BM Concentrations
SFCM offers optional Concentrations in several areas: Arts Leadership, Historical Performance, Teaching, and Technology.Concentrations are an opportunity to focus on an area of interest and build a larger skillset to take with you upon graduating. Once completed, your Concentration will be indicated on your transcript, so your efforts will be visible to future employers and graduate programs.
Each Concentration requires 12 credits, which may include those applied to your degree as PDV, TAC1, and/or general electives. Specific Concentration requirements are shown below (subject to change). Current SFCM students can retroactively apply completed coursework towards a Concentration, where applicable.
To declare a Concentration, students must:
- Be pursuing a BM (Bachelor of Music)
- Have a minimum 3.0 GPA
- Have written permission from their academic advisor AND private instructor
Specific Concentration requirements are shown below (subject to change).
If you are interested in pursuing a Concentration, please complete .
Contact Dean Ryan Brown (rbrown@sfcm.edu) for more information.
1 This only applies to RJAM undergraduates, who have required TAC electives. TAC majors pursuing a Concentration in Business or Teaching cannot substitute the courses required in those areas for TAC courses required for their BM. TAC majors are ineligible for the Technology Concentration.
| Concentration in Leadership | ||
|---|---|---|
| Classes - Required (1 credit) | Credits | Prerequisites |
| PDV 232 Ecosystem of the Arts | 1 | PDV 200 |
| Classes - Choose 6 credits from: | ||
| PDV 204 Musical Startups | 2 | - |
| PDV 207 Entertainment Law and Music Contracts | 1 | - |
| PDV 206 Business for the Media Composer | 2 | - |
| PDV 211 Intro to Festival Management and Production: Artistic Planning | 1 | - |
| PDV 211 Festival Management and Production | 1 | PDV 210 |
| PDV 220 Building Your Digital Presence (MOD 1) | 1 | - |
| PDV 221 Expanding Your Digital Presence (MOD 2) | 1 | PDV 220 |
| PDV 203 Financial Management | 1 | PDV 202 |
| Campus Activity | ||
| Professional Development Grant, Tier 1 or Sky Hi Award1 | - | - |
| Independent Study (IND); 2 credits total | ||
| IND 162 Independent Study | 2 | - |
| Internships - At least two different orgs; 4 credits total | ||
| PDV 161-163 Self-Proposed Undergraduate Internship2 | 1-3 | - |
1 Do not have to be awarded, but must submit and give the required presentation.
2 Chosen from PDEC-approved list of available internships.
| Concentration in Teaching | ||
|---|---|---|
| Classes - Choose 3 credits from: | ||
| Teaching Internships - 3 credits total | ||
| Classes - Required (6 credits): | Credits | Prerequisites |
| PDV 432 Teaching Artistry I | 2 | - |
| PDV 433 Teaching Artistry II | 2 | PDV 432 |
| PDV XXX Intro to Orff Schulwerk Teaching Method [module]* | 1 | - |
| PDV XXX Intro to Kodaly Teaching Method [module]* | 1 | - |
| APP 260 Brass Methods (non-brass majors only) | 2 | - |
| PDV 208 Building a Private Teaching Studio (MOD 1) | 1 | - |
| PDV 220 Building Your Digital Presence (MOD 1) | 1 | - |
| PDV 310 Training the Musical Brain | 2 | - |
| PDV 320 Health and Wellness for the Musician (MOD 2 and 4) | 1 | - |
| PDV 502 Intro to Music Technology (MOD 4) | 1 | - |
| PDV 161-163 Undergraduate Teaching Internship [limited availability] | 1-3 | - |
| PDV 161-163 Undergraduate Teaching Internship [limited availability] | 1-3 | - |
| PDV XXX Bridge to Arts and Music (BAM, through Pre-College) [limited availability]* | 1-3 | - |
*Indicates a new class
| Concentration in Technology | ||
|---|---|---|
| Classes - Choose 12 credits from: | Credits | Prerequisites4 |
| PDV 220 Building Your Digital Presence | 1 | - |
| PDV 221 Expanding Your Digital Presence* | 1 | PDV 220 |
| PDV 502 Intro to Music Technology (offered Module 4 only) | 1 | - |
| PDV 510 Intro to Sound Recording | 2 | - |
| PDV 512 Advanced Sound Recording | 2 | PDV 510 |
| TAC 120 Logic Pro (offered every semester) | 2 | PDV 502 |
| TAC 121 Ableton (offered every semester) | 2 | PDV 502 |
| TAC 220 Sound Design (offered every semester) | 2 | PDV 502 |
| TAC 300 Computer Science (Unity/C#) (offered fall only) | 2 | PDV 502 |
| TAC 412 Electronic Music Performance Practice (offered spring only) | 2 | PDV 502 |
*Indicates a new class
4May be waived, pending instructor permission.
| Concentration in Historical Performance | ||
|---|---|---|
| Classes - Required Performance Practice (3 credits): | ||
| Classes - Choose 2 credits from: | ||
| Classes - Required (4 credits) | ||
| Independent Study (1 credit) | ||
| Classes - Required (2 credits): | Credits | Prerequisites |
| PRF 336 Baroque Violin and Viola | 2 | - |
| PRF 334 Baroque Cello | 2 | - |
| PRF 354 Harpsichord for Pianists | 2 | - |
| PRF 358 Fortepiano Class | 2 | - |
| PRF 348 Historical Plucked Strings | 2 | - |
| ENS 210 Baroque Ensemble--Vocal | 2 | - |
| MHL 400 Introduction to Performance Practice | 3 | - |
| ENS 212 Continuo Playing and Baroque Improvisation | 2 | - |
| ENS 305 Basso Continuo playing for Guitarists | 2 | - |
| ENS 200 Baroque Ensemble (Participation in 2 Baroque Ensemble Performances) | 4 | - |
| IND 162 Independent Study | 1 | - |