Music Performance Degree Requirements
Complete the requirements for a Music Performance degree.
Required 120 credits (36 of which must be numbered 300 or above, and 30 of which must be from UND) including:
I. Essential Studies Requirements (see University ER listing).
II. The Following Curriculum:
Music majors must achieve a grade of C or better in every music course taken toward the degree in order to pass the Sophomore Proficiency.
Course List| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|
| MUSC 130 | Music Theory I | 3 |
| MUSC 131 | Aural Skills I | 1 |
| MUSC 134 | Music Theory II | 3 |
| MUSC 135 | Aural Skills II | 1 |
| MUSC 203 | Music and Culture | 3 |
| 2 |
| MUSC 230 | Music Theory III | 3 |
| MUSC 231 | Aural Skills III | 1 |
| MUSC 234 | Music Theory IV | 3 |
| MUSC 235 | Aural Skills IV | 1 |
| MUSC 256 | Basic Conducting | 2 |
| MUSC 310 | Music History Survey I | 3 |
| MUSC 311 | Music History Survey II | 3 |
| MUSC 340 | Introduction to Music Technology | 2 |
| MUSC 490 | Seminar in Music | 3 |
| |
| MUSC 155 | Individual Lessons (Taken twice) | 4 |
| MUSC 255 | Individual Lessons (Taken twice) | 4 |
| MUSC 355 | Individual Lessons (Taken twice) | 6 |
| MUSC 455 | Individual Lessons (Taken twice) | 6 |
| MUSC 359 | Junior Recital | 1 |
| MUSC 459 | Senior Recital | 2 |
| |
| Total Credits | 57 |
Vocal Majors must also take the courses below.
Course List| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|
| MUSC 242 | Diction I (2 semesters) | 2 |
| MUSC 269 | Singing On Stage (3 semesters) | 6 |
| MUSC 444 | Applied Music Pedagogy | 3 |
| |
| MUSC 260 | Concert Choir | 1 |
| MUSC 263 | Varsity Bards Chorus | 1 |
| MUSC 264 | Allegro Chorus | 1 |
| MUSC 277 | Chamber Music Groups | 1 |
| |
| MUSC 133 | Keyboard Skills I | 4 |
| or MUSC 136 | Keyboard Skills II |
| or MUSC 233 | Keyboard Skills III |
| or MUSC 236 | Keyboard Skills IV |
| or MUSC 150 | Class Lessons |
| or MUSC 154 | Individual Lessons |
| or MUSC 254 | Individual Lessons |
| 7 |
| 8 |
FREN 101
& FREN 102 | First Year French I
and First Year French II | |
GERM 101
& GERM 102 | First Year German I
and First Year German II | |
| THEA 161 | Acting I | 3 |
| THEA 242 | Tap Dance | 1 |
| or THEA 240 | |
| or THEA 241 | |
| or THEA 243 | |
| Total Credits | 38 |
Piano Majors must also take the courses below.
Course List| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|
| MUSC 277 | Chamber Music Groups | 4 |
| MUSC 444 | Applied Music Pedagogy | 2 |
| |
| MUSC 260 | Concert Choir | 8 |
| or MUSC 263 | Varsity Bards Chorus |
| or MUSC 264 | Allegro Chorus |
| or MUSC 270 | Wind Ensemble |
| or MUSC 271 | University Band |
| or MUSC 273 | Instrumental Jazz Ensemble |
| or MUSC 275 | University Chamber Orchestra |
| or MUSC 278 | Collaborative Piano |
| |
| MUSC 150 | Class Lessons | 4 |
| or MUSC 154 | Individual Lessons |
| or MUSC 254 | Individual Lessons |
| Total Credits | 35 |
Instrumental Majors must also take the courses below.
Course List| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|
| MUSC 277 | Chamber Music Groups | 8 |
| MUSC 270 | Wind Ensemble (eight semesters) | 8 |
| or MUSC 275 | University Chamber Orchestra |
| MUSC 444 | Applied Music Pedagogy | 2 |
| |
| MUSC 133 | Keyboard Skills I | 4 |
| or MUSC 136 | Keyboard Skills II |
| or MUSC 233 | Keyboard Skills III |
| or MUSC 236 | Keyboard Skills IV |
| or MUSC 150 | Class Lessons |
| or MUSC 154 | Individual Lessons |
| or MUSC 254 | Individual Lessons |
| Total Credits | 35 |
The requirements on this page are pulled from UND’s academic catalog and may not reflect
future terms. Updates are published annually in April.
General Education Courses
Essential Studies (ES) is UND’s program in general education. Along with your required major courses, it
helps form the core of your UND undergraduate education. Your ES courses focus on
essential skills employers require including communication, critical thinking and
problem solving.