Music Minor

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Required Courses	21
Ensembles	2
Total hours required	23

A grade of “C-” or better is required for each course in this program to count toward the minor. Students should note that programs differ in the minimum grade required.

Required Courses

MUS 0020 - Recital Attendance Credits: 0 (two semesters)*
MUS 1110 - Music Theory I Credits: 3
MUS 1120 - Music Theory Lab I Credits: 1
MUS 1130 - Music Theory II Credits: 3
MUS 1140 - Music Theory Lab II Credits: 1
MUS 161B - Class Piano I Credits: 1 **
MUS 162B - Class Piano II Credits: 1 **
MUS 1710 - Private Instruction I Credits: 2 (Primary Performance Area)
MUS 1720 - Private Instruction II Credits: 2 (Primary Performance Area)
MUS 3050 - Musics of the World Credits: 3
Upper-Division Electives in Music Theory, History, Literature, or Pedagogy Credits: 4
Subtotal: 21 credits

Note:

*Students must enroll during each semester of individual instruction, and complete the requirement with a “Satisfactory” grade in order to be eligible to continue to enroll in individual instruction.

**Students whose primary instrument is piano must substitute MUS 261B and MUS 262B, Class Piano III and IV, for MUS 161B and MUS 162B, Class Piano I and II, in the core requirements listed above.

Ensembles

Select two credit hours from the following:

MUS 3810 - Ensemble Credits: 1 *
Subtotal: 2 credits

Notes:

*This course may be repeated for credit. Students are encouraged to enroll in a variety of ensembles outside of their major area of study. Students enrolled in private lessons must enroll in the appropriate major ensemble during each semester of individual instruction and must complete the requirement with a grade of “C” or better in order to remain eligible to continue to enroll in individual instruction.

For students whose primary instrument is jazz guitar, jazz bass, jazz drum set, or jazz piano, the major ensemble is Jazz Ensemble or Jazz Combos, as assigned by the Director of Jazz Studies.

For students whose primary instrument is voice, the major ensemble is choir (Chorale, Women’s Chamber Choir, Men’s Choir, or Women’s Choir) as assigned by the Director of Choral Activities.

For students whose primary instrument is woodwinds, brass, or percussion, the major ensemble is band (Wind Ensemble or Symphonic Band) as assigned by the Director of Band Activities.

For students whose primary instrument is strings, the major ensemble is orchestra, as assigned by the Director of Orchestral Activities.

For students whose primary instrument is piano or organ, the major ensemble is choir, band, or orchestra, as assigned by the Director of Choral Activities, the Director of Band Activities, or the Director of Orchestral Activities.

For students whose primary instrument is guitar, the major ensemble is Guitar Ensemble.