The Music Minor

For those non-majors across the university whose involvement with the Department of Music forms an essential aspect of their undergraduate study, the undergraduate minor in music gives both formal recognition and structural coherence to their musical studies. The minor is designed to provide for breadth by requiring involvement in each of the three principal subdisciplines (music theory, music history, and musical performance), while at the same time permitting enough flexibility that each student can emphasize the area or areas that interest him or her most.

If interested please notify the Department of Music main office with your name, netid, graduation date and college.

Core requirements

1. One course in music theory: MUSIC 1101 (3 credits), 1105 (3 credits), 2101/2103 (5 credits), 3111 (3 credits), 3112 (3 credits), 3113 (3 credits), 3115 (3 credits). A student given Advanced Standing in place of MUSIC 2101/2103 should take a higher-numbered theory course; placement alone cannot fulfill this requirement.

2. One course in music history and culture, drawn from courses listed in Courses of Study as Music in History and Culture (3 credits) and those listed as Music History Courses for Majors and Qualified Non-Majors (3-4 credits).

3. Four credits in performance, drawn from those courses listed as Musical Instruction (i.e., private lessons in voice or another instrument), or Musical Organizations and Ensembles, or both. Since these are 1- and 2-credit courses, students may achieve their total of 4 credits in various ways: two semesters of 2-credit lessons, four semesters of 1-credit ensembles, or a combination of the two.

4. In addition to these 10-13 credits, an additional 8 credits of elective courses from any Music subdiscipline, including Electroacoustic Music, of which at least 3 credits must be in a classroom (not performance) course.