Music (B.Mus.)
The Bachelor of Music degree provides a program for talented students with prior musical experience and skills who seek professional training in music. A wide range of concentrations is available under the program to meet the specialized interests and career plans of serious music students. Depending on the student's qualifications, he or she may choose from seven professional areas of concentration: composition; instrumental music education; vocal music education; music business; music technology; jazz studies; or performance.
Admission Requirements
Admission to this program is contingent upon
- satisfaction of the general requirements for undergraduate admission to the University;
- a successful audition on a principal instrument or voice.
Audition dates are scheduled throughout the year and prospective students should contact the Music Office at 313-577-1795 for scheduling information. Entering students must consult a departmental advisor prior to their first registration.
Candidates for the Bachelor of Music must complete 120 to 127 credits iincluding satisfaction of the University General Education requirements, College degree requirements, as well as the specific course requirements for each concentration listed below. In addition, all Bachelor of Music students are required to successfully complete a junior-standing performance jury and, depending upon concentration, other junior-standing assessments during the fourth semester of enrollment.
Concentrations (B.Mus. Program)
- Composition (120 Credits)
- Instrumental Music Education (127 Credits)
- Jazz Studies (121 Credits)
- Music Business (123 - 124 Credits)
- Music Technology (126 Credits)
- Performance (120 credits)
- Vocal Music Education (127 Credits)
Composition (120 Credits)
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| General Education Requirements | ||
| MUH 1345 | (VP) Music Cultures (to satisfy the Visual and Performing Arts distribution requirement) | 3 |
| Other requirements | 32 | |
| Piano Competency, Applied Music, and Ensembles | ||
| MUA 1795 | Piano Skills I | 2 |
| MUA 2795 | Piano Skills II | 2 |
| Six terms of appropriate MUP courses (private instruction in principal instrument or voice, one credit per term - total six credits). See Principal and Secondary Private Instruction Courses for courses | 6 | |
| If Piano is not the principal instrument, two terms of MUP 1215, Secondary Piano and two terms of MUP 3215, Secondary Piano | 0-4 | |
| Select six terms of major ensemble (must be elected concurrently with MUP private instruction) of the following: | 6 | |
| University Bands | ||
| University Symphony Orchestra | ||
| Jazz Big Band | ||
| Jazz Guitar Ensemble | ||
| Choral Union | ||
| Concert Chorale | ||
| Select one term of chamber music of the following: | 1 | |
| Jazz Combos | ||
| Chamber Music and Special Ensembles | ||
| Electronic Music Ensemble | ||
| General Lectures and Concerts | ||
| MUA 0900 | General Lectures and Concerts (four terms) | 0 |
| Music History, Music Theory, Conducting and Technogy | ||
| MUH 3310 | Music History and Literature I | 3 |
| MUH 3320 | Music History and Literature II | 3 |
| MUH 3330 | (WI) Music History and Literature III | 3 |
| MUT 1140 | Theory I | 3 |
| MUT 1150 | Ear Training I | 1 |
| MUT 1160 | Theory II | 3 |
| MUT 1170 | Ear Training II | 1 |
| MUT 2030 | Keyboard Harmony I | 1 |
| MUT 2040 | Keyboard Harmony II | 1 |
| MUT 2100 | Counterpoint | 2 |
| MUT 2120 | Jazz Theory and Harmony | 3 |
| MUT 2140 | Theory III | 3 |
| MUT 2150 | Ear Training III | 1 |
| MUT 2160 | Theory IV | 3 |
| MUT 2170 | Ear Training IV | 1 |
| MUT 3000 | Orchestration | 2 |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Advanced Orchestration | ||
| Special Topics in Theory | ||
| Introduction to Schenkerian Analysis | ||
| Analysis of Twentieth-Century Music | ||
| MUT 5997 | Analytical Techniques | 3 |
| MUA 3670 | Conducting Techniques I | 2 |
| MUA 5610 | Music Technology | 3 |
| Composition | ||
| MUT 1200 | Beginning Composition I | 2 |
| MUT 1210 | Beginning Composition II | 2 |
