Bachelor of Music in Composition
Bucknell Music Department
This curriculum permits a concentration in the compositional aspects of music in addition to promoting sound musicianship and a broadly based background in the liberal arts.
Before the beginning of the senior year and usually at the end of the fourth semester, the student will appear before a committee of faculty to demonstrate keyboard proficiency. During the senior year a student must perform either half a solo recital or point a program of original compositions in partial fulfillment of the graduation requirements for this curriculum.
Thirty-two full academic course credits are required for graduation, distributed as follows:
Courses other than Music:
Common Learning Agenda courses and electives
14
Courses in Music:
MUSC 101, 102, 201, 202, 204, 205, 206, 209, 210, 259, 262*, 304*, 350 (studies in composition), plus
two music electives
14
Courses in Solo Performance (Private Lessons):
4
Total Number of Credits:
32
*Half-credit course.
