Program Overview

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Performance: Trumpet Emphasis

Overview

Hone your trumpet-playing talent by majoring in Performance, and gain valuable ensemble experience along with a thorough education in music. Whether it's classical, jazz, marching or mariachi, the Fred Fox School of Music provides a wealth of performance opportunities for trumpet students. Those seeking their Bachelor of Music in Performance with a Trumpet emphasis hone their skills by taking private lessons with trumpet professors who are active performers. Students also participate in the school's orchestras, wind bands, jazz ensembles, jazz combos and other chamber ensembles. Core requirements include classes in music literature, piano, conducting and history. Several jazz offerings such as improvisation and arranging are offered for all music students.

Program Details

Sample Courses

• MUS 370: Introduction to Conducting
• MUS 427A: Careers in Music
• MUS 439: Jazz Pedagogy

Career Fields

• Performing
• Education
• Conducting
• Lessons
• Composition

Level of Math

• General Knowledge

This strand involves the general understanding and appreciation of how mathematics is used to solve problems in everyday life. The G-strand does not prepare a student for any further work grounded in mathematics and assumes the student will not proceed beyond the basic Foundations level noted above. Thus only those students whose major requires the most general knowledge of mathematics should take this strand.

Level of Second Language

• 2nd Semester Proficiency

Second-semester skill level in a second language is required. Non-B.A. degree students may fulfill this requirement with one of the following options:

• Scoring the equivalent of second-semester skill level on an entrance or placement examination administered by The University of Arizona.
• Completion with a C or better of a second semester course at the post-secondary level.
• An AP (Advanced Placement), IB (International Baccalaureate) or CLEP (College Level Entrance Program) language score determined by the individual language department.
• In the College of Engineering by a method determined within the College; however, all students in the college must also take a language placement examination on entrance to the University.

Pre-major Required?

• No

This Major's College

• College of Fine Arts

Degree

• Bachelor of Music

Sample Plans

2025, Performance: Trumpet Emphasis

• 4-Year Sample Plan
• Map Transfer Coursework

First Year

1st Semester

• ENGL 101 First-Year Composition
• MATH
• MUS 200/400 Large Ensemble
• MUSI 182 or MUSI 185 Individual Studies
• MUS 110A Piano Class
• MUS 120A Musical Skills and Structure I
• MUS 130A Introduction to Music Literature
• Introduction to the General Education Experience (Entry Course)

2nd Semester

• ENGL 102 First-Year Composition
• GE Core: Exploring Perspectives or Building Connections
• MUSI 182 or MUSI 185 Individual Studies
• MUS 110B Piano Class
• MUS 120B Musical Skills and Structure I
• MUS 200/400 Large Ensemble
• MUS 130B Introduction to Music Literature

Second Year

3rd Semester

• GE Core: Exploring Perspectives or Building Connections
• MUS 210A Piano Class
• MUS 220A Musical Skills and Structure II
• Coached Ensemble
• MUSI 282 or MUSI 285 Individual Studies
• MUS 200/400 Large Ensemble
• Second Language

4th Semester

• GE Core: Exploring Perspectives or Building Connections
• MUS 220B Musical Skills and Structure II
• MUS 200/400 Large Ensemble
• MUSI 282 or MUSI 285 Individual Studies
• Coached Ensemble
• MUS 210B Piano Class
• Second Language

Third Year

5th Semester

• MUS 330A History of Western Music
• Coached Ensemble
• MUS 400 Large Ensemble
• MUS 370 Introduction to Conducting
• GE Core: Exploring Perspectives or Building Connections
• MUSI 382 or MUSI 385 Individual Studies
• MUS 427A Careers in Music

6th Semester

• MUS 330B History of Western Music
• MUSI 382 or MUSI 385 Individual Studies
• MUS 400 Large Ensemble
• Coached Ensemble
• GE Core: Exploring Perspectives or Building Connections
• GE Core: Exploring Perspectives or Building Connections
• MUS 427B Careers in Music