| MUT 2200 | Beginning Composition III | 2 |
| MUT 2210 | Beginning Composition IV | 2 |
| MUT 3200 | Intermediate Composition I | 2 |
| MUT 3210 | Intermediate Composition II | 2 |
| MUT 4200 | Advanced Composition I | 2 |
| MUT 4210 | Advanced Composition II | 2 |
| MUT 5280 | Interactive Electronic Music Composition | 3 |
| Music Electives | ||
| Selected in consultation with program advisor | 5-7 | |
| Philosophy of Art course to satisfy the Philosophy and Letters General Education distribution requirement | ||
| PHI 3700 | (PL) Philosophy of Art | 3 |
| Senior Project | ||
| Presentation of a program of original compositions approved by the major advisor | 0 | |
| Total Credits | 124-130 | |
Instrumental Music Education (127 Credits)
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| General Education Requirement | ||
| MUH 1345 | (VP) Music Cultures (to satisfy the Visual and Performing Arts distribution requirement) | 3 |
| Other requirements | 32 | |
| Piano Competency, Applied Music, and Ensembles | ||
| MUA 1795 | Piano Skills I | 2 |
| MUA 2795 | Piano Skills II | 2 |
| Seven terms of appropriate MUP courses (private instruction in principal instrument, one credit per term - total seven credits). See Principal and Secondary Private Instruction Courses for courses | 7 | |
| Select six terms of major ensemble (must be elected concurrently with MUP private instruction) of the following: | 6 | |
| University Bands (6 req. for winds, brass, or percussion principals) | ||
| University Symphony Orchestra (6 req. for strings principals) | ||
| Select one secondary performance ensemble from the following: | 1 | |
| Jazz Big Band | ||
| Men's Glee Club | ||
| Choral Union | ||
| Women's Chorale | ||
| Electronic Music Ensemble (only open to students pursuing the Music Technology Minor for Instrumental Music Education Students) | ||
| General Lectures and Concerts | ||
| MUA 0900 | General Lectures and Concerts | 0 |
| Music History, Theory, and Technology | ||
| MUH 3310 | Music History and Literature I | 3 |
| MUH 3320 | Music History and Literature II | 3 |
| MUH 3330 | (WI) Music History and Literature III | 3 |
| MUT 1140 | Theory I | 3 |
| MUT 1150 | Ear Training I | 1 |
| MUT 1160 | Theory II | 3 |
| MUT 1170 | Ear Training II | 1 |
| MUT 2140 | Theory III | 3 |
| MUT 2150 | Ear Training III | 1 |
| MUT 2160 | Theory IV | 3 |
| MUT 2170 | Ear Training IV | 1 |
| MUT 3000 | Orchestration | 2 |
| MUT 5997 | Analytical Techniques | 3 |
| MED 5590 | Applications of Technology in Music Teaching | 2 |
| Instrumental Techniques and Conducting | ||
| MUA 1720 | Voice Techniques and Pedagogy | 2 |
| MUA 1730 | String Techniques and Pedagogy | 2 |
| MUA 1740 | Woodwind Techniques and Pedagogy (4 credits req.) | 4 |
| MUA 1750 | Brasswind Techniques and Pedagogy | 2 |
| MUA 1760 | Percussion Techniques and Pedagogy | 2 |
| MUA 3670 | Conducting Techniques I | 2 |
| MUA 3680 | Conducting Techniques II | 2 |
| Music Education | ||
| MED 3500 | Introduction to Music Education | 2 |
| MED 3510 | Teaching General Music | 2 |
| MED 4540 | Instrumental Music in the Schools I | 3 |
| MED 4550 | Instrumental Music in the Schools II | 3 |
| MED 4560 | Practicum in Music Education | 2 |
| College of Education Required Courses | ||
| EDP 3310 | Educational Psychology | 3 |
| RLL 6121 | Teaching Reading in the Content Areas: Grades 6-12 | 3 |
| TED 5790 | Directed Teaching and Conference for Special Groups | 8 |
| Total Credits | 127 | |
NOTE: Music Education and the College of Education Joint Enrollment: All music education students must apply for admission to the College of Education (COE) at the end of their sophomore year. Students are then jointly enrolled in the College of Fine, Performing and Communication Arts and the College of Education. Students should contact their music education advisor for information on applying to the COE. Students will not be allowed to register for the professional courses taught through the College of Education (EDP 3310, RLL 6121 and TED 5790) until they have been officially admitted to the COE.
