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2013-2014 Undergraduate Catalog

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2013-2014 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Bluegrass, Old Time, and Country Music Studies Major Suggested Course Sequence

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First Semester – Fall

BLUE 1710 - Introduction to Bluegrass and Country Music Theory (1 credit)
BLUE 2240 - Bluegrass Seminar I (1 credit)
BLUE 2xxx Individual Instruction I (1 credit)
BLUE 2xxx Band Class I (1 credit)
ENGL 1010 - Critical Reading and Expository Writing (3 credits)
SPCH 2300 - Public Speaking (3 credits)
Humanities and Fine Arts (3 credits) *
Minor or Elective (3 credits)

Semester Total: 15-16 Credit Hours

Second Semester – Spring

BLUE 2240 - Bluegrass Seminar I (1 credit)
BLUE 2xxx Individual Instruction I (1 credit)
BLUE 2xxx Band Class I (1 credit)
BLUE 2710 - Bluegrass and Country Music Theory I (2 credits)
ENGL 1020 - Critical Thinking and Argumentation (3 credits)
Non-U.S. History (3 credits)
Humanities and Fine Arts (3 credits) *
Minor or Elective (3 credits)

Semester Total: 16-17 Credit Hours

Third Semester – Fall

BLUE 2220 - Bluegrass Harmony Singing (2 credits) or
BLUE 2720 - Bluegrass and Country Music Theory II (2 credits)
BLUE 3130 - Bluegrass Music History I (3 credits)
BLUE 3240 - Bluegrass Seminar II (1 credit)
BLUE 3xxx Individual Instruction II (1 credit)
BLUE 3xxx Band Class II (1 credit)
HIST 2010 - The United States to 1877 (3 credits)
Mathematics (3 credits) *
Foreign Language course, 2020 or above (3 credits)

Semester Total: 16-17 Credit Hours

Fourth Semester – Spring

BLUE 1810 - Introduction to Sound Equipment and the Recording Studio (1 credit)
BLUE 3240 - Bluegrass Seminar II (1 credit)
BLUE 3xxx Individual Instruction II (1 credit)
BLUE 3xxx Band Class II (1 credit)
BLUE 3710 - Chart Writing and Application (2 credits)
HIST 2020 - The United States since 1877 (3 credits)
Humanities and Fine Arts (3 credits) *
Minor or Elective (3 credits)

Semester Total: 14-15 Credit Hours

Fifth Semester – Fall

BLUE 2810 - Sound Reinforcement (2 credits)
BLUE 3140 - Bluegrass Music History II (3 credits)
BLUE 4240 - Bluegrass Seminar III (1 credit)
BLUE 4xxx Individual Instruction III (1 credit)
BLUE 4xxx Band Class III (1 credit)
Natural Sciences (4 credits) *
Social and Behavioral Sciences* (3 credits)
Minor or Elective (3 credits)

Semester Total: 15-16 Credit Hours

Sixth Semester – Spring

BLUE 3810 - Recording Engineering for Musicians (2 credits)
BLUE 4240 - Bluegrass Seminar III (1 credit) (taken either fifth or sixth semester)
BLUE 4xxx Individual Instruction III (1 credit)
BLUE 4xxx Band Class III (1 credit)
Natural Sciences (4 credits) *
Social and Behavioral Sciences (3 credits) *
BLUE 3810 - Recording Engineering for Musicians (0-2 credits)
Minor or Elective (3 credits)

Semester Total: 12-17 Credit Hours

Seventh Semester – Fall

BLUE 3820 - Record Production for Musicians (2 credits)
BLUE 4130 - Survey of Contemporary Bluegrass (3 credits)
BLUE 4xxx Individual Instruction III (1 credit)
BLUE 4xxx Band Class III (1 credit)
BLUE Elective (3 credits) (From the 3 credit hour BLUE core electives)
Minor or Elective (6 credits)

Semester Total: 14-16 Credit Hours

Eighth Semester – Spring

BLUE 4257 - Band Leadership Skills (4 credits) or
BLUE 4810 - Capstone Recording and Performance Project (4 credits)
Minor or Elective (9 credits)

Semester Total: 13 Credit Hours

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