Music
The mission of the Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi Department of Music is to assist students in the development of their aural, aesthetic, and analytical capacities in music. This mission is accomplished within a nurturing, student-centered environment where faculty and students strive together for attainment of the following program goals:

1. To prepare music majors for successful professional careers in music education, studio teaching, and performance;
2. To provide music courses for all students that will acquaint them with fundamental music skills, various musical styles, historical periods and literature, the functions of music in the community, and to provide opportunities to participate in the live performance of music;
3. To encourage students to be continually aware of music as an art form, and to seek opportunities for creative experiences and personal enrichment that are inherent in the study, performance, and production of music; and
4. To contribute to the artistic and cultural life of the community by providing public concerts and recitals, and other forms of appropriate musical involvement of faculty and students.

Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi is an accredited institutional member of the National Association of Schools of Music.

MUSIC COURSES DESIGNED SPECIFICALLY FOR NON-MAJORS
Music course offerings of special interest to students majoring in fields outside music include various kinds of ensemble experience; MUSI 1302 Non-Major Class Piano I, MUSI 1303 Basic Guitar I, MUSI 1304 Music for Elementary Teachers, MUSI 1306 Understanding and Enjoying Music, MUSI 3310 History of Jazz, MUSI 1371 Confident Vocal Performance I, MUSI 2302 Non-Major Class Piano II, MUSI 2303 Basic Guitar II, MUSI 3370 Class Voice, and MUSI 2371 Confident Vocal Performance II.

MUSIC DEGREE OFFERINGS
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi offers three distinct degree programs and a minor in music:

Bachelor of Arts in Music
The Bachelor of Arts in Music is a desirable degree for those who wish to study music within a traditional liberal arts framework. The degree is appropriate for students who wish to engage in studies in arts management and marketing, music technology, musicology and other academic music areas, or as instructors in private non-academic music studios.

Bachelor of Music with Teacher Certification
This is the appropriate professional degree for students who seek careers in elementary and/or secondary music education. Degree tracks in vocal/general and instrumental music are available. This degree leads to Texas EC-12 teacher certification in music.

The Bachelor of Music with Teacher Certification curriculum has been designed to insure reasonable competence in all graduates, but it is rigorous and time consuming. Although the program can be completed in 9 regular semesters, it requires very heavy course loads to do so. Students whose personal learning styles do not respond well to such pressure, or those who must continue partial employment, should consider attending several summer sessions and/or extending their programs to 10 full semesters. In all cases, however, students are strongly urged to consult with the Music Department Chair or their assigned faculty advisor prior to beginning the program and frequently throughout.

Bachelor of Music in Performance
This degree is intended for students whose skills and interest in the performance of music are focused at the professional level. Those who elect this option must be aware that ultimate success in performance careers normally involves further study beyond the bachelor’s degree, as well as a growing accumulation of actual performance experience.

ADMISSION TO MUSIC DEGREE PROGRAMS
Students who seek the Bachelor of Music in Performance or the Bachelor of Music with Teacher Certification are expected to perform at increasingly higher levels of technical and artistic achievement throughout the course of undergraduate study. Assessment of these aspects of musical growth is accomplished at the final examination for each semester of Principal Studio enrollment, which consists of a performance before a jury committee composed of music faculty. Jury examination committees recommend performance grades and control the placement of students in Principal Studio achievement levels. In order to avoid the unhappy situation in which a student persists in the pursuit of a professional music degree when there is little or no practical hope of success, the following policies governing admission to and retention in the Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi Bachelor of Music degree programs are enforced.

Probationary Admission Status
Students who begin their Principal Studio course work at A&M-Corpus Christi will earn Probationary Admission to their chosen Bachelor of Music degree program when the appropriate jury examination committee recommends their placement at the first-semester sophomore achievement level.

Students who have successfully completed one or more Principal Studio courses elsewhere will earn Probationary Admission to their chosen Bachelor of Music degree program when the appropriate jury examination committee recommends their placement at the next highest achievement level from that of their first A&M-Corpus Christi Principal Studio enrollment (e.g., from 3283 to 3284).

Bachelor of Arts degree students do not require formal admission to their degree program beyond general University and College requirements for admission and retention.

