Music
Take Center Stage with a Bachelor of Arts in Music at Lincoln University.
At Lincoln University, the Bachelor of Arts in Music is where creativity meets discipline and passion turns into mastery, whether your focus is vocal performance, instrumental performance or music business. Rooted in the College of Arts and Sciences, within the Department of Humanities and Communications, this in-seat-only program offers students an immersive experience where all aspects of music come to life. Whether you're setting the stage for a breathtaking vocal performance, honing your instrumental talents or learning the business savvy needed to shape the industry's future, Lincoln provides the tools, mentorship and hands-on opportunities to elevate your craft.
Our faculty are exceptional educators and seasoned professionals, guiding you through the intricacies of music theory, history, performance and business. No matter which path you choose, you’ll be part of a vibrant community of artists, all pushing the boundaries of their talents and striving to leave their unique mark on the world of music. Here at Lincoln, it’s not just about learning — it’s about becoming the musician, entrepreneur or leader you're meant to be. Your journey toward musical greatness begins now.
Students in this major will complete the music foundation requirements, including music theory, applied music labs, ensemble participation and music history and literature. The program also includes courses in form and analysis, basic conducting and advanced harmony. Depending on their concentration, students will take specialized courses.
- The Vocal Concentration includes studies in lyric diction, choral conducting, vocal literature and choral arranging, accompanied by ensemble and individual performance requirements.
- The Instrumental Concentration includes classes in woodwinds, brass, percussion, orchestration, instrumental techniques and conducting, with a performance emphasis in ensembles and individual recitals.
- The Music Business Concentration incorporates coursework in entrepreneurship, business law, management, advertising and social media marketing, equipping students with both musical and business acumen to navigate the music industry.
Vocal Emphasis: MUS 299T, 299C/499C or 299/499, 300, 310, 315
Instrumental Emphasis: MUS 109, 139, 149, 169, 180, 209, 299B/499B, 306, 309
Music Business Emphasis: ENT 101, BAD 275, MKT 309, BAD 310, MKT 410
Lincoln's academic programs comprise a core curriculum, program requirements and electives. The courses listed below are just a small sample that must be taken for this specific program.
Required Courses Major (core): A minimum grade of "C" is required in the following courses: MUS 100, 101, 102, 120, 198/398, 198L/398L 201, 202, 313, 314, 401. (MUS 202 and MUS 401 are not required for Music Business emphasis.)
Instrumental Music Pathway
Freshman First Semester
| MUS 100 | Intro to Music Theory | 2 |
| MUS 120P | Class Piano I | 2 |
| MUS 198 | Primary Applied | 1 |
| MUS 198L | Applied Music Lab | 0 |
| MUS 299B | Band | 1 |
| GE 101 | University Seminar | 1 |
| ENG 101 | Composition & Rhetoric I | 3 |
| MAT 111 | Intermediate Algebra | 3 |
| MUS 205 | Music of Black Americans | 3 |
| TOTAL | 16 |
Freshman Second Semester
| MUS 101 | Theory I | 3 |
| MUS 198 | Primary Applied | 1 |
| MUS 198L | Applied Music Lab | 0 |
| MUS 299B | Band | 1 |
| MUS 139 | Woodwind Class | 1 |
| ENG 102 | Composition & Rhetoric II | 3 |
| SPA 105 | Spanish I | 3 |
| TOTAL | 12 |
Sophomore First Semester
| MUS 102 | Theory II | 3 |
| MUS 198 | Primary Applied | 1 |
| MUS 198L | Applied Music Lab | 0 |
| MUS 299B | Band | 1 |
| MUS 149 | Brasswind Class | 1 |
| MUS 180 | Survey of Instruments | 1 |
| SPT 206 | Fundamentals of Speech | 3 |
| ENV 103 | Introduction to Env. Science | 3 |
| PSY 101 | General Psychology | 3 |
| TOTAL | 16 |
Sophomore Second Semester
| MUS 201 | Theory III | 3 |
