Voice and Opera Major
Bachelor of Music degrees in voice and opera require a minimum of 48 units, and include core music requirements (13.5 units), major requirements (22.5 units), Foundational Disciplines (6 units), and elective requirements (6 units).
Music Core Requirements (13.5 units)
| Course | Title |
|---|---|
| MUSIC 111-1 & MUSIC 111-2 & MUSIC 111-3 | Music Theory I and Music Theory II and Music Theory III |
| MUSIC 211-1 & MUSIC 211-2 & MUSIC 211-3 | Music Theory IV and Music Theory V and Music Theory VI |
| MUSIC 126-1 & MUSIC 126-2 & MUSIC 126-3 | Aural Skills I and Aural Skills II and Aural Skills III |
| MUSIC 226-1 & MUSIC 226-2 & MUSIC 226-3 | Aural Skills IV and Aural Skills V and Aural Skills VI |
| MUSIC 127-1 & MUSIC 127-2 & MUSIC 127-3 | Keyboard Skills 1 and Keyboard Skills 2 and Keyboard Skills 3 (or higher course number based on placement) |
| MUSIC 214-0 & MUSIC 215-0 & MUSIC 216-0 | The Classical Canon and Performers and Performance and Music in the Present |
| CONDUCT 326-0 | Basic Conducting |
| One MUSICOL elective | |
| One 20th/21st century Music Studies elective | |
Voice and Opera Performance (22.5 units)
| Course | Title |
|---|---|
| VOICE 110-0 | Applied Voice for Music Majors (3 quarters) |
| VOICE 210-0 | Applied Voice for Music Majors (3 quarters) |
| VOICE 310-0 | Applied Voice for Music Majors (6 quarters) |
| CONDUCT 364-0 | Choral Organizations (12 quarters) |
| VOICE 111-1 & VOICE 111-2 & VOICE 111-3 | Phonetics and Diction I and Phonetics and Diction II and Phonetics and Diction III |
| VOICE 311-0 | Vocal Solo Class (12 quarters) |
| VOICE 323-0 | Vocal Pedagogy for Undergraduates |
| VOICE 351-1 & VOICE 351-2 & VOICE 351-3 | Undergraduate Opera Workshop I and Undergraduate Opera Workshop II and Undergraduate Opera Workshop III |
| VOICE 393-0 | Repertoire Studies (2 quarters) |
| VOICE 380-0 | Senior Recital |
Foundational Disciplines (6 units, chosen from 7 categories) and Elective Requirements (6 units)
| Course | Title |
|---|---|
| Natural Sciences (1 unit) | |
| Empirical and Deductive Reasoning (1 unit) | |
| Social and Behavioral Sciences (1 unit) | |
| Historical Studies (1 unit) | |
| Ethical and Evaluative Thinking (1 unit) | |
| Literature and Arts (1 unit) | |
| English Composition (1 unit) | |
| Electives (6 units; music or non-music courses) | |
| Business/Finance Overlay course (may double count with any other requirement) | |
| Note: The six units of required Foundational Discipline courses must represent six of the seven categories. Foundational Disciplines may double count with any major or minor requirements other than the primary music major. There is no limit on the number of AP credits that may fulfill Foundational Discipline requirements for Bienen School degrees. | |