Final Admission Status
Bachelor of Music students earn Final Admission to their chosen degree program when the appropriate jury examination committee recommends their placement at the first-semester junior achievement level.

Students who transfer to A&M-Corpus Christi at or above the first-semester junior level of studio achievement will attain Final Admission status when the appropriate jury examination committee recommends their placement at the next higher achievement level from that of their first A&M-Corpus Christi Principal Studio enrollment.

Students who do not qualify for Final Admission after their second attempt shall not be retained in either of the Bachelor of Music degree programs.

ENSEMBLE PARTICIPATION AND REQUIREMENTS

1. Every full-time music major must enroll, participate and receive a passing grade in a major ensemble every semester except the student teaching semester.
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2. Major ensemble requirements must be satisfied in the following ways:
   a. A student in any instrumental music degree program whose major instrument is a woodwind, brass, or percussion instrument must register for MUEN 1122 (Concert Band) and/or MUEN 1124 (Concert Orchestra) as assigned by the instrumental ensemble directors and the applied teacher, based on auditions as required.
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   b. A student in any instrumental music degree program whose major instrument is an orchestral stringed instrument must register for MUEN 1124 (Concert Orchestra).
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   c. A student in any vocal/choral/general music degree program must register for MUEN 1151 (University Singers) as assigned by the choral ensemble director and the applied music teacher, based on auditions as required.
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   d. Pianists or guitarists in instrumental music degree normally enroll in MUEN 1151 (University Singers) to fulfill the ensemble requirement. If they play a wind band or orchestral instrument well enough, they may enroll in concert band or orchestra instead.
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   e. Orchestral string majors in all degree programs will participate in a chamber music ensemble (MUEN 1140 String Ensemble) a minimum of 4 semesters.
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3. Exceptions to these policies will be made only with the approval of the student’s applied teacher, the Department Chair and the appropriate ensemble director.

SPECIFIC DEGREE REQUIREMENTS
All music majors must meet all general University and College graduation requirements, including Computer Literacy and UCCP First Year Seminars, regardless of the following specific degree requirements, unless specifically excepted. No music course work with a grade lower than "C" will be counted toward he completion of the Bachelor of Arts in Music, the Bachelor of Music with Teacher Certification, or the Bachelor of Music in Performance.

Bachelor of Arts in Music

Bachelor of Music with EC-12 Teacher Certification
All students seeking the Bachelor of Music with Teacher Certification degree must complete a 128/129 hr. set of Common Requirements consisting of elements of the University Core Curriculum Program (38-39 hrs.), Common Musicianship course work (53 hrs.), Common Pedagogy Core (10 hrs.), and Professional Development (27 hrs.). In addition, a 10 hr. Track Specific Techniques Block must be completed.

Music teacher certification students must complete a modified University Core Curriculum Program, which excludes ECON 2301 (Macroeconomic Principles) and PHIL 3340 (Foundations of Professional Ethics), and includes MUSI 1307 (Elements of Musical Style) (required within the major) to fulfill the Fine Arts requirement.

Total UCCP Requirement for Music Teacher Certification Students, not including the Fine Arts requirement:     38-39 hrs.

Teacher Certification Common Music Core
MUSI 1311, 1312, 2311, 2312        Musicianship I, II, III, IV
MUSI 1116, 1117, 2116, 2117        Aural Training I, II, III, IV
MUSI 1181, 1182, 2181, 2182*      Class Piano I, II, III, IV
MUSI 3346       Form and Analysis of Tonal Music
MUSI 4346       Orchestration and Arranging
MUSI 1307       Elements of Musical Style
MUSI 4334       History of Western Music I
MUSI 4335       History of Western Music II
MUSI 4085       Senior Recital

Appropriate 6-semester sequence (12 hrs.) of Principal Applied Studio courses in one performance area.

Minimum of 6 hrs. of appropriate large ensemble (MUEN 1122, MUEN 1124, MUEN 1151)

*Students with adequate keyboard skills may substitute Secondary Piano Studio courses for Class Piano I-IV with permission of the Music Department Chair.

UNDERGRADUATE COURSES