Music - Performance Concentration, BMus

Department of Music, College of Fine and Performing Arts

117-122 credits

Introduction

In addition to a core set of courses in Music Theory and History, students in the performance degree program will receive comprehensive instruction on their Primary Instrument/Voice.

The Bachelor of Music (BMus) degree is the professional undergraduate degree program in music. It is an expanded program which requires a student to undertake a course of study of a minimum of 192 undergraduate credits.

Why Consider a Concentration in Music Performance Major?

If your ultimate career goal is to be a performer in a professional orchestra or opera company or if you aspire to teach private lessons at the college level, the Bachelor of Music in Performance is the degree program for you.

Contact Information

Undergraduate Academic Advisor Alexis Tahiri Performing Arts 263 360-650-4091 Alexis.Tahiri@wwu.edu	Brass Coordinator Gustavo Camacho Performing Arts 271 Gustavo.Camacho@wwu.edu	Guitar Coordinator David Feingold Performing Arts 271 David.Feingold@wwu.edu
Percussion Coordinator Patrick Roulet Performing Arts 223 Patrick.Roulet@wwu.edu	Piano Coordinator Milica Jeleca Jovanovic Performing Arts 17 Milica.Jelacajovanovic@wwu.edu	String Coordinator Walter Schwede Performing Arts 139 Walter.Schwede@wwu.edu
Vocal Coordinator Leslie Gueler-Cone Performing Arts 043 Leslie.Guelker-Cone@wwu.edu	Woodwind Coordinator Eugene Zoro Performing Arts 145 Gene.Zoro@wwu.edu

Sample Careers

University/College Professor | Studio Musician | Orchestra Musician | Arts Administrator/Manager | Member of Professional Opera | Church Music Director | Voice/Instrument Teacher

Major/Career Resources

http://www.wwu.edu/careers/students_choosingamajor.shtml

Admission and Declaration Process

Pre-major: Available. Auditioned, approved entering freshmen will be declared as Music pre-majors until the student has passed a performance level jury. At this time the student may formally declare the Performance Major.

Admissions: The prerequisite for all Music degrees is the entrance audition on the primary instrument/voice. Entrance by performance audition — student must expect to achieve upper-division applied instruction by the sophomore year

Application Deadline: The audition must be complete prior to the quarter in which the student intends to enroll. The audition deadline for each fall quarter is the end of the previous May. Due to the sequential nature of the music curriculum, midyear applications are not recommended. Students seeking admission to the program other than fall quarter will be required to meet prerequisites in all course sequences (MUS 121/122 through 225/226; 341 through 343; and 351 through 354) as a condition of admission.

Grade Requirements

A grade of C- or better is required for a student’s major or minor courses, and supporting courses for majors and minors.