| MUS 198 | Primary Applied | 1 |
| MUS 198L | Applied Music Lab/recital | 0 |
| MUS 299B | Band | 1 |
| MUS 169 | Percussion Class | 1 |
| ART 200 | Introduction to Art | 3 |
| BIO 103 | Principles of Biology | 3 |
| BIO 104L | Biology Lab | 1 |
| SPA 120 | Elementary Spanish for Travelers | 3 |
| TOTAL | 16 |
Junior First Semester
| MUS 202 | Theory IV | 3 |
| MUS 398 | Primary Applied | 1 |
| MUS 198L | Applied Music Lab/recital | 0 |
| MUS 499B | Band | 1 |
| MUS 313 | Music History I | 3 |
| HIS 205 | US History I | 3 |
| SPA 205 | Spanish II | 3 |
| SOC 306 | Sociology of Black Americans | 3 |
| TOTAL | 17 |
Junior Second Semester
| MUS 401 | Form and Analysis | 3 |
| MUS 398 | Primary Applied | 1 |
| MUS 198L | Applied Music Lab/recital | 0 |
| MUS 499B | Band | 1 |
| MUS 314 | Music History II | 3 |
| ENG 200 | Introduction to Literature | 3 |
| NUR 335 | Death and Bereavement | 3 |
| SOC 301 | The Family | 3 |
| TOTAL | 17 |
Senior First Semester
| MUS 198 | Primary Applied | 1 |
| MUS 398L | Applied Music Lab/recital | 0 |
| MUS 499B | Band | 1 |
| MUS 209 | Basic Conducting/Score Reading | 2 |
| MUS 109 | Voice Class | 1 |
| SPA 230 | Inroduction to Spanish Comp. | 3 |
| ANT 311 | World Ethnography | 3 |
| COR 435 | Probation and Parole | 3 |
| PED 418 | Stress, Mental, Emotional, & Spiritual Wellness | 3 |
| TOTAL | 17 |
Senior Second Semester
| MUS 198 | Primary Applied | 1 |
| MUS 398L | Applied Music Lab/recital | 0 |
| MUS 499B | Band | 1 |
| MUS 309 | Instrumental Conducting | 2 |
| MUS 306 | Instrumentation | 2 |
| SOC 403 | Community and Social Change | 3 |
| PSY 304 | Personalities Theories | 3 |
| CJ 311 | Criminal Justice System | 3 |
| TOTAL | 15 |
Music Business Pathway
Freshman First Semester
| MUS 100 | Intro to Music Theory | 2 |
| MUS 120P | Class Piano I | 2 |
| MUS 198 | Primary Applied | 1 |
| MUS 198L | Applied Music Lab | 0 |
| MUS 299B/C | Band or Choir | 1 |
| GE 101 | University Seminar | 1 |
| ENG 101 | Composition & Rhetoric I | 3 |
| MAT 111 | Intermediate Algebra | 3 |
| MUS 205 | Music of Black Americans | 3 |
| TOTAL | 16 |
Freshman Second Semester
| MUS 101 | Theory I | 3 |
| MUS 198V | Primary Applied | 1 |
| MUS 198L | Applied Music Lab | 0 |
| ENT 101 | Introduction to Entrepreneurship | 3 |
| MUS 299B/C | Band or Chior | 1 |
| ENG 102 | Composition & Rhetoric II | 3 |
| SPA 105 | Spanish I | 3 |
| TOTAL | 14 |
Sophomore First Semester
| MUS 102 | Theory II | 3 |
| MUS 198V | Primary Applied | 1 |
| MUS 198L | Applied Music Lab/recital | 0 |
| MUS 299B/C | Band or Chior | 1 |
| BAD 275 | Business Law I | 3 |
| SPT 206 | Fundamentals of Speech | 3 |
| ENV 103 | Introduction to Env. Science | 3 |
| PSY 101 | General Psychology | 3 |
| TOTAL | 17 |
Sophomore Second Semester
| MUS 201 | Theory III | 3 |
| MUS 198V | Primary Applied | 1 |
| MUS 198L | Applied Music Lab/recital | 0 |
| MUS 299B/C | Band or Chior | 1 |
| ART 200 | Introduction to Art | 3 |
| BIO 103 | Principles of Biology | 3 |
| BIO 104L | Biology Lab | 1 |
| SPA 120 | Elementary Spanish for Travelers | 3 |
| TOTAL | 15 |
Junior First Semester
| MUS 198V | Primary Applied | 1 |
| MUS 198L | Applied Music Lab/recital | 0 |
| MUS 299B/C | Band or Chior | 1 |
| MUS 313 | Music History I | 3 |
| MKT 309 | Advertising Principles | 3 |
| HIS 205 | US History I | 3 |
| SPA 205 | Spanish II | 3 |
| SOC 306 | Sociology of Black Americans | 3 |
| TOTAL | 17 |
Junior Second Semester
| BAD 310 | Principles of Management | 3 |
| MUS 314 | Music History II | 3 |
| MUS 198V | Primary Applied | 1 |
| MUS 198L | Applied Music Lab/recital | 0 |
| ENG 200 | Introduction to Literature | 3 |
| NUR 335 | Death and Bereavement | 3 |
| SOC 301 | The Family | 3 |
| TOTAL | 16 |
Senior First Semester
| MUS 198V | Primary Applied | 1 |
| MUS 398L | Applied Music Lab/recital | 0 |
| MUS 299B/C | Band or Chior | 1 |
| MKT 410 | Social Media Marketing | 3 |
| SPA 230 | Inroduction to Spanish Comp. | 3 |