Vocal Music Education (127 Credits)
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| General Education Requirement | ||
| MUH 1345 | (VP) Music Cultures | 3 |
| Other requirements | 32 | |
| Piano Competency, Applied Music, and Ensembles | ||
| MUA 1795 | Piano Skills I | 2 |
| MUA 2795 | Piano Skills II | 2 |
| All Vocal Music Education students must declare either voice or piano as a principal applied music area. | ||
| Select one of the following: | 10 | |
Voice principals | ||
Six terms of MUP: Voice principal private instruction, one credit per term, AND four terms of MUP: Piano secondary private instruction, one credit per term (total ten credits). See MUP course table ( Principal and Secondary Private Instruction Courses) for course numbers. | ||
Piano principals | ||
Six terms of MUP (Piano principal private instruction, one credit per term, AND four terms of MUP: Voice secondary private instruction, one credit per term - (total ten credits). See MUP course table (Principal and Secondary Private Instruction Courses) for course numbers. | ||
| Select six terms of major ensemble (must be elected concurrently with MUP private instruction) of the following: | 6 | |
| Choral Union | ||
| Concert Chorale | ||
| Select one term of secondary ensemble of the following: | 1 | |
| Men's Glee Club | ||
| Opera Workshop | ||
| Women's Chorale | ||
| General Lectures and Concerts | ||
| MUA 0900 | General Lectures and Concerts | 0 |
| Music History, Theory, and Technology | ||
| MUH 3310 | Music History and Literature I | 3 |
| MUH 3320 | Music History and Literature II | 3 |
| MUH 3330 | (WI) Music History and Literature III | 3 |
| MUT 1140 | Theory I | 3 |
| MUT 1150 | Ear Training I | 1 |
| MUT 1160 | Theory II | 3 |
| MUT 1170 | Ear Training II | 1 |
| MUT 2140 | Theory III | 3 |
| MUT 2150 | Ear Training III | 1 |
| MUT 2160 | Theory IV | 3 |
| MUT 2170 | Ear Training IV | 1 |
| MUT 5997 | Analytical Techniques | 3 |
| MED 5590 | Applications of Technology in Music Teaching | 2 |
| Instrumental Techniques and Conducting | ||
| MUA 1700 | Guitar Class | 2 |
| or MUA 1730 | String Techniques and Pedagogy | |
| Select two of the following: | 4 | |
| Woodwind Techniques and Pedagogy | ||
| Brasswind Techniques and Pedagogy | ||
| Percussion Techniques and Pedagogy | ||
| MUA 3670 | Conducting Techniques I | 2 |
| MED 5550 | Choral Conducting and Rehearsal Techniques | 3 |
| Music Education | ||
| MUA 1720 | Voice Techniques and Pedagogy | 2 |
| MED 2500 | Piano Skills for the Music Classroom | 2 |
| MED 3500 | Introduction to Music Education | 2 |
| MED 3510 | Teaching General Music | 2 |
| MED 4510 | Vocal Music in Schools I | 3 |
| MED 4530 | Vocal Music in Schools II | 3 |
| MED 4560 | Practicum in Music Education | 2 |
| MED 4570 | Student Teaching and Seminar | 8 |
| College of Education Required Courses | ||
| EDP 3310 | Educational Psychology | 3 |
| RLL 6121 | Teaching Reading in the Content Areas: Grades 6-12 | 3 |
| Total Credits | 127 | |
| 1 | Note: Vocal Music Education students intending to teach general music in elementary schools may substitute RLL 6120 for RLL 6121. |
NOTE: Music Education and the College of Education Joint Enrollment: All music education students must apply for admission to the College of Education (COE) at the end of their sophomore year. Students are then jointly enrolled in the College of Fine, Performing and Communication Arts and the College of Education. Students should contact their music education advisor for information on applying to the COE. Students will not be allowed to register for the professional courses taught through the College of Education (EDP 3310 and RLL 6120 or RLL 6121) until they have been officially admitted to the COE.
