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Music, BFA: Voice

The Voice Area is designed to teach skills for future success in music, offering solid vocal technique and knowledge of vocal health. This training is built upon a foundation of history, theory, and a varied repertoire of vocal music. A spirit of genuine collaboration both within and outside of the voice area offers experiences in many musical styles, fostering future performers, pedagogues, and leaders in the arts.

Requirements

University Core

• General Education Requirements
  • Competencies
    • Oral and Written Communication Part A and Part B
    • Quantitative Literacy (QL) Part A and Part B
  • Foreign Language
  • Distribution Requirements
    • Humanities: 6 credits
    • Natural Sciences (Must include one lab): 6 credits
    • Social Sciences: 6 credits
    • Cultural Diversity
  • Electives
    • Electives Outside Peck School of the Arts: 12 credits
    • Electives in Peck School of the Arts: 12 credits
    • Electives Outside Discipline: 3 credits
• Total Credits: 45

Music BFA Requirements

The minimum number of credits required to complete the Bachelor of Fine Arts is 130. Students who need background preparation courses in math, English, foreign language, and chemistry may need additional credits.

• Music Department Competencies
  • MUSIC 1: Theory Fundamentals
  • MUSPERF 1: Fundamentals of Piano
• Music Theory
  • MUSIC 123: Aural Theory I: 1 credit
  • MUSIC 124: Aural Theory II: 1 credit
  • MUSIC 127: Materials of Theory I: 2 credits
  • MUSIC 128: Materials of Theory II: 3 credits
  • MUSIC 225: Materials of Theory III: 3 credits
  • MUSIC 226: Aural Theory III: 1 credit
  • MUSIC 421: Materials of Theory IV: 3 credits
• Music History
  • MUSIC 106: Foundations of Music: 3 credits
  • MUSIC 211: General History of Western Music I: 3 credits
  • MUSIC 212: General History of Western Music II: 3 credits
• Total Credits: 23

Voice Requirements

• MUSIC 245: Basic and Italian Lyric Diction: 1 credit
• MUSIC 246: German and French Lyric Diction: 1 credit
• MUSIC 377: Song Literature I: Italy, Germany, France, Great Britain: 2 credits
• MUSIC 378: Song Literature II: United States and Select European Countries: 2 credits
• MUSIC 444: Vocal Pedagogy I: 2 credits
• MUSIC 445: Vocal Pedagogy II: 2 credits
• MUSIC 457: Opera Theatre: 3 credits
• Principal Instrument: 24 credits
  • MUSPERF 411: Lessons in Voice
• Foreign Language Requirement
• Lessons in Piano: 2 credits
  • MUSPERF 101: Lessons in Piano
• Performing Ensemble: 8 credits
  • MUSIC 44: Alta Voce Singers
  • MUSIC 50: Kameraden Chorus
  • MUSIC 52: Bella Voce
  • MUSIC 56: Concert Chorale
• Music Theory Electives: Choose one of the following: 3 credits
  • MUSIC 220: Introduction to Computers and Music
  • MUSIC 321: Counterpoint
  • MUSIC 323: Instrumental and Choral Orchestration
  • MUSIC 327: Studio Techniques
  • MUSIC 328: Interactive Electronic Music
  • MUSIC 420: Advanced Electronic Music and Sound Art
  • MUSIC 680: Special Studies in Music
• Music History Electives: Choose one of the following: 3 credits
  • MUSIC 308: Selected Topics in Music History and Literature
  • MUSIC 311: Music of the Baroque Era
  • MUSIC 312: Music of the Classic Era
  • MUSIC 313: Music of the Romantic Era
  • MUSIC 314: Music since 1900
• Recital
  • MUSIC 659: Junior Recital: 0 credits
  • MUSIC 660: Senior Recital: 2 credits
• Music Electives: 2 credits
• General Electives: 5 credits
• Total Credits: 62

Undergraduate Admission Requirements

To be considered for the Music BA or BFA program, applicants must first be accepted to UW-Milwaukee, apply to the Peck School of the Arts, and complete a successful audition or interview.

Degree Requirements

All Music curricula for the BFA require 125-130 credits, distributed as follows: music courses as specified in each curriculum: 75-80 credits; core curriculum: 45 credits; general electives: 0-9 credits. The BA in Music requires 120 credits, distributed as follows: music courses, 48 credits; core curriculum, 45 credits; general electives, 27 credits.

Performance Ensemble Requirement

All Music majors are required to participate in performing organizations during the course of their study. All Performance and Music Education majors must be registered in an approved major performing organization concurrent with each semester of private study.

Performance Ensemble Requirement for Transfer Students

Credits from an accredited college/university for performing organizations may be granted as follows:

• All transfer students to UWM, regardless of entry level, must take at least two semesters of an approved major performing organization.
• Entering sophomores with 30 or more earned credits may only transfer up to two completed semesters of an approved performing organization from another university.
• Entering juniors with 60 or more earned credits may only transfer up to four completed semesters of an approved performing organization from another university.

Recital Attendance and Music Convocation Requirements

All Music majors must attend weekly Music Convocation meetings for a minimum of five semesters. All students entering the Music Department as freshmen are required to take one semester of MUSIC 106 during their freshman year.

Advising

Academic advising is an important aspect of long-term academic success. At the Peck School of the Arts, we offer professional advising in the undergraduate disciplines of art, dance, film, music, and theatre.

Honors in the Major

Honors in the Major is granted to students who have earned a GPA of 3.500 or greater in the major and the academic department's recommendation.

College of the Arts and Architecture Dean's Honor List

GPA of 3.750 or above, earned on a full-time student's GPA on 12 or more graded credits in a given semester.

Commencement Honors

Students with a cumulative GPA of 3.500 or above, based on a minimum of 40 graded UWM credits earned prior to the final semester, will receive all-university commencement honors and be awarded the traditional gold cord at the December or May Honors Convocation.

Final Honors

Earned on a minimum of 60 graded UWM credits: Cum Laude - 3.500 or above; Magna Cum Laude - 3.650 or above; Summa Cum Laude - 3.800 or above.