Music Minor
For those students interested in a formal, cohesive music curriculum but who are not interested in music as a major, a Music minor is available. The Music minor requires 23-24 credits, at least 6 of which must be upper-division.
Curriculum Requirements
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Program Courses | ||
| MUSC 118 | Keyboard II 1 | 1 |
| or MUSC 261 | Keyboard Sight Reading I | |
| MUSC 145 | Applied Music 2 | 4 |
| MUSC 153 | Sight-Singing and Dictation I 3 | 2 |
| MUSC 154 | Music Theory I 3 | 2 |
| MUSC 163 | Sight-Singing and Dictation II | 2 |
| MUSC 164 | Music Theory II | 2 |
| MUSC 200 | Concert Music 4 | 0 |
| MUSC 323 | Basic Conducting | 2 |
| Select two courses, with instructor's approval, from the following: | 4-5 | |
| Music History and Literature: Medieval Through Early Baroque | ||
| Music History and Literature: Mid-Baroque Through Classic | ||
| Music History and Literature: Late Romantic Through Early 20th Century | ||
| Music Theory/History and Literature of the 20th Century | ||
| Music Cultures of the World | ||
| Ensemble Courses | ||
| Select 4 credits of ensemble, as appropriate to applied principal, from the following: | 4 | |
| Biola Chorale | ||
| Chamber Music Ensemble | ||
| Symphony Orchestra | ||
| Chamber Choir | ||
| Jazz Ensemble | ||
| Symphonic Winds | ||
| Handbell Choir | ||
| Vocal Jazz Ensemble | ||
| Women's Chorus | ||
| Worship and Popular Music Ensemble | ||
| Men's Chorus | ||
| Total Credits | 23-24 | |
| 1 | MUSC 118 is for non-keyboard minors. Prerequisite to MUSC 118 is MUSC 100, or proficiency. MUSC 261 is for keyboard minors. |
| 2 | Must take 4 credits in principle instrument, composition or voice, through proficiency level 224. Sophomore B.A. music degree proficiency required. See Conservatory Office for standards description. |
| 3 | Entry-level standard required. |
| 4 | Must take 4 semesters. |