Fourth Year

7th Semester

• GE Core: Exploring Perspectives or Building Connections
• MUS 410A OR 410B Pedagogy
• Coached Ensemble
• MUSI 485 Individual Studies
• MUS 400 Large Ensemble
• Music Elective
• General Education Portfolio (Exit Course)

8th Semester

• Music Elective
• MUS 498 Senior Capstone: Recital
• MUS 421 Orchestration
• MUSI 485 Individual Studies
• Coached Ensemble
• MUS 400 Large Ensemble

Mapped Coursework

• 0 Maps to One Requirement
• 0 Can Map in Multiple Ways*
• 0 Ask an Advisor

*One course typically meets only one requirement

Mapped to Sample Plan Requirements

1st Semester

• ENGL 101 First-Year Composition
• MATH
• MUS 200/400 Large Ensemble
• MUSI 182 or MUSI 185 Individual Studies
• MUS 110A Piano Class
• MUS 120A Musical Skills and Structure I
• MUS 130A Introduction to Music Literature
• Introduction to the General Education Experience (Entry Course)

2nd Semester

• ENGL 102 First-Year Composition
• GE Core: Exploring Perspectives or Building Connections
• MUSI 182 or MUSI 185 Individual Studies
• MUS 110B Piano Class
• MUS 120B Musical Skills and Structure I
• MUS 200/400 Large Ensemble
• MUS 130B Introduction to Music Literature

3rd Semester

• GE Core: Exploring Perspectives or Building Connections
• MUS 210A Piano Class
• MUS 220A Musical Skills and Structure II
• Coached Ensemble
• MUSI 282 or MUSI 285 Individual Studies
• MUS 200/400 Large Ensemble
• Second Language

4th Semester

• GE Core: Exploring Perspectives or Building Connections
• MUS 220B Musical Skills and Structure II
• MUS 200/400 Large Ensemble
• MUSI 282 or MUSI 285 Individual Studies
• Coached Ensemble
• MUS 210B Piano Class
• Second Language

5th Semester

• MUS 330A History of Western Music
• Coached Ensemble
• MUS 400 Large Ensemble
• MUS 370 Introduction to Conducting
• GE Core: Exploring Perspectives or Building Connections
• MUSI 382 or MUSI 385 Individual Studies
• MUS 427A Careers in Music

6th Semester

• MUS 330B History of Western Music
• MUSI 382 or MUSI 385 Individual Studies
• MUS 400 Large Ensemble
• Coached Ensemble
• GE Core: Exploring Perspectives or Building Connections
• GE Core: Exploring Perspectives or Building Connections
• MUS 427B Careers in Music

7th Semester

• GE Core: Exploring Perspectives or Building Connections
• MUS 410A OR 410B Pedagogy
• Coached Ensemble
• MUSI 485 Individual Studies
• MUS 400 Large Ensemble
• Music Elective
• General Education Portfolio (Exit Course)

8th Semester

• Music Elective
• MUS 498 Senior Capstone: Recital
• MUS 421 Orchestration
• MUSI 485 Individual Studies
• Coached Ensemble
• MUS 400 Large Ensemble

About the Transfer Mapping Categories

Maps to One Requirement

A transfer course with this designation matches a UAZ course that maps to one requirement for this major.

Example

Transfer course “ENG 101” might map to the “ENGL 101 First Year Composition” requirement but is unlikely to meet a different requirement for this major.

ENGL 101 First Year Composition

ENG 101

Can Map in Multiple Ways

A transfer course with this designation matches a UAZ course that maps to more than one requirement for this major. This means that the transfer course could meet any of the matching requirements but does not mean it fulfills all matching requirements.

Example

A transfer course “PSY 105” could appear twice in a major’s sample plan, next to both of the “PSY Elective” requirements. This means the transfer course could meet either of these requirements but is unlikely to fulfill both.

PSY Elective

PSY 105

PSY Elective

PSY 105

Ask an Advisor

A transfer course with this designation matches a UAZ course that has not yet been mapped to a requirement for this major, or it means that the transfer course was input incorrectly.

What To Do

First, check for any spelling errors. If the spelling is correct, then connect with The University of Arizona Academic Advisors to determine if the transfer course can meet requirements for this major.