HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC Recommended 4-Year Schedule (128 Semester Hours) B.S. in MUSIC THEORY/COMPOSITION: EMPHASIS, COMPOSITION YEAR 1 — FALL
YEAR 2 — FALL
YEAR 3 — FALL
YEAR 4 — FALL
Music 20 (ensemble)
0 s.h.
Music 20
0 s.h.
Music 20
.5 s.h.
Music 20
.5 s.h.
Major Organization
0 s.h.
Major Organization
0 s.h.
Major Organization
.5 s.h.
Major Organization
.5 s.h.
Music 35 (piano)
1 s.h.
Music 20P (comp. lessons)
1 s.h.
Music Methods (Mus 30 level)
1 s.h.
Music 120D (Adv. Priv. Inst.)
4 s.h.
Music 48 (Styles & Structure)
3 s.h.
Music 35B or Mus Elec.
2 s.h.
Music 120B (Interm. Comp.)
2 s.h.
Music 169* or 153 (18th c. cpt.)
3 s.h.
Music 61(A) (eartraining)
2(3) s.h.
Music 63 (eartraining)
2 s.h.
Music 154 (Form Analysis)
3 s.h.
Music Elective
2 s.h.
Music 69(A) (theory)
2(3) s.h.
Music 71 (theory)
4 s.h.
Music 157 (Electronic Tech.)
3 s.h.
Natural Sci. distribution
3 s.h.
Music _____P(piano preferred)
1 s.h.
Music 143 (history)
3 s.h.
Music 169* or 153 (18th c. cpt.)
3 s.h.
Humanities Distribution
3 s.h.
Writing Studies & Comp. 1
3 s.h.
Soc. Sci. Perspective dist.
3 s.h.
Music 107A (instr. conducting)
3 s.h.
MUS 20A (concert attend.)
0 s.h.
Language 1 or L.A. Elect.
3 s.h.
Language 3 or L.A. Elect.
3 s.h.
MUS 20A (concert attend.)
0 s.h.
MUS 20A (concert attend.)
0 s.h.
MUS 20A (concert attend.) 0 s.h.
TOTAL S.H. 16–18 YEAR 1 — SPRING
TOTAL S.H. 16
TOTAL S.H. 16
TOTAL S.H. 18 YEAR 2 — SPRING
YEAR 3 — SPRING
YEAR 4 — SPRING
Music 20
0 s.h.
Music 20
.5 s.h.
Music 20
.5 s.h.
Music 20
.5 s.h.
Major Organization
0 s.h.
Major Organization
.5 s.h.
Major Organization
.5 s.h.
Major Organization
.5 s.h.
Music 35A (piano)
1 s.h.
Music 20P (comp. lessons)
1 s.h.
Music Methods (Mus 30 level)
1 s.h.
Music 120D (Adv. Priv. Inst.)
4 s.h.
Music 35C or Mus Elec.
2 s.h.
Music 120B (Interm. Comp)
2 s.h.
Liberal Arts Elective
3 s.h.
Music 62(A) (eartraining)
2(3) s.h.
Music 70A (theory)
3 s.h.
Music 64 (eartraining)
2 s.h.
Music 145 (history)
3 s.h.
Humanities Distribution
3 s.h.
Music _____P(piano preferred)
1 s.h.
Music 72 (theory)
4 s.h.
Music 158 (Adv. Elec. Tech.)
3 s.h.
Soc. Sci. Contemp. dist.
3 s.h.
Music 66 (beginning comp.)
3 s.h.
Music 144 (history)
3 s.h.
Music 166 or 167 (orchestration) 3 s.h.
Math Distribution
3 s.h.
Writing Studies & Comp. 2
3 s.h.
Liberal Arts Elective
1 s.h.
Music 108 (choral conducting)
2 s.h.
MUS 20A (concert attend.)
0 s.h.
Language 2 or L.A. Elect.
3 s.h.
Language 4 or L.A. Elect.
3 s.h.
MUS 20A (concert attend.)
0 s.h.
MUS 20A (concert attend.)
0 s.h.
MUS 20A (concert attend.) 0 s.h.
TOTAL S.H. 16–17
TOTAL S.H. 17
TOTAL S.H. 15
TOTAL S.H. 17 * MUS 169 (Contemporary Musical Practice) is offered every other year
HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC RECOMMENDED 4-YEAR SCHEDULE (128 SEMESTER HOURS) B.S. IN MUSIC THEORY/COMPOSITION: EMPHASIS, COMPOSITION NOTES: ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
MUS 61(A) & 69(A), 62(A) & 70(A), 63 & 71, and 64 & 72 are co-requisites and must be taken together. Major Organization includes University Band (MUS 21), University Orchestra (MUS 22), University Mixed Chorus (MUS 23), University Wind Ensemble (MUS 24), Hofstra University Chorale (MUS 25), and String Orchestra (MUS 26). All Music Majors enrolled in the BS Program MUST BE IN A MAJOR ORGANIZATION every semester in attendance during which they are enrolled, six of which must be taken for credit. All students receiving Grants-In-Aid must participate in all ensembles to which they are assigned by the Chair of the Music Department. Only students with strong keyboard skills are exempted from Music 35 and Music 35A (Piano Classes) Music electives — eight (8) semester hours! Liberal Arts Electives outside of music are required for all students who achieve advanced placement in a foreign language. A total of forty (40) semester hours of non-music, Liberal Arts courses is required. 65 semester hours must be completed in liberal arts courses with no fewer than 40 outside the Department of Music!
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Sophomore Year:
Music 20P (2 semesters) – Beginning Composition lessons; at least one public performance of an original piece for the entire year (not including readings and arrangements)
Junior Year: Music 120B (2 semesters) – Intermediate Composition lessons; at least one public performance of an original piece per semester (not including readings and arrangements)
Senior Year: Music 120D (2 semesters) – Advanced Composition lessons; an hour-long senior recital of at least 50 minutes of music; arrangements and recordings of orchestral readings included NOTE: All composition majors should contact Dr. Chandler Carter (lee.c.carter@hofstra.edu) at the end of their first year for advisement on both the musical and the administrative requirements of the Bachelor of Science in Music degree with a concentration in Composition.