| ANT 311 | World Ethnography | 3 |
| COR 435 | Probation and Parole | 3 |
| PED 418 | Stress, Mental, Emotional, & Spiritual Wellness | 3 |
| TOTAL | 17 |
Senior Second Semester
| MUS 198V | Primary Applied | 1 |
| MUS 198L | Applied Music Lab/recital | 0 |
| MUS 299B/C | Band or Chior | 1 |
| BAD 495 | Special Topics | 3 |
| SOC 403 | Community and Social Change | 3 |
| PSY 304 | Personalities Theories | 3 |
| CJ 311 | Criminal Justice System | 3 |
| TOTAL | 14 |
Vocal Music Pathway
Freshman First Semester
| MUS 100 | Intro to Music Theory | 2 |
| MUS 120P | Class Piano I | 2 |
| MUS 198V | Primary Applied | 1 |
| MUS 198L | Applied Music Lab | 0 |
| MUS 299C | Chior | 1 |
| GE 101 | University Seminar | 1 |
| ENG 101 | Composition & Rhetoric I | 3 |
| MAT 111 | Intermediate Algebra | 3 |
| MUS 205 | Music of Black Americans | 3 |
| TOTAL | 16 |
Freshman Second Semester
| MUS 101 | Theory I | 3 |
| MUS 198V | Primary Applied | 1 |
| MUS 198L | Applied Music Lab | 0 |
| MUS 299C | Chior | 1 |
| MUS 300 | Lyric Diction | 3 |
| ENG 102 | Composition & Rhetoric II | 3 |
| SPA 105 | Spanish I | 3 |
| TOTAL | 14 |
Sophomore First Semester
| MUS 102 | Theory II | 3 |
| MUS 198V | Primary Applied | 1 |
| MUS 198L | Applied Music Lab/recital | 0 |
| MUS 299C | Chior | 1 |
| MUS 315 | Music Diction II | 3 |
| SPT 206 | Fundamentals of Speech | 3 |
| ENV 103 | Introduction to Env. Science | 3 |
| PSY 101 | General Psychology | 3 |
| TOTAL | 17 |
Sophomore Second Semester
| MUS 201 | Theory III | 3 |
| MUS 198V | Primary Applied | 1 |
| MUS 198L | Applied Music Lab/recital | 0 |
| MUS 299C | Chior | 1 |
| MUS 299T | Opera Theatre | 1 |
| ART 200 | Introduction to Art | 3 |
| BIO 103 | Principles of Biology | 3 |
| BIO 104L | Biology Lab | 1 |
| SPA 120 | Elementary Spanish for Travelers | 3 |
| TOTAL | 16 |
Junior First Semester
| MUS 202 | Theory IV | 3 |
| MUS 198V | Primary Applied | 1 |
| MUS 198L | Applied Music Lab/recital | 0 |
| MUS 299C | Chior | 1 |
| MUS 313 | Music History I | 3 |
| HIS 205 | US History I | 3 |
| SPA 205 | Spanish II | 3 |
| SOC 306 | Sociology of Black Americans | 3 |
| TOTAL | 17 |
Junior Second Semester
| MUS 401 | Form and Analysis | 3 |
| MUS 198V | Primary Applied | 1 |
| MUS 198L | Applied Music Lab/recital | 0 |
| MUS 299C | Chior | 1 |
| MUS 314 | Music History II | 3 |
| ENG 200 | Introduction to Literature | 3 |
| NUR 335 | Death and Bereavement | 3 |
| SOC 301 | The Family | 3 |
| TOTAL | 17 |
Senior First Semester
| MUS 198V | Primary Applied | 1 |
| MUS 198L | Applied Music Lab/recital | 0 |
| MUS 299C | Chior | 1 |
| MUS 310 | Choral Conducting | 2 |
| SPA 230 | Inroduction to Spanish Comp. | 3 |
| ANT 311 | World Ethnography | 3 |
| COR 435 | Probation and Parole | 3 |
| PED 418 | Stress, Mental, Emotional, & Spiritual Wellness | 3 |
| TOTAL | 16 |
Senior Second Semester
| MUS 198V | Primary Applied | 1 |
| MUS 198L | Applied Music Lab/recital | 0 |
| MUS 299C | Chior | 1 |
| MUS 475 | Special Topic in Music | 2 |
| SOC 403 | Community and Social Change | 3 |
| PSY 304 | Personalities Theories | 3 |
| CJ 311 | Criminal Justice System | 3 |
| TOTAL | 13 |
Lincoln University Vocal Ensemble (LUVE) is an auditioned ensemble of mixed voices comprised of students from throughout the campus community.
Lincoln University Choir is a non-auditioned ensemble of mixed voices comprised of students from throughout the campus community.
Choir Camp is a requirement for incoming freshmen who want to join the Lincoln University Choir and/or the Lincoln University Vocal Ensemble. It is held in August on the Lincoln University campus. We welcome experienced and inexperienced singers to attend vocal workshops and sectional masterclasses. During the week, you can enjoy fellowship and guest performances.
Contact Us
Michelle Gamblin-GreenAssistant Professor of Music
Director of Choirs
Phone: 573-681-5462
Email: Gamblin-GreenM@LincolnU.edu