Recital | 1 |
| MUSC ### | Advanced Musicianship Elective | 2 |
| Electives | 1 | |
| Any Bridges Cultural Fluency and Responsiveness | 3 |
1 Offered in fall semesters of odd-numbered years. Students enroll concurrently in both courses. Each class is a half-semester long. Students will start the semester in Career Perspectives in Music I and switch to Career Perspectives in Music II halfway through the semester. Details of course dates are available in the university’s academic calendar.
2 Class held every other Spring Semester.