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2016-2017 Undergraduate Catalog

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2016-2017 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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

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Freshman Year

First Semester

BLUE 1710 - Introduction to Bluegrass and Country Music Theory (1 credit)
BLUE 2240 - Bluegrass Seminar I (1 credit)
BLUE 2xxx Individual Instruction (1 credit)
BLUE 2xxx Band Class (1 credit)
ENGL 1010 - Critical Reading and Expository Writing (3 credits)
CSCI 1100 - Using Information Technology (3 credits)
Foreign Language 1010 (3 credits)
Mathematics (3 credits)

Semester Total: 16 credit hours

Second Semester

BLUE 2710 - Bluegrass and Country Music Theory I (2 credits)
BLUE 2xxx Individual Instruction (1 credit)
BLUE 2xxx Band Class (1 credit)
ENGL 1020 - Critical Thinking and Argumentation (3 credits)
HIST 2010 - The United States to 1877 (3 credits)
Foreign Language 1020 (3 credits)
Natural Science (4 credits)

Semester Total: 17 credit hours

Sophomore Year

First Semester

BLUE 2220 - Bluegrass Harmony Singing (2 credits) or
BLUE 2720 - Bluegrass and Country Music Theory II (2 credits)
BLUE 3xxx Individual Instruction (1 credit)
BLUE 3xxx Band Class (1 credit)
BLUE 3240 - Bluegrass Seminar II (1 credit)
Natural Science (4 credits)
Foreign Language 2010 (3 credits)
Literature (3 credits)

Semester Total: 15 credit hours

Second Semester

BLUE 3710 - Chart Writing and Application (2 credits)
BLUE 3xxx Individual Instruction (1 credit)
BLUE 3xxx Band Class (1 credit)
SPCH 2300 - Public Speaking (3 credits)
HIST 2020 - The United States since 1877 (3 credits)
Foreign Language 2020 (3 credits)
Minor course (3 credits)

Semester Total: 16 credit hours

Junior Year

First Semester

BLUE 1810 - Introduction to Sound Equipment and the Recording Studio (1 credit)
BLUE 3130 - Bluegrass Music History I (3 credits)
BLUE 4240 - Bluegrass Seminar III (1 credit)
BLUE 4xxx Individual Instruction (1 credit)
BLUE 4xxx Band Class (1 credit)
Social/Behavioral Sciences (3 credits)
Minor Course (3 credits)
Fine Arts Course (3 credits)

Semester Total: 16 credit hours

Second Semester

BLUE 3140 - Bluegrass Music History II (3 credits)
BLUE 3810 - Recording Engineering for Musicians (2 credits)
BLUE 4xxx Individual Instruction (1 credit)
BLUE 4xxx Band Class (1 credit)
Humanities Elective (3 credits) HIST 1110 or HIST 1120 recommended
Social/Behavioral Sciences (3 credits)
Minor Course (3 credits)

Semester Total: 16 credit hours

Senior Year

First Semester

BLUE 4130 - Survey of Contemporary Bluegrass (3 credits)
BLUE 4xxx Individual Instruction (1 credit)
BLUE 4xxx Band Class (1 credit)
BLUE 2810 - Sound Reinforcement (2 credits) or
BLUE 3820 - Record Production for Musicians (2 credits)
Minor Courses (3-6 credits)
Other Electives (3 credits)

Semester Total: 13-16 credit hours

Second Semester

BLUE 4257 - Band Leadership Skills (4 credits) or
BLUE 4810 - Capstone Recording and Performance Project (4 credits)
BLUE 4xxx Individual Instruction (1 credit)
MUSC 4xxx Band Class (1 credit)
BLUE elective (3 credits)
Minor Courses (3-6 credits)

Semester Total: 12-15 credit hours