Introduction

Please click here to see general Music & Entertainment Industry Studies information.

Students in the Songwriter Entrepreneur emphasis complete specialized courses that develop a balance of songwriting craft, musicianship, demo creation, and business knowledge. The Songwriter Entrepreneur major consists of courses required in the Singer/Songwriter major in addition to classes in audio production, music business, and performance skills. 

Program Delivery

• This is an on-campus program.

Declaring This Major

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• The Bachelor of Science (BS) in Music has a competitive application process. Please refer to the Department of Music & Entertainment Industry Studies website for detailed guidelines and information.

• Students who wish to pursue the Songwriter Entrepreneur emphasis are required to pass a songwriter entrepreneur audition on their accompanying instrument AND voice as part of the application process, and to pass varying levels of performance proficiency as part of the curriculum. This includes passing a Sophomore Proficiency in order to maintain Songwriter Entrepreneur emphasis status.

• Please contact the College of Arts & Media at CAM@ucdenver.edu for further information.

General Requirements

To earn a degree, students must satisfy all requirements in each of the three areas below, in addition to their individual major requirements.

• CU Denver General Graduation Requirements
• CU Denver Core Curriculum
• College of Arts & Media Graduation Requirements
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Program Requirements

1. To earn a BS in Music, students must complete musicianship courses, Music & Entertainment Industry Studies core courses and requirements from one of the four emphasis areas: performance, singer/songwriter, music business or recording arts. 
2. A minimum grade of C (2.0) is required for each course applied toward a College of Arts & Media major, minor or certificate requirement. A grade of C- (1.7) or lower will not fulfill a major, minor or certificate requirement. A grade of S is acceptable only for courses in which the grading basis is S/U. No more than 6 semester hours of P+/P/F is allowed in any given semester. No more than 12 semester hours may be elected as P+/P/F toward the degree.

Emphasis Requirements

1. Students are required to complete PMUS 3450 Singer/Songwriter Ensemble in their first semester of Applied Music and it is recommended that they take it again in their second semester. 
2. Students must complete PMUS 1470 Performance Practice Ensemble during their third or fourth semester of Applied Music.
3. Students must complete both semesters of applied instrument lessons on their primary audition instrument.

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Take all of the following Musicianship course groups:
Group 1
PMUS 1100	Music Theory I	3
PMUS 1110	Ear Training and Sight Singing I	1
PMUS 1023	Piano Class I	1
Group 2
PMUS 1200	Music Theory II	3
PMUS 1210	Ear Training and Sight Singing II	1
PMUS 1024	Piano Class II	1
Group 3
PMUS 2200	Jazz Theory	3
Take one of the following Musicianship courses:
PMUS 1025	Piano Class III	1
PMUS 2095	Commercial Guitar Styles and Theory - Harmony	2
PMUS 2096	Commercial Guitar Styles and Theory - Melody	2
Take one of the following Musicianship courses:
PMUS 1026	Piano Class IV	1
PMUS 2750	Functional Guitar Skills: Acoustic Guitar Styles	2
PMUS 2751	Functional Guitar Skills: Electric Guitar Styles	2
Take all of the following Songwriter Entrepreneurship Emphasis course groups:
Group 1
PMUS 1574	Applied Guitar, Singer/Songwriter	1
or PMUS 1644	Applied Piano, Singer/Songwriter
PMUS 1500	Music Industry Insights	1
PMUS ___	Ensemble	1
PMUS 1470	Performance Practice Ensemble	1
Group 2
PMUS 1574	Applied Guitar, Singer/Songwriter	1
or PMUS 1644	Applied Piano, Singer/Songwriter
PMUS 1500	Music Industry Insights	1
PMUS ___	Ensemble	1
Group 3
PMUS 1734	Applied Voice, Singer/Songwriter	1
PMUS 1500	Music Industry Insights	1
PMUS ___	Ensemble	1
PMUS 3450	Singer/Songwriter Ensemble	1
Group 4
PMUS 1734	Applied Voice, Singer/Songwriter	1
PMUS 1500	Music Industry Insights	1
PMUS ____ Ensemble		1
Take all of the following Music Business courses
MUSC 2700	Introduction to Music Business	3
MUSC 3210	Music and Entertainment Marketing	3
MUSC 3220	Artist Management	3
MUSC 3690	Concert Promotion and Venue Management	3
MUSC 3755	Music Publishing	3
MUSC 3700	Music and Entertainment Business in the Digital Age	3
MUSC 3710	Artist and Record Labels	3
MUSC 3720	Law and the Music Industry	3
MUSC 4740	Music Business Analysis	3
Music Business Elective		3
Take all of the following Music courses
PMUS ___	Ensemble	1
PMUS ___	Ensemble	1
MUSC 1540	Introduction to Audio Production	3
PMUS 2220	Songwriting Production	3
PMUS 3310	Songwriting Analysis & Creative Exercises	3
PMUS 3320	Popular Music Arranging	3
PMUS 3832	Music in Culture	3
PMUS 4310	Songwriting for Television & Film	3
PMUS ___	Music History Elective
Music Electives		3

Please contact the College of Arts & Media at CAM@ucdenver.edu for course sequencing, any prerequisite updates and for lists of approved electives and more information about this emphasis.

To review the Degree Map for this program, please visit our website.