Music Business (123 - 124 Credits)
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| General Education Requirement | ||
| MUH 1345 | (VP) Music Cultures (to satisfy the Visual and Performing Arts distribution requirement) | 3 |
| PSY 1010 | (LS) Introductory Psychology (to satisfy both the Life Science (LS) ddistribution requirement and the prerequisite for MGT 2530) | 3-4 |
| or PSY 1020 | (LS) Elements of Psychology | |
| Other requirements | 29 | |
| Piano Competency, Applied Music, and Ensembles | ||
| MUA 1795 | Piano Skills I | 2 |
| MUA 2795 | Piano Skills II | 2 |
| Six terms of appropriate MUP courses (private instruction in principal instrument or voice, one credit per term. See Principal and Secondary Private Instruction Courses) | 6 | |
| Select six terms of major ensemble (must be elected concurrently with MUP private instruction) of the following: | 6 | |
| University Bands | ||
| University Symphony Orchestra | ||
| Jazz Big Band | ||
| Jazz Guitar Ensemble | ||
| Choral Union | ||
| Concert Chorale | ||
| General Lectures and Concerts | ||
| MUA 0900 | General Lectures and Concerts | 0 |
| Music History, Theory, and Technology | ||
| MUH 3310 | Music History and Literature I | 3 |
| MUH 3320 | Music History and Literature II | 3 |
| MUH 3330 | (WI) Music History and Literature III | 3 |
| MUT 1140 | Theory I | 3 |
| MUT 1150 | Ear Training I | 1 |
| MUT 1160 | Theory II | 3 |
| MUT 1170 | Ear Training II | 1 |
| MUT 2140 | Theory III | 3 |
| MUT 2150 | Ear Training III | 1 |
| MUT 2160 | Theory IV | 3 |
| MUT 2170 | Ear Training IV | 1 |
| MUT 5997 | Analytical Techniques | 3 |
| MUA 5610 | Music Technology | 3 |
| Music Business Requirements | ||
| MUA 2400 | Music Business I | 3 |
| MUA 3670 | Conducting Techniques I | 2 |
| MUA 5600 | Music Business II | 3 |
| MUA 5630 | Recording Techniques I | 2 |
| MUA 5700 | Music Business III | 3 |
| MUA 5800 | Music Business IV | 3 |
| MUA 4650 | Directed Study: Internships (two terms: 4 credits, typically one- and three-credit elections) | 4 |
| Business Courses and Related Requirements | ||
| ACC 3010 | Introduction to Financial Accounting | 3 |
| BA 2300 | Quantitative Methods I: Probability and Statistical Inference | 3 |
| ECO 2010 | (SS) Principles of Microeconomics | 3-4 |
| ECO 2020 | (SS) Principles of Macroeconomics | 3-4 |
| MAT 1500 | College Algebra for the Social and Management Sciences | 3 |
| MGT 2530 | Management of Organizational Behavior | 3 |
| MKT 2300 | Marketing Management | 3 |
| Total Credits | 123-126 | |
Music business majors may obtain a Minor in Business Administration by electing FIN 3290 and one additional elective course in the Mike Ilitch School of Business. See Business Administration Minor for further information.
