Music Business
Music Business
Degree Option
Bachelor of Music with elective studies in business.
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 124 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 senior recital.
Requirements for Major
The program of study for this degree is outlined below.
| First Year — First Semester | Credit Hours |
| Applied Music Major | 2 |
| Music 6 (Piano Laboratory I or Applied Music Minor) | 1 |
| Music 1 (Materials of Music I) | 3 |
| Music 2 (Materials of Music I) | 1 |
| Economics 1 (Principles of Macroeconomics) | 3 |
| First Year Seminar | 3 |
| Accounting 41 (Intro to Financial Accounting) | 3 |
| Ensemble — Music 148, 149 or 150 (Band, Choir or Orchestra) | 1 |
| Music 21 (Recitals, Required) | Cr. |
| Total | 17 |
| First Year — Second Semester | |
| Applied Music Major | 2 |
| Music 7 (Piano Laboratory II or Applied Music Minor) | 1 |
| Music 3 (Materials of Music II) | 3 |
| Music 4 (Materials of Music II) | 1 |
| Music 81 (World Music) | 3 |
| Economics 2 (Principles of Microeconomics) | 3 |
| Drake Curriculum | 4 |
| Ensemble — Music 148, 149 or 150 (Band, Choir or Orchestra) | 1 |
| Music 21 (Recitals, Required) | Cr. |
| Total | 18 |
| Sophomore Year — First Semester | |
| Applied Music Major | 2 |
| Music 49 (Piano Laboratory III or Applied Music Minor) | 1 |
| Music 51 (Materials of Music III) | 3 |
| Music 52 (Materials of Music III) | 1 |
| Information Systems 44 (IT Applications for Business) | 3 |
| Music 85 (Music History I) | 3 |
| Ensemble — Music 148, 149 or 150 (Band, Choir or Orchestra) | 1 |
| Music 21 (Recitals, Required) | Cr. |
| Total | 14 |
| Sophomore Year — Second Semester | |
| Applied Music Major | 2 |
| Music 50 (Piano Laboratory IV or Applied Music Minor) | 1 |
| Music 53 (Materials of Music IV) | 3 |
| Music 54 (Materials of Music IV) | 1 |
| Music 95 (Music History II) | 3 |
| Blaw 60 (Business Law 60) | 3 |
| Drake Curriculum | 3 |
| Ensemble — Music 148, 149 or 150 (Band, Choir or Orchestra) | 1 |
| Music 21 (Recitals, Required) | Cr. |
| Total | 17 |
| Junior Year — First Semester | |
| Applied Music Major | 2 |
| Music 105 (Music History III) | 3 |
| Music 107 (Analysis of Post-Tonal Music) | 3 |
| Finance 95 (Managing Individual Finances) | 3 |
| Music 91 (Performing Arts Management) | 3 |
| Ensemble — Music 148, 149 or 150 (Band, Choir or Orchestra) | 1 |
| Music 21 (Recital, Required) | Cr. |
| Total | 15 |
| Junior Year — Second Semester | |
| Applied Music Major | 2 |
| Marketing 101 (Marketing Principles) | 3 |
| Drake Curriculum and Free Electives | 9 |
| Ensemble —Music 148, 149 or 150 (Band, Choir or Orchestra) | 1 |
| Music 21 (Recitals, Required) | Cr. |
| Total | 15 |
| Senior Year — First Semester | |
| Applied Music Major | 2 |
| Entr 101 (Intro to Entrepreneurship) | 3 |
| Management 110 (Management Process and Behavior) | 3 |
| Music 161 (Conducting) or Music 163 (Choral Conducting) | 2 |
| Drake Curriculum | 3-4 |
| Ensemble— Music 148, 149 or 150 (Band, Choir or Orchestra) | 1 |
| Music 21 (Recitals, Required) | Cr. |
| Total | 14-15 |
| Senior Year — Second Semester | |
| Applied Music Major | 2 |
| Music 165 (Professional Internship in Music | 3 |
| Drake Curriculum and Free Electives | 7-8 Cr. |
| Ensemble — Music 148, 149 or 150 (Band, Choir or Orchestra) | 1 |
| Music 21 (Recitals, Required) cr | Cr. |
| Total | 13-14 |
June, July, August: The Office of Admission is open for individual campus visits and tours Monday-Friday.
August 1 - application opens for Fall 2014 admission
August 5-9- Iowa Private College Week
August 21 - First Year Student move-in day
August 26 - First day of fall semester
