Bachelor of Music in Harp Performance

Music Core (27 credits)

Ear Training 1 and 2
4 cr | Year 1 

Keyboard Skills 1 and 2, or Piano Class 1 and 2, or Keyboard Theory 1 and 2 (4 of the 6 courses are required. Placement examinations at matriculation determine where in the sequence a student begins)
4 cr | Years 1 and 2

Harmony and Counterpoint 1 and 2
4 cr | Year 1 

Ear Training 3 and 4
4 cr | Year 2 

Harmony and Counterpoint 3 and 4
4 cr | Year 2 

Form and Analysis 1
2 cr | Year 3 

Conducting
1 cr | Year 2 (Fall or Spring) 

Form and Analysis 2 and 3 
4 cr | Year 4

Recital and Concert Attendance (8 semesters)
0 cr | Years 1, 2, 3 and 4

Major Requirements (60 credits) 

Applied Lessons, Junior and Senior Recitals
32 cr | Years 1, 2, 3, and 4 

Harp Ensemble and Performance Seminar (Harp majors are assigned to orchestral, dance, and theater ensembles both at the Conservatory and in the wider community)
12 cr | Years 1, 2, 3, and 4

Chamber Music 
6 cr | Years 2, 3 and 4

Harp Pedagogy (4 semesters) 
4 cr | Years 2 and 3 or Years 3 and 4

Music Electives
6 cr |  Years 1, 2, 3, or 4

General Studies (40 cr)

Liberal Arts Core 1 and 2 
6 cr | Year 1 

Music History 1 and 2 
4 cr | Year 1 

Liberal Arts Core 3 and 4  
6 cr | Year 2 

Music History 3 and 4 
4 cr | Year 3 

Liberal Arts Core 5  
3 cr |  Year 3 

A Course in Science or Mathematics  
3 cr | Year 3 

Music History 5 
2 cr | Year 3 (Fall)

Liberal Arts Electives
12 cr | Years 3 and 4