Comprehensive program offering training in Western and Arab music styles, including classical, jazz, pop, and rock with performance opportunities.
Students enrolled in the performance program will:
High school diploma or equivalent, English proficiency test (IELTS/TOEFL), personal essay, two recommendation letters
Core Curriculum (40 credits)
Concentration Requirements (55 – 63 credits)
Literature (9 credits)
MUSC 220/2200 – Introduction to Music (3 cr.)
MUSC 342/3250 – Music in the Arab Tradition (3 cr.)
MUSC 360/3200 – Music in the Western Tradition (3 cr.)
Theory (20 credits)
MUSC 240/2400 – Western Music Theory I (3 cr.)
MUSC 241/2401 – Sight-Singing and Aural Skills I (1 cr.)
MUSC 245/2450 – Arab Music Theory I (3 cr.)
MUSC 246/2451 – Maqam I (Arab Music Sight-Singing and Aural Skills) (1 cr.)
MUSC 340/3400 – Western Music Theory II (3 cr.)
MUSC 341/3401 – Sight-Singing and Aural Skills II (1 cr.)
MUSC 345/3450 – Arab Music Theory II (3 cr.)
MUSC 346/3451 – Maqam II (Arab Music Sight-Singing and Aural Skills) (1 cr.)
MUSC 440/4400 – Western Music Theory III (3 cr.)
MUSC 441/4401 – Sight-Singing and Aural Skills III (1 cr.)
Performance (26 – 31 cr.)
MUSC 280-281/1800-1801 – Applied Private Instruction (1 cr.)
MUSC 282-283/2800-2801 – Applied Private Instruction (1 cr.)
MUSC 480-481-482-483/4800-4801-4802-4803 – Advanced Applied Private Instruction (3 cr.)
MUSC 492/4980 – Capstone Final Recital (3 cr.)
Eight semesters of ensemble, chosen from among the following:
MUSC 262-362-462/2620-2621-2622 – Arab Music Ensemble (1 cr.)
MUSC 263-363-463/2630-2631-2632 – Guitar Ensemble (1 cr.)
MUSC 264-364-464/2640-2641-2642 – Chamber Music Ensembles (1 cr.)
MUSC 265-365-465/2650-2651-2652 – Rehearsal/Performance Practicum (1 cr.)
MUSC 266-366-466/2660-2661-2662 – Chamber Singers (1 cr.)
MUSC 267-367-467/2670-2671-2672 – Cairo Choral Society (1 cr.)
All students entering the B.M.A. are required to take the music literacy placement exam. Those who do not achieve a passing grade are required to take the following:
MUSC 180/1805 – How to Read Music (3 cr.)
All students with primary instrument other than piano must take the piano proficiency exam. Those who do not achieve a passing grade are required to take the following:
MUSC 284-285-286/2850-2851-2852 – Private Instruction for Piano Proficiency (1 cr.each)
Specialization Requirements (0 – 3 credits)
Students specialized in Voice will take the following course:
MUSC 372/3110 – Diction for Singers in the Western Tradition (3 cr.)
Students specialized in Guitar will take the following course:
MUSC 311/3520 – Guitar Pedagogy (3 cr.)
Electives (9 – 29 credits)
Students who choose to add a second major will in most cases need to complete an additional fifteen to twenty credits.
Students with interest in opera are encouraged to add a minor in Theater.