Music Technology (126 Credits)
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| General Education Requirement | ||
| MUH 1345 | (VP) Music Cultures (to satisfy the Visual and Performing Arts distribution requirement) | 3 |
| Other requirements | 32 | |
| Piano Competency, Applied Music, and Ensembles | ||
| MUA 1795 | Piano Skills I | 2 |
| MUA 2795 | Piano Skills II | 2 |
| Six terms of appropriate MUP courses (private instruction in principal instrument or voice, 1 credit per term - total six credits). See Principal and Secondary Private Instruction Courses | 6 | |
| Select four terms of major ensemble (must be elected concurrently with MUP private instruction) of the following: | 4 | |
| University Bands | ||
| University Symphony Orchestra | ||
| Jazz Big Band | ||
| Jazz Guitar Ensemble | ||
| Choral Union | ||
| Concert Chorale | ||
| MUA 5641 | Electronic Music Ensemble (2 req. must be elected concurrently with MUP private instruction) | 2 |
| General Lectures and Concerts | ||
| Music History, Theory, and Technology | ||
| MUH 3310 | Music History and Literature I | 3 |
| MUH 3320 | Music History and Literature II | 3 |
| MUH 3330 | (WI) Music History and Literature III | 3 |
| MUT 1140 | Theory I | 3 |
| MUT 1150 | Ear Training I | 1 |
| MUT 1160 | Theory II | 3 |
| MUT 1170 | Ear Training II | 1 |
| MUT 2140 | Theory III | 3 |
| MUT 2150 | Ear Training III | 1 |
| MUT 2160 | Theory IV | 3 |
| MUT 2170 | Ear Training IV | 1 |
| MUT 5997 | Analytical Techniques | 3 |
| MUA 5610 | Music Technology | 3 |
| Music Technology Requirements | ||
| CSC 1050 | Introduction to C and Unix | 2 |
| EET 2000 | Electrical Principles | 3 |
| EET 2100 | Principles of Digital Design | 3 |
| EET 2720 | Microprocessor Fundamentals | 3 |
| EET 3100 | Advanced Digital Design | 3 |
| EET 3720 | Micro and Programmable Controllers | 3 |
| MAT 1800 | Elementary Functions | 4 |
| MAT 3430 | Applied Differential and Integral Calculus | 4 |
| MUA 4650 | Directed Study: Internships (two terms: 4 credits, typically one- and three-credit elections) | 4 |
| MUA 5600 | Music Business II | 3 |
| MUA 5630 | Recording Techniques I | 2 |
| MUA 5640 | Electronic Music Synthesis I | 3 |
| MUA 5650 | Electronic Music Synthesis II | 3 |
| MUA 5660 | Recording Techniques II | 2 |
| MUA 5661 | Recording Techniques III | 2 |
| Total Credits | 126 | |
Jazz Studies (121 Credits)
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| General Education Requirement | ||
| MUH 1345 | (VP) Music Cultures (to satisfy the Visual and Performing Arts distribution requirement) | 3 |
| Other requirements | 32 | |
| Piano Competency, Applied Music, and Ensembles | ||
| MUA 1795 | Piano Skills I | 2 |
| MUA 2795 | Piano Skills II | 2 |
| MUA 3795 | Advanced Piano Skills | 2 |
| Six terms of appropriate MUP courses (private instruction in principal instrument, one credit. per term - total six credits). See Principal and Secondary Private Instruction Courses for course numbers | 6 | |
| Two terms of appropriate MUP courses (private instruction in major instrument, three credits per term - total six credits). See MUP course table (Major Private Instruction Courses) for course numbers. | 6 | |
| Select eight terms of major ensemble (must be elected concurrently with MUP private instruction) of the following: | 8 | |
| Jazz Big Band | ||
| Jazz Guitar Ensemble | ||
| Select two terms of Jazz Combos of the following: | 2 | |
| Jazztet | ||
| Jazz Combos | ||
| General Lectures and Concerts | ||
| MUA 0900 | General Lectures and Concerts (four terms) | 0 |
| Music History, Theory, and Technology | ||
| MUH 3310 | Music History and Literature I | 3 |
