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Music Minor

The minor is designed to provide one of the following objectives:

1. A course of study in music with sufficient breadth and depth to satisfy the artistic aspiration of students from any major who have some background and experience in music, or

2. An alternative to the rigorous course of study required for the major in music for those students who do not aspire to a musical career.

Acceptance criteria for the minor include a successful audition and a theory/aural skill assessment prior to enrollment in private lessons or the theory sequence. The ability to read music is required. Aural and Written Music Theory must be taken concurrently. In any given term, the private study fee will not be waived unless the student is enrolled for at least one other course (not including MUAS 1010) required for the minor. The maximum number of credits for which the private study fee will be waived is four. Minors with a Meadows Scholarship may have other requirements and should refer to their scholarship letter. Ensemble participation is encouraged.

Requirements for the minor in music (19 term hours):

**MUTH 1129 and 1229 Aural Skills and Music Theory I
**MUTH 1130 and 1230 Aural Skills and Music Theory II
MUHI 1202 Introduction to Music in World Societies
MUHI Choose two courses from the following:
MUHI 3255 The Romantic Century
MUHI 3256 Music Since 1900
MUPR or MUTH Private study in instrument, voice, or composition.
Composition study, if approved, must be taken with an instrument or voice.
(Four term credit hours, typically one per term)
MUTH, MUHI 3 credit hours of upper-division elective(s) in Music History, Music Theory, or Acoustics of Music (MPSY 5340)
MUAS 1010 Recital attendance for four terms (see the Division of Music Student Handbook for course requirements)

 

 

 

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