Nov 21, 2024  
2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

Music Performance: Strings, B.M. (majors in cello, double bass, harp, viola, or violin performance)


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The Bachelor of Music in String Performance prepares well-educated, creative, and professionally-skilled musicians who are able to compete successfully for entry-level employment or further studies and contribute to cultural life as artists, educators, and advocates in a rapidly changing world.

SMU Degree Requirements

An SMU undergraduate degree requires a minimum of 120 credit hours and must include completion of the University’s Common Curriculum , one major and a combination of electives and/or other majors or minors. Completion of certain majors requires more than 120 hours to finish the degree. The credit hours within this curriculum are distributed as follows:

Requirements for the Major


Core Courses


Private Instrumental Studies (16 Credit Hours)


Eight terms

Large Ensemble (8 Credit Hours; each term of residence)


Chamber Ensemble (3 Credit Hours)


Repertoire (2 Credit Hours)


MUTH Electives (6 Credit Hours)


At the 3000 level or above

MUHI Elective (3 Credit Hours)


At the 4000 level or above

Music/AMAE Electives (11 Credit Hours)


Community Experience (1 Credit Hour)


Total for the Major Only: 83 Credit Hours


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