| MUH 3320 | Music History and Literature II | 3 |
| MUH 3330 | (WI) Music History and Literature III | 3 |
| MUT 1140 | Theory I | 3 |
| MUT 1150 | Ear Training I | 1 |
| MUT 1160 | Theory II | 3 |
| MUT 1170 | Ear Training II | 1 |
| MUT 2140 | Theory III | 3 |
| MUT 2150 | Ear Training III | 1 |
| MUT 2160 | Theory IV | 3 |
| MUT 2170 | Ear Training IV | 1 |
| MUT 5997 | Analytical Techniques | 3 |
| MUA 5610 | Music Technology | 3 |
| Jazz Studies Requirements | ||
| MUH 3360 | Jazz History | 3 |
| MUT 2120 | Jazz Theory and Harmony | 3 |
| MUT 2885 | Jazz Improvisation I | 1 |
| MUT 2887 | Jazz Improvisation II | 1 |
| MUT 3200 | Intermediate Composition I | 2 |
| MUT 5110 | Jazz Arranging and Composition I | 3 |
| MUT 5120 | Jazz Arranging and Composition II | 3 |
| MUT 5130 | Jazz Arranging and Orchestration | 3 |
| MUA 3670 | Conducting Techniques I | 2 |
| MUA 5600 | Music Business II | 3 |
| MUA 5630 | Recording Techniques I | 2 |
| MUA 5690 | Stage Band Direction | 1 |
| MUP 4480 | Senior Recital (must be elected concurrently with MUP 43X4: Major Private Instruction) | 0 |
| Total Credits | 121 | |
Performance (120 credits)
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| General Education Requirement | ||
| MUH 1345 | (VP) Music Cultures (to satisfy the Visual and Performing Arts distribution requirement) | 3 |
| Other requirements | 32 | |
| Piano Competency, Applied Music, and Ensembles | ||
| MUA 1795 | Piano Skills I | 2 |
| MUA 2795 | Piano Skills II | 2 |
| Eight terms of appropriate MUP courses (major instrument or voice, three credits per term - total twenty-four credits). See MUP course table (Major Private Instruction Courses) for course numbers. | 24 | |
| Select eight terms of major ensemble (must be elected concurrently with MUP private instruction) of the following: | 8 | |
| University Bands | ||
| University Symphony Orchestra | ||
| Choral Union | ||
| Concert Chorale | ||
| General Lectures and Concerts | ||
| MUA 0900 | General Lectures and Concerts | 0 |
| Music History, Theory, and Technology | ||
| MUH 3310 | Music History and Literature I | 3 |
| MUH 3320 | Music History and Literature II | 3 |
| MUH 3330 | (WI) Music History and Literature III | 3 |
| MUT 1140 | Theory I | 3 |
| MUT 1150 | Ear Training I | 1 |
| MUT 1160 | Theory II | 3 |
| MUT 1170 | Ear Training II | 1 |
| MUT 2140 | Theory III | 3 |
| MUT 2150 | Ear Training III | 1 |
| MUT 2160 | Theory IV | 3 |
| MUT 2170 | Ear Training IV | 1 |
| MUT 5997 | Analytical Techniques | 3 |
| MUA 5610 | Music Technology | 3 |
| Performance Major Requirements | ||
| MUT 2100 | Counterpoint | 2 |
| MUH 5350 | Performance Literature and Pedagogy | 3 |
| MUP 4470 | Junior Recital 1 | 0 |
| MUP 4480 | Senior Recital 1 | 0 |
| MUP (appropriate) secondary instrument | 2 | |
| Specific concentration requirements | ||
| Select from the following majors: | 6-8 | |
| Piano Majors | ||
| Keyboard Harmony I | ||
| Keyboard Harmony II | ||
| Orchestration | ||
| Chamber Music and Special Ensembles (4 req.) | ||
| Organ Majors | ||
| Keyboard Harmony I | ||
| Keyboard Harmony II | ||
| Harpsichord Class | ||
| Chamber Music and Special Ensembles | ||
| Brass, Classic Guitar, Percussion, Strings, and Woodwinds Majors | ||
| Conducting Techniques I | ||
| Orchestration | ||
| Chamber Music and Special Ensembles | ||
| Voice Majors | ||
| Diction and Song Literature I | ||
| Diction and Song Literature II | ||
| Demonstrate proficiency in two foreign languages selected in consultation with program advisor | ||
| Electives | ||
| Select 3-7 credits of music and non-music electives in consultation with the program advisor | 3-7 | |
| Total Credits | 118-124 | |