Music Business
Degree Option
Bachelor of Music with a major in music education.
Description of Program
Candidates for the B.M. degree with elective studies in business are prepared for full-time work in the field of music business with a concentration in marketing/retailing. The candidate must complete a minimum of 132-133 credit hours: 20 hours in applied music, 30 hours in music theory/history, 27 hours in business, and 8 hours in ensemble, plus the Drake Curriculum and free electives.
A professional internship is required during the junior or senior year. There are excellent opportunities in the greater Des Moines area for these internships.
No recital is required for this degree; however, with the approval of the instructor and applied faculty in the area, the student may elect to give a 25-minute senior recital.
Requirements for Major
The program of study for this degree is outlined below.
| First Year — First Semester Applied Music Major Music 6 (Piano Laboratory I or Applied Music Minor) Music 1 (Materials of Music I) Music 2 (Materials of Music I) Economics 1 (Principles of Macroeconomics) First Year Seminar Drake Curriculum Ensemble — Music 148, 149 or 150 (Band, Choir or Orchestra) Music 21 (Recitals, Required) Total First Year — Second Semester Applied Music Major Music 7 (Piano Laboratory II or Applied Music Minor) Music 3 (Materials of Music II) Music 4 (Materials of Music II) Music 5 (Intro. to Music Literature) Economics 2 (Principles of Microeconomics) Drake Curriculum Ensemble — Music 148, 149 or 150 (Band, Choir or Orchestra) Music 21 (Recitals, Required) Total Sophomore Year — First Semester Applied Music Major Music 49 (Piano Laboratory III or Applied Music Minor) Music 51 (Materials of Music III) Music 52 (Materials of Music III) Accounting 41 (Introduction to Accounting I) Drake Curriculum Ensemble — Music 148, 149 or 150 (Band, Choir or Orchestra) Music 21 (Recitals, Required) Total Sophomore Year — Second Semester Applied Music Major Music 50 (Piano Laboratory IV or Applied Music Minor) Music 53 (Materials of Music IV) Music 54 (Materials of Music IV) Accounting 42 (Introduction to Accounting II) Drake Curriculum Ensemble — Music 148, 149 or 150 (Band, Choir or Orchestra) Music 21 (Recitals, Required) Total Junior Year — First Semester Applied Music Major Music 107 (Analysis of Post-Tonal Music) Music 111 (History of Music I) Music 161 (Instrumental Conducting) OR Music 163 (Choral Conducting) Drake Curriculum Statistics 71 (Statistics I) Ensemble — Music 148, 149 or 150 (Band, Choir or Orchestra) Music 21 (Recital, Required) Total Junior Year — Second Semester Applied Music Major Music 112 (History of Music II) Marketing 101 (Marketing Principles) Business Law 60 Drake Curriculum OR Free Electives Ensemble —Music 148, 149 or 150 (Band, Choir or Orchestra) Music 21 (Recitals, Required) Total Senior Year — First Semester Applied Music Major Music 165 (Professional Internship in Music) Management 110 (Management Process and Behavior) Drake Curriculum OR Free Electives Ensemble— Music 148, 149 or 150 (Band, Choir or Orchestra) MUSIC 21 (Recitals, Required) Total Senior Year — Second Semester Applied Music Major Music Elective Finance 101* (Corporate Finance) Drake Curriculum OR Free Electives Ensemble — Music 148, 149 or 150 (Band, Choir or Orchestra) Music 21 (Recitals, Required) Total |
Credit Hours |
*Finance 101 will substitute for Finance 95 for a minor in business from the College of Business.
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