Music Minor

Minor Requirements

18-24 credits

Music Foundations (2-4 credits)

Complete one of the following:

MUSI-1200Music Basics: Learning Music Notation

2 credits

MUSI-1210How Music Works: Intro to Music Theory

4 credits

Digital Fluency (4 credits)

Complete one of the following (4 credits):

MUSI-1060Music Production and Technology

4 credits

MUSI-1230Electronic Dance Music

4 credits

History and Context (4 credits)

Complete one of the following (4 credits):

MUSI-1100Europe's Got Talent: Intro to Classical Music

4 credits

MUSI-3100Western Classical Music

4 credits

Electives (4-8 credits)

Complete two courses from the following:

MUSI-1102Mic Drop! A Hist of Opera & Musical Theatre

4 credits

MUSI-1110Video Killed the Radio Star: Pop Music

4 credits

MUSI-1112Music of Love, Death and All the Rest

4 credits

MUSI-1120Music Around the World

4 credits

MUSI-1122Celtic Music: A Complicated History

2 credits

MUSI-1130Music & Nature

2 credits

MUSI-1210How Music Works: Intro to Music Theory

4 credits

MUSI-1220Music, Movies and Video Games

4 credits

MUSI-1230Electronic Dance Music

4 credits

MUSI-2100Musical Genius: Mozart, Beethoven, and You

4 credits

MUSI-3200Classical Music Theory

4 credits

MUSI-3210Advanced Music Theory

2 credits

MUSI-3310Go Viral: Music, Multimedia, and Marketing

4 credits

MUSI-3510Vocal Pedagogy & Literature

2 credits

MUSI-4200Musical Form and Analysis

2 credits

Up to 2 additional credits of lessons may be counted toward the 8 elective credits:

MUSI-Elective group lessons, MUSI-1002 thru MUSI-1012

1 credit

MUSI-1700Private Studio Lessons

0.5-1 credit

MUSI-3700Advanced Private Studio Lessons

0.5-1 credit

Up to 2 additional credits of ensemble may be counted toward the 8 elective credits.
MUSI-1020Wind Ensemble and Marching Band

1 credit

MUSI-1030Chorale

1 credit

MUSI-1040Sinfonia: String Orchestra

1 credit

MUSI-1050Jam Lab

1 credit

MUSI-3000Musical Theatre and Opera Workshop

1-2 credits

MUSI-3020Jazz Ensemble

1 credit

MUSI-3030Chamber Singers

1 credit

MUSI-3040Chamber Music

1 credit

Performance (4 credits)

1. Complete 2 credits of lessons from the following. Courses are repeatable.

MUSI-Elective group lessons, MUSI-1002 thru MUSI-1012

1 credit

MUSI-1700Private Studio Lessons

0.5-1 credit

MUSI-3700Advanced Private Studio Lessons

0.5-1 credit

2. Complete 2 credits of ensemble from the following. Courses are repeatable.

MUSI-1020Wind Ensemble and Marching Band

1 credit

MUSI-1030Chorale

1 credit

MUSI-1035Vocal Jazz Ensemble

1 credit

MUSI-1040Sinfonia: String Orchestra

1 credit

MUSI-1050Jam Lab

1 credit

MUSI-3000Musical Theatre and Opera Workshop

1-2 credits

MUSI-3020Jazz Ensemble

1 credit

MUSI-3030Chamber Singers

1 credit

MUSI-3040Chamber Music

1 credit

Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this minor, students will be able to:

  1. Fluently read musical notation;
  2. Learn analytical tools to improve better listening and music making skills;
  3. Describe the creative developments, historical contexts, and embedded values in a diverse variety of music; and
  4. Perform and create as a soloist and in an ensemble.