Core Curriculum
The Bachelor of Arts degree in Music at Humboldt is divided into a "core of common courses for all majors and four "options": General (Liberal Arts), Performance, Composition, and Music Education. This provides maximum flexibility for you to become the kind of musician you want to be.
The core includes individual or group vocal or instrumental study, music theory, music history, world music, ensemble participation, and keyboard study.
The music curriculum at HSU is divided into a core of courses that are required of all majors and four options.
A. Prerequisites
A certain level of pre-university preparation is expected upon entrance to the music major. There are courses in the curriculum designed for students who need remedial work in specific areas:
Music Theory: MUS 110 Fundamentals of Music
Piano: MUS 112 Piano 1 and MUS 113 Piano 2
Music History: MUS 104 Introduction to Music (GE credit also)
Applied Lessons: MUS 108 and 109 Beginning Instruments or Voice,
MUS 355, 357 and 386 Intermediate Instruction
2.2 Core Curriculum
MUS 214 Theory I, 3 units
MUS 216 Ear Training, 1 unit
MUS 215 Theory II, 3 units
MUS 217 Ear Training, 1 unit
MUS 314 Theory III, 3 units
MUS 316 Ear Training, 1 unit
MUS 315 Theory IV, 3 units
MUS 317 Ear Training, 1 unit
MUS 251 Music History to 1750, 3 units
MUS 252 Music History after 1750, 3 units
MUS 302 Music in World Culture, 3 units
MUS 106-107 Ensembles*, 1-3 units (2 semesters)
MUS 130 Piano Instruction, 1 unit
MUS 330 Functional Piano, 1 unit
Total Core Units: 29 *Must also be in an ensemble every semester in residence