A minor in music provides an excellent background for a variety of careers. Students have the option of selecting careers designed to prepare them as singers, instrumentalists, composers, songwriters, sound engineering techniques, music production, and music directing upon graduation. Students are encouraged to take specific courses that apply to their area of interest.
Students wishing to pursue a music minor must audition for the music department faculty and begin a course of study no later than fall semester of the sophomore year. Additionally, they are required to take music theory and keyboard skills assessment tests. For minors, MUS 113A is a prerequisite for all other core courses in the department. After acceptance into the minor, the following courses are required (24 hours with no grade below “C”).
Music minors must be enrolled in Applied Music, Ensemble and Music Seminar for four successive semesters. Music minors are expected to present a Music Minors’ Project upon completion of their music courses. The student and her applied instructor will decide upon this project.
Music
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Music Seminar is a zero-credit, pass/fail, weekly meeting of all music majors and minors for the purpose of student recitals (matinées), seminars, workshops, special lectures, guest recitals, and listening labs. Music minors must be enrolled in Music Seminar for four (4) semesters.
The study of voice or an instrument is an integral part of the musical education of every music student. Therefore, she must complete a minimum of four (4) semesters of private lessons on a single instrument. All Applied Music students will attend group performance classes as scheduled by the instructor in addition to the private lesson. Private lessons require a minimum of six (6) hours of practice per week and offer one (1) credit per semester. Two Applied Music courses may not be taken concurrently for credit nor may they be taken concurrently without permission of the department chair.
Private lessons are offered in the following instruments:
Ensemble participation is open by audition to all students of the College, with or without credit. A full year commitment is expected.
Music majors and minors are required to register each semester for an ensemble that serves as a laboratory supporting the primary Applied Music study. Upper-level music students may elect an additional ensemble (for one credit or zero credit) only with the approval of the primary applied music teacher and the department chair. A minimum of four (4) semester hours of ensemble credit may be used in meeting departmental graduation requirements for the music minor.
The following performance ensembles are offered:
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