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Music, B.A. Instrumental Performance Track

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410-543-6385 Music, B.A. Instrumental Performance Track About the Music Major Admissions Information

About the Program

Advisement for the major is available from the Music, Theatre and Dance Department

All students who wish to be admitted to the Bachelor of Arts in music program must successfully pass a music audition and take a theory advisory test. While some students may wish to complete these admission requirements prior to enrollment at Salisbury University and immediately be admitted into the music program, other students may choose to begin as pre-music majors while preparing to complete their admission requirements sometime during their first year of applied study at Salisbury University. Admission and audition guidelines and procedures are available from the Music, Theatre and Dance Department. The music program is accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music (NASM).
The Bachelor of Arts in music program is designed for students who wish to combine the study of music with other interests in a vibrant liberal arts environment. The program provides an extraordinarily broad range of study options, so that students enjoy the flexibility to pursue varied interests. In order that career choices are expanded and not limited, the degree program is divided into a menu of diverse study tracks.
Within the Bachelor of Arts in music program, students may pursue tracks/concentrations in teacher certification, vocal or instrumental performance, music technology, or a traditional (“general”) Bachelor of Arts in music curriculum. While all five tracks/concentrations are constructed to enable students to pursue graduate study, if desired, the immediate goals of the tracks/concentrations differ according to the varied needs of the student population they serve. 
All students (including transfer students) enrolled in the Bachelor of Arts in music programs must:
  • Complete all music courses with grades of C or better
  • Maintain a minimum 2.5 GPA in their music major courses.
  • Demonstrate 102-level proficiency in a foreign language.
Transfer students must perform all recitals required for the degree program at SU and pass the piano proficiency exam.

Instrumental Performance Track Information

This track is designed for students who aspire to careers in performance, whether as concert soloists or as members of performance ensembles. 

University Undergraduate Major Policies

  • Refer to the program page for this major and the Courses section of this catalog for approved prerequisites and General Education courses.
  • Program requirements may not equal 120 credit hours. Students must register for additional electives to complete 120 credits required for graduation.
  • All graduates must have a minimum of 30 credits of 300/400-level courses with C grade or above; at least 15 of those credits must be taken at SU.
  • Students must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 for graduation.
  • Students must complete at least 30 credit hours by direct classroom instruction and/or laboratory experience.
  • Students must take 30 of the last 37 credit hours at SU.
  • It is the student’s responsibility to satisfy graduation requirements. Please refer to the program page of this catalog for detailed major requirements.
  • Students must apply online for graduation by November 15 for May and by May 15 for December.

See the below SU program requirements to be completed as part of the AA/AS program.  For most up-to-date requirements, please refer to the current SU Catalog.

PTG Requirements

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Allegany College of Maryland Requirement
Salisbury University Requirement
  • General Education Requirements Completion of an AA/AS is strongly recommended and, once earned, will satisfy SU's General Education Requirements
    45 - 55 credits
    Signature Outcomes
    Complete 1 Course In Each Of The Following Areas (3 Courses):
    Notes: Courses in the 3 requirements above can also meet General Education and/or major requirements.
    COMAR Requirements
    Complete one 3-4 Hour(s) Credit Course In Each Of The Following:
    Complete Both of the Following Requirements - Must Be From Different Content Areas (Two 3-4 Hour(s) Credit Courses):
    Complete Both of the Following Requirements - Must Be From Different Content Areas (Two 3-4 Hour(s) Credit Courses):
    Complete Both of the Following Requirements - Must Be From Different Content Areas (Two 3-4 Hour(s) Credit Courses):
    One course from the following requirement:
  • Music Major Core
    8 credits
    No equivalency found. *
    Minimum grade required: C
    No equivalency found. *
    Minimum grade required: C
    No equivalency found. *
    Minimum grade required: C
    No equivalency found. *
    Minimum grade required: C
  • Music Instrumental Performance Track Ensemble Requirements
    12 credits
    Complete 4 Semesters of MUSA100 or MUSA105 or MUSA107
    Minimum grade required: C
    No equivalency found. *
    Minimum grade required: C
    No equivalency found. *
    Minimum grade required: C
    Complete 4 Additional Semesters of the above Ensembles Or MUSA102 or MUSA104
    No equivalency found. *
    Minimum grade required: C
    No equivalency found. *
    Minimum grade required: C
    Complete 4 Semesters of Small Ensembles, Take either MUSA103 or MUSA106
    Keyboard majors must complete 2 semesters of MUSA 131 - Accompanying
    No equivalency found. *
    Minimum grade required: C
    No equivalency found. *
    Minimum grade required: C
  • Music Instrumental Performance Track Applied Study
    8 credits
    No equivalency found. *
    Minimum grade required: C
    Notes: 2 Hour(s) Credit
    No equivalency found. *
    Minimum grade required: C
    Notes: 2 Hour(s) Credit
    No equivalency found. *
    Minimum grade required: C
    Notes: 2 Hour(s) Credit
    No equivalency found. *
    Minimum grade required: C
    Notes: 2 Hour(s) Credit
  • Music Instrumental Performance Track Instrumental Music Courses
    3 - 4 credits
    Approved Music Literature or Theory Elective
    No equivalency found. *
Grand Total Credits
70
* There is no Equivalency at Allegany College of Maryland. Check with your Advisor for an alternate course.