Undergraduate programs
The School of Music & Theater is located within the hub of musical and theatrical activity in the Pacific Northwest, only three blocks from the Portland Center for the Performing Arts. It maintains close ties to the Oregon Symphony, Portland Opera, Portland Jazz Orchestra, Portland Piano International, Portland Youth Philharmonic, Chamber Music Northwest, Oregon Repertory Singers, Artists Repertory Theater, Portland Center Stage, Milagro Theatre, and Third Rail Repertory Theater, among other organizations. Faculty and students alike interact with these performing organizations in various ways.
Students have the opportunity to study with faculty members who are internationally recognized performers, conductors, composers, actors, directors, writers, and scholars. Standards are high as students pursue the conservatory-like Bachelor of Music degree or the more general Bachelor of Arts or Science in Music or Theater. Graduates have consistently demonstrated their excellence in the fields of performance, conducting, composition, acting, writing, production, and scholarship. Many are leaders in music, theater, and education around the Northwest and elsewhere.
Programs in the School of Music & Theater are accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music and National Association of Schools of Theater. Graduates have gained admission to both university graduate programs and professional training programs; they have become teachers and university professors; and they have pursued a range of related professions in the arts, education, business, administration, law, social services, and non-profit management.
Performance B.M.
Serving students who seek a professional degree in music with an emphasis in performance, the B.M. in Performance provides a thorough music foundation with specialized coursework in classical and contemporary instrumental performance, keyboard skills, music theory, and pedagogy. Students pursue immersive performance experiences in large ensembles and chamber ensembles and solo performance in their recitals. Students successfully completing the B.M. in Performance will have gained the necessary skills in performance and supporting curriculum to prepare them for continued academic study or to pursue professional work as a performer generally with teaching as a secondary area.
Requirements
In addition to meeting the general University degree requirements, music majors seeking the professional music degree (Bachelor of Music in Performance) must complete the following courses:
Courses
| Mup 190 | Applied Music | 6 |
| Mup 290 | Applied Music | 6 |
| Mup 390 | Applied Music | 6 |
| Mup 490 | Applied Music | 6 |
| Mus 046 | Piano Proficiency Exam | 0 |
| Mus 048 | Junior Recital | 0 |
| | (30 minutes minimum) | |
| Mus 049 | Senior Recital | 0 |
| | (60 minutes minimum) | |
| Mus 111 | Music Theory I | 3 |
| Mus 112 | Music Theory II | 3 |
| Mus 113 | Music Theory III | 3 |
| Mus 114 | Sight Singing/Ear Training I | 1 |
| Mus 115 | Sight Singing/Ear Training II | 1 |
| Mus 116 | Sight Singing/Ear Training III | 1 |
| Mus 188 | Performance Attendance | 0 |
| | (9 terms required) | |
| Mus 194 & 394 | Chamber Music | 6 |
| | (minimum 3 upper division credits) | |
| Mus 195, 196, or 197 | Large Ensemble: Band, Orchestra, or Choir | 6 |
| Mus 204 | Body Mapping for Musicians | 2 |
| Mus 205 | Listening | 1 |
| Mus 211 | Music Theory IV | 3 |
| Mus 212 | Music Theory V | 3 |
| Mus 213 | Music Theory VI | 3 |
| Mus 214 | Sight Singing/Ear Training IV | 1 |
| Mus 215 | Sight Singing/ Ear Training V | 1 |
| Mus 216 | Sight Singing/Ear Training VI | 1 |
| Mus 291 | Advanced Class Piano I | 2 |
| Mus 292 | Advanced Class Piano II | 2 |
| Mus 293 | Advanced Class Piano III | 2 |
| Mus 304 | Music History: Medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque | 4 |
| Mus 305 | Music History: Classical and Romantic | 4 |
| Mus 306 | Music History: 20th Century | 2 |
| Mus 307 | Music History: The Delta and Deep South Blues | 2 |
| Mus 311 | Formal Analysis | 3 |
| Mus 312 | Orchestration | 3 |
| Mus 313 | Counterpoint | 3 |
| Mus 320 | Fundamentals of Conducting | 2 |
| Mus 351 | Accompanying | 2 |
| | (For piano majors in lieu of 2 credits of Mus 395, 396, or 397) | |
| Mus 395, 396, or 397 | Large Ensemble: Band, Orchestra, or Choir | 6 |
| Mus 470 | Topics in Music History | 2 |
| Mus 481 | Pedagogy | 3 |
| Mus 482 | Topics in Music of the African Diaspora | 2 |
| | Music electives to be chosen by student in consultation with an advisor | 17 |
Mus 470 may be substituted with Mus 482. If Mus 482 is taken twice it must be taken with different topics.
One of the following (4 credits):
| Mus 374U | World Music: Africa and the Middle East | 4 |
| Mus 375U | World Music: Asia | 4 |
| Mus 377U | World Music: Latin America and the Caribbean | 4 |
| Mus 378U | World Music: Native American Traditions | 4 |
Total Credit Hours: 126
Mus 114-116: (concurrent enrollment with Mus 111, Mus 112, Mus 113 required)
Mus 214-216: (concurrent enrollment with Mus 211, Mus 212, Mus 213 required)
Music majors must enroll in Applied Music and the related Large Ensemble each term. Students must earn 6 credits at each level of Applied Music. With School approval, the distribution of Applied Music credits may be altered; however, a minimum of 12 of the 24 must be completed at the upper-division level. A minimum of 6 of the 12 Large Ensemble credits must be completed at the upper-division level.
Music majors must enroll in the appropriate Chamber Music Ensemble.