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The mission of the Snow College music department is to provide students with a high-quality music education through innovative and engaging course and degree offerings. The Bachelor of Music with Emphasis in Commercial Music degree consists of a rigorous core of courses that prepare students to be performing musicians, educators, composers, producers, and sound engineers. This degree also includes general education courses and coursework in business that prepare students to enter the music industry. Students desiring to teach music in the public schools can take additional music education classes and through our partnership with Weber State University be certified to teach K-12.

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Students desiring to teach music in the public schools can take additional music education classes and through our partnership with Weber State University be certified to teach K-12.

Freshman (Semester 1)
Course Title Credits
MUSC 1006 Concert Attendance 0
1000 Level Private Lesson 1
1000 Level Ensembles 1
MUSC 1110 Music Theory I 3
MUSC 1130 Sight Singing & Ear Training I 1
MUSC 1150 Class Piano I 1
MUSC 1901 Music Arts Career Exploration 2
ENGL 1010 Introduction to Writing 3
GNST 1200 GE Foundations 3
Freshman (Semester 2)
Course Title Credits
MUSC 1006 Concert Attendance 0
1000 Level Private Lesson 1
1000 Level Ensembles 1
MUSC 1120 Music Theory II 3
MUSC 1140 Sight Singing & Ear Training II 1
MUSC 1160 Class Piano II 1
MATH 1030 Quantitative Literacy 3
BUS 1270 Strategic Selling 3
Sophomore (Semester 3)
Course Title Credits
MUSC 2006 Concert Attendance 0
2000 Level Private Lessons 1
2000 Level Ensembles 1
MUSC 2110 Music Theory III 3
MUSC 2130 Sight Singing & Ear Training III 1
MUSC 2150 Class Piano III 1
MUSC 3350/51 Audio Fundamentals I + lab 3
MUSC 3630 Music History and Literature 3
ENGL 2010 Intermediate Writing 3
Sophomore (Semester 4)
Course Title Credits
MUSC 2006 Concert Attendance 0
2000 Level Private Lessons 1
2000 Level Ensembles 1
MUSC 2120 Music Theory IV 3
MUSC 2140 Sight Singing & Ear Training IV 1
MUSC 2160 Piano IV 1
MUSC 3352/53 Audio Fundamentals II + lab 3
MUSC 3640 Music History & Literature 3
Life Science Life Science GE course 3
Junior (Semester 5)
Course Title Credits
3000 Level Private Lessons 1
3000 Level Ensembles 1
MUSC 3540 Music Form & Analysis 3
MUSC 3560 Songwriting I 2
MUSC 3030 Jazz and Pop History I 3
Humanities Humanities GE course 3
BUS 1060 Quick Books for Small Business 3
Junior (Semester 6)
Course Title Credits
3000 Level Private Lessons 1
3000 Level Ensemble 1
ECON 2010 Principles of Microeconomics 3
MUSC 4110 Contemporary Keyboard Harmony 3
MUSC 2350 Beginning Conducting 2
MUSC Music Emphasis course 2
BUS 2050 Business Law 3
Senior (Semester 7)
Course Title Credits
4000 Level Private Lessons 1
4000 Level Ensemble 1
MUSC 4147 Commercial Music Ensemble 1
BUS 2650 Management Principles for Entreprenuers 3
MUSC 4901 Senior Capstone 2
MUSC 3750 Survey of Music Business 3
MUSC Music Emphasis Course 3
MUSC 4405 World Music Studies 3
Senior (Semester 8)
Course Title Credits
4000 Level Private Lessons 1
4000 Level Ensemble 1
MUSC 4905 Senior Recital 1
MUSC Music Emphasis course 3
PHYS 1750/5 Science of Sound and Music and Lab 3
HIST 1700 American History 3
Note: the information above will make a student transfer-ready for a Geology BS program at another school. Below are the base requirements to earn the AS in Geology at Snow College:
  • Complete 60 credits, including the General Education requirements
  • Pass GEO 1010 and 1015 or GEO 1110 and GEO 1115
  • Pass GEO 1220 and GEO 1225 or CHEM 1210 or MATH 1210
  • BUS 1110 Digital Media Tools (4 credits)
  • BUS 1020 Computer Technology & Application (3 credits)
  • BUS 1300 Social Media Marketing (3 credits)
  • BUS 2200 Business Communication (3 credits)
  • MUSC 3750 Survey of Music Business (3 credits)
  • MUSC 1100 Intro to Music Theory (2 credits)
  • MUSC 1200 Survey of Music Technology (2 credits)
  • MUSC 1901 Performing Arts Exploratory: Music Careers (1 credits)
Required Credits: 21