B.M. in Performance
Contact Person:
Kirk Severtson, Chair
C106 Bishop, (315) 267-2427, severtki@potsdam.edu
128-143 credit hours required.
The Performance degree is offered in percussion, piano, string instruments (including guitar and harp), wind instruments and voice.
All courses are 3 credits unless noted. Credits are divided as follows:
| Required Courses |
Credits |
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| General Education Courses | 22-32 | |
Liberal Arts Electives |
14 |
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Basic Musicianship Sequence |
29 |
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| Upper Division Music History or Theory Electives |
9 | |
Performance |
25 |
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| MUCS 430 Performance Concentration (8 @ 3 credits) | ||
| Thirty-Minute Recital (no credit) | ||
| MUCP 499 Senior Recital (1 credit) | ||
Plus one of the following |
29-34 |
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| Piano Performance Majors (30-31 credits) |
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| Ensembles | ||
| Major (4 @ 1 credit) |
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| MUCP 366 Chamber Music with Piano (2 @ 1 credit) |
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| MUCP 343 | Art of Accompanying and/or | |
| MUCP 430 | Art Song Repertoire (1-2 credits) | |
| MUCP 324 | Piano Literature (2 credits) | |
| MUCE 460 | Piano Pedagogy and Practicum I | |
| MUCE 461 | Piano Pedagogy and Practicum II | |
| Music Electives (15 credits) |
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| String, Wind and Percussion Performance Majors (29 credits) Ensembles |
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| Major (8 @ 1 credit) |
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| Other (2 @ 1 credit) |
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| MUCP 322 |
Instrumental Reperatory and Pedagogy I (2 credtis) |
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| MUCP 323 |
Instrumental Reperatory and Pedagogy II (2 credtis) | |
| Music Electives (15 credits) |
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| Voice Performance Majors (34 credits) | ||
| Ensembles | ||
| Major (6 @ 1 credit) |
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| Opera (3 @ 1 credit) |
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| MUCP 131 |
Introduction to Diction (2 credits) |
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| MUCP 213, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, 237, or 238 Diction (3 @ 1 credit) |
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| MUCP 303 |
Performance Practices for Singers I |
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| MUCP 330 |
Vocal Pedagogy (2 credits) | |
| MUAC 430 |
Production Techniques/Music Theatre |
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| MUCC 201, 202, 301 and 302 |
Functional Keyboard (4 @ 1 credit) |
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| MUCP 418 |
Vocal Coaching (2 @ 1 credit) |
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| Music Electives (6 credits) | ||
| Guitar Performance Majors (29 credits) Ensembles |
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| Major (2 @ 1 credit) |
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| Guitar Ensemble or Quartet (4 @ 1 credit) |
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| Elective (2 @ 1 credit) |
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| MUCH 445 |
Guitar History and Literature |
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| MUCE 480 |
Guitar Pedagogy |
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| Music Electives (15 credits) | ||
| Harp Performance Majors (29 credits) Ensembles |
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| Major (8 @ 1 credit) |
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| Harp Ensemble (2 @ 1 credit) |
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| MUCE 378 |
National String Project (4 @ 1 credit) |
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| Music Elective (15 credits) | ||