Program Overview

Performance: Guitar Emphasis

Overview

Collaborate with, and learn from, peers, faculty and renowned artists who share your passion for guitar and desire to change the world through music. The Fred Fox School of Music brings together faculty and students in an environment where students receive an education in music technique and performance while enjoying personalized guidance and mentoring. Students earning the Bachelor of Music in Performance with an emphasis in Guitar take classes in instrument technique as well as practical courses in sound mixing and recording. Students attend concerts, workshops, lectures, clinics and master classes, many taught by visiting artists and scholars. Graduates embark on careers as performers and educators in a variety of fields.

Program Details

Sample Courses

• MUS 320: Form and Structure in 20th Century Music
• MUS 337: Survey of Mexican Folk Music
• MUS 441: Electro-Acoustic Music

Career Fields

• Concert management
• Performance
• PR and marketing
• Songwriting
• Sound tech

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: 1. Scoring the equivalent of second-semester skill level on an entrance or placement examination administered by The University of Arizona. 2. Completion with a C or better of a second semester course at the post-secondary level. 3. An AP (Advanced Placement), IB (International Baccalaureate) or CLEP (College Level Entrance Program) language score determined by the individual language department. 4. 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: Guitar Emphasis

• 4-Year Sample Plan
• Map Transfer Coursework

First Year

• 1st Semester
  • ENGL 101 First-Year Composition (3)
  • MATH (3)
  • MUSI 182 or MUSI 185 Individual Studies (4)
  • Coached Ensemble (1)
  • MUS 110A Piano Class (1)
  • MUS 120A Musical Skills and Structure I (3)
  • MUS 130A Introduction to Music Literature (2)
  • Introduction to the General Education Experience (Entry Course) (1)
• 2nd Semester
  • ENGL 102 First-Year Composition (3)
  • GE Core: Exploring Perspectives or Building Connections (3)
  • MUSI 182 or MUSI 185 Individual Studies (4)
  • Coached Ensemble (1)
  • MUS 110B Piano Class (1)
  • MUS 120B Musical Skills and Structure I (3)
  • MUS 130B Introduction to Music Literature (2)

Second Year

• 3rd Semester
  • GE Core: Exploring Perspectives or Building Connections (3)
  • MUS 220A Musical Skills and Structure II (3)
  • Coached Ensemble (1)
  • MUSI 282 or MUSI 285 Individual Studies (4)
  • Music Elective (3)
  • Second Language (4)
• 4th Semester
  • GE Core: Exploring Perspectives or Building Connections (3)
  • MUS 220B Musical Skills and Structure II (3)
  • MUSI 282 or MUSI 285 Individual Studies (4)
  • Coached Ensemble (1)
  • Music Elective (3)
  • Second Language (4)

Third Year

• 5th Semester
  • MUS 330A History of Western Music (3)
  • Coached Ensemble (1)
  • MUS 370 Introduction to Conducting (2)
  • GE Core: Exploring Perspectives or Building Connections (3)
  • GE Core: Exploring Perspectives or Building Connections (3)
  • MUSI 382 or MUSI 385 Individual Studies (4)
  • MUS 427A Careers in Music (2)
• 6th Semester
  • MUS 330B History of Western Music (3)
  • MUSI 382 or MUSI 385 Individual Studies (4)
  • Coached Ensemble (1)
  • MUS 427B Careers in Music (2)
  • GE Core: Exploring Perspectives or Building Connections (3)
  • GE Core: Exploring Perspectives or Building Connections (2)

Fourth Year

• 7th Semester
  • MUS 420A Counterpoint (3)
  • Coached Ensemble (1)
  • MUSI 485 Individual Studies (4)
  • MUS 410A Pedagogy (2)
  • Music Elective (2)
  • General Education Portfolio (Exit Course) (1)
• 8th Semester
  • MUS 410B Pedagogy (2)
  • MUS 420B Counterpoint (3)
  • MUS 498 Senior Capstone: Recital (1)
  • MUSI 485 Individual Studies (4)
  • Coached Ensemble (1)