Contemporary Musicianship (B.A.)
The B.A. in Contemporary Musicianship (BACM) is designed to prepare the practicing musician for the 21st century cultural economy. Students will learn to capitalize on the artistic product through courses in marketing, entrepreneurship, and nonprofit management. They will learn to prepare a deliverable for various sectors of the industry through courses in music technology, studio production, song writing, scoring and arranging. The degree also provides ample space for electives, allowing students to tailor their degree to their career goals, e.g. courses in from Business, Information Technology, Creative Writing, or New Media and Communications.
Music students will have the option of two concentrations: classical and commercial. All students will study standard technique through classical repertoire for the first two years. The final two years, students can choose to remain in a classical concentration, or transition to a commercial concentration, where they apply their technical study to various genre ranging from country to R&B top gospel. Consequently, students will acquire an omnicultural musical language that will equip them to move between various cultural marketplaces, and serve a rapidly expanding entertainment sector in Georgia.
The BACM is an auditioned program.
Core Curriculum
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Area F: Lower Division Major Requirements (Credit: 18 hours)
Required Courses (Credit: 10 hours)
Take two of the following 2-course sequences (Credit: 8 hours)
Note: Each of these course has a co-requisite of the appropriate 1000/2000-level ensemble
Total Credit Hours: 18
Major Area Courses - Common Curriculum
Lower Level Ensembles (Credit: 4 hours)
Choose four (4) hours from the following:
Music Theory and History (Credit: 11 hours)
Music Entrepreneurship (Credit: 3 hours)
Music Technology, Scoring, Arranging (Credit: 9 hours)
Senior Capstone (Credit: 3 hours)
Total Credit Hours: 26
Concentration
The emphases for the B.A. in Contemporary Musicianship are delivered in the Upper Level Applied and Upper Level Ensemble courses. There are two emphases: Classical or Commercial. Students declare their emphasis at the Junior Barrier jury which concludes their second year of study. Private, applied lessons in the junior and senior year will be tailored to each student's selected emphasis. Students will consult with their advisor to select upper level ensembles which support development of the emphasis.
Upper Level Applied: Emphasis (Credit: 8 hours)
A Junior Barrier must be passed for admission to Upper Level Applied.
Choose from one of two emphases: Classical or Commercial.
Upper Level Emphasis: Ensemble (Credit: 4 hours)
Choose 4 hours from the following:
Total Credit Hours: 12
Electives (Credit: 18 hours)
Select 18 hours from the following. At least 12 elective hours must be upper level.
Electives
Notes: MKTG courses require approval from School of Business.
Total Credit Hours: 18
Total Semester Credit Hours: 120