BUTLER UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MUSIC • JORDAN COLLEGE OF THE ARTS
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UNDERGRADUATE EMPHASES
The following areas of Emphasis (15-19 credit hours) are not stand-alone degrees; they are to be completed
along with another music degree program, usually the B.A. Music degree. Students may elect to complete
one or more of these areas of Emphasis. At least 50% of the credits in any Emphasis must be unique to that
program and may not overlap with another Emphasis, major, or minor (except as free electives). Adding an
Emphasis requires an audition and/or interview, as well as the approval of the appropriate music faculty. A
grade of “C” or higher is required for all coursework. Completion of one or more of these will be shown on
the student’s transcript upon graduation from Butler.
Courses in italics are not offered every year; consult the School of Music Course Rotation in the online
Undergraduate Handbook.
EMPHASIS IN JAZZ STUDIES
Course Title Course Number Credit Hours
Jazz Piano Secondary AM 123, 323 1 credit
Secondary Applied Jazz Studies AM 193, 393 3 credits
Jazz Studies Seminar AM 292, 492 0 credits
Jazz Repertoire Proficiency Exam AM 440 0 credits
Jazz Recital AM 494 0 credits
Jazz Combo or Vocal Jazz Repertoire Ensemble ES 3 credits
Career Development & Entrepreneurship for Musicians ME 460 2 credits
History and Literature of Jazz MH 408-ICR 3 credits
Jazz Improvisation MT 244 2 credits
Jazz Theory and Ear-Training MT 333 2 credits
Jazz Arranging MT 339 2 credits
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS 18 credits
For students who successfully audition into and declare a Jazz Studies Emphasis, ES 124/324 (Jazz Ensemble)
or ES 104/304 (Jordan Jazz) may fulfill three credits of the major ensemble requirement. This policy applies to
the following instruments: voice, bass, drums, saxophone, trombone, and trumpet, and is contingent upon
successful audition placement. In such cases, this ensemble may also fulfill additional major ensemble
requirements resulting from scholarship obligations.
EMPHASIS IN MUSIC COMPOSITION
Course Title Course Number Credit Hours
Introduction to Composition MT 119 3 credits
Composition AM 280 2 credits
Composition AM 480 2 credits
Composition Seminar MT 222, 422 3 credits
Upper Divisional Exam – Composition MT 299 0 credits
Orchestration MT 308 3 credits
Counterpoint MT 317 3 credits
Form and Analysis MT 413 3 credits
Final Composition Project MT 409 0 credits
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS 19 credits
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EMPHASIS IN MUSIC HISTORY
Course Title Course Number Credit Hours
Music History Electives* MH 9 credits
Final Music History Paper MH 410 0 credits
Counterpoint MT 317 3 credits
Form and Analysis MT 413 3 credits
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS 15 credits
*Not MH 111; with permission, may include up to 6 credits from MH 500-506.
NOTE: the BMA degree requires 18 credits for an area of concentration; 3 additional credits of music history
would be required to satisfy that curricular requirement.
EMPHASIS IN MUSIC THEORY
Course Title Course Number Credit Hours
Counterpoint MT 317 3 credits
Form and Analysis MT 413 3 credits
Music Theory Electives* MT 9 credits
Final Music Theory Paper MT 410 0 credits
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS 15 credits
*With permission, may include up to 6 credits from MT 509, 510, 513, or 550.
NOTE: the BMA degree requires 18 credits for an area of concentration; 3 additional credits of music theory would
be required to satisfy that curricular requirement.
EMPHASIS IN MUSIC PERFORMANCE – VOCAL
Course Title Course Number Credit Hours
Upper Divisional Examination AM 299 0 credits
Voice Major* AM 421 8 credits
Voice Studio Class AM 422 0 credits
Recital AM 300 0 credits
Butler Opera Theatre ES 110, 310 2 credits
Art Song MH 412 3 credits
Vocal Literature Elective MH 440, 441, 442 3 credits
English and Italian Diction ML 206 2 credits
French and German Diction ML 208 2 credits
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS 20 credits
*Assumes 8 credit hours of Voice Major (AM 221) have already been taken in semesters 1-4 as part of the BA,
BM, or BMA curriculum.
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EMPHASIS IN MUSIC PERFORMANCE – INSTRUMENTAL OR PIANO
Course Title Course Number Credit Hours
Upper Divisional Examination AM 299 0 credits
Instrumental or Piano Major* AM 8 credits
Recital AM 300 0 credits
Form and Analysis MT 413 3 credits
For Instrumental Majors Only:
Chamber Music** ES 2 credits
Music History Elective MH _ 3 credits
For Piano Majors Only:
Chamber Music ES 101/301 1 credit
Accompanying ES 313 1 credit
Piano Literature MH 415 3 credits
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS 16 credits
*Assumes 8 credit hours of Instrumental or Piano Major (AM 2) have already been taken in semesters 1-4 as
part of the BA, BM, or BMA curriculum.
**Chosen from ES 101/301, ES 102/302, ES 103/303, or ES 106/306.
NOTE: the BMA degree requires 18 credits for an area of concentration; 2 additional credits of performance-
related courses would be required to satisfy that curricular requirement.
EMPHASIS IN PIANO PEDAGOGY
Course Title Course Number Credit Hours
Upper Divisional Examination AM 299 0 credits
Piano Major* AM 412 8 credits
Recital AM 300 0 credits
Piano Teaching Internship AM 430 2 credits
Piano Pedagogy 1 ME 417 3 credits
Piano Pedagogy 2 ME 418 3 credits
Piano Literature MH 415 3 credits
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS 19 credits
*Assumes 8 credit hours of Piano Major (AM 212) have already been taken in semesters 1-4 as part of the BA,
BM, or BMA curriculum.