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Minors for Music StudentsNEW!!Minors in the areas listed below are available to students whose majors are inside the Jacobs School of Music. Courses counting toward the minor require an average GPA of 2.00 or higher. Students can declare a minor by completing a form in the Music Advising Office (MU 011) or by using our online Minor form. For students who are not music majors, click here for the music minor and other music opportunities.
Minor in Composition (17 credit hours) Admission requirements: Applicants should submit to the Composition Department chairperson a portfolio of one to three scores (and recordings, if available) and a chronological list of all completed compositions, including date, instrumentation, duration, and any performances. Required courses: K133 Notation and Calligraphy (1 cr.), K214 Instrumentation I (2 cr.), K215 Instrumentation II (2 cr.), K100 Composition Undergraduate Elective/Secondary (3-3-3-3 cr.), and I500 Performance and Composition Masterclass (to be taken concurrently with each semester of K100) (0 cr.). At least two semesters of K100 must be taken after acceptance into the minor. Three compositions written by the student will be performed as part of enrollment in I500.
Minor in Conducting (15 credit hours) Admission requirements: This minor is only open to students in the Bachelor of Music (BM) and Bachelor of Science in Music and an Outside Field (BSOF) degrees. Required courses: 6 credit hours chosen from the following: G370 Techniques for Conducting (2 cr.), G371 Choral Conducting I (2 cr.), G372 Choral Conducting II (2 cr.), or G373 Instrumental Conducting (2 cr.), which may be repeated.
9 credit hours in electives must be chosen from the following: E312 Arranging for Instrumental and Vocal groups (2 cr.), F205 Introduction to Instrumental Techniques (for voice and piano majors) (3 cr.), F261 String Class Techniques (2 cr.), F281 Brass Instrument Techniques (2 cr.) with coreq F200 Instrumental Lab (1 cr.), F337 Woodwind Techniques (2 cr.) with coreq F200 Instrumental Lab (1 cr.), F338 Percussion Techniques (2 cr.), F411 Musical Productions for the Choral Director (2 cr.), F412 The Children’s Chorus (2 cr.), F413 Choral Literature for Music Educators (2 cr.), F461 Score Reading I (1 cr.), F462 Score Reading II (1 cr.), or additional hours in the conducting courses listed above. Minor in Conducting (14 credit hours) Admission requirements: For BME students only. No more than 4 credits of courses used for requirements of the BME degree may be counted towards the minor in conducting.
Required courses: G370 Techniques for Conducting (2 cr.), G371 Choral Conducting I (2 cr.), G372 Choral Conducting II (2 cr.). 8 credits in electives chosen from the following courses: F261 String Class Techniques (2 cr.), F281 Brass Instrument Techniques (2 cr.) with coreq F200 Instrumental Lab (1 cr.), F337 Woodwind Techniques (2 cr.) with coreq F200 Instrumental Lab (1 cr.), F338 Percussion Techniques (2 cr.), G373 Instrumental Conducting (2 cr.), U233 Applied French Diction for Singers (1 cr.), U243 Applied German Diction for Singers (1 cr.), U253 Applied Italian Diction for Singers (1 cr.), U361 English Diction for Singers (1 cr.), F412 The Children’s Chorus (2 cr.), F414 Music in Early Childhood (2 cr.), F415 Orff/ Dalcroze/ Kodály (2 cr.), or a maximum of 4 credits in secondary instrumental lessons including piano taken after the keyboard proficiency examination.
Required courses: G370 Techniques for Conducting (2 cr.), G371 Choral Conducting I (2 cr.), G372 Choral Conducting II (2 cr.). 8 credits in electives chosen from the following courses: F261 String Class Techniques (2 cr.), F281 Brass Instrument Techniques (2 cr.) with coreq F200 Instrumental Lab (1 cr.), F337 Woodwind Techniques (2 cr.) with coreq F200 Instrumental Lab (1 cr.), F338 Percussion Techniques (2 cr.), G373 Instrumental Conducting (2 cr.), U233 Applied French Diction for Singers (1 cr.), U243 Applied German Diction for Singers (1 cr.), U253 Applied Italian Diction for Singers (1 cr.), U361 English Diction for Singers (1 cr.), F411 Musical Productions for the Choral Director (2 cr.), F413 Choral Literature for Music Educators (2 cr.), or a maximum of 4 credits in secondary instrumental lessons including piano taken after the keyboard proficiency examination.
Required courses: G370 Techniques for Conducting (2 cr.), G373 Instrumental Conducting (2, 2 cr.). 8 credits in electives chosen from the following courses: G371 Choral Conducting I (2 cr.), G372 Choral Conducting II (2 cr.), F461 Score Reading I (1 cr.), F462 Score Reading II (1 cr.), G382 Wind Band Literature (2 cr.), G385 Wind Band Score Study (2 cr.), G390 String Orchestral Literature (2 cr.), F411 Musical Productions for the Choral Director (2 cr.), F412 The Children’s Chorus (2 cr.), F413 Choral Literature for Music Educators (2 cr.), F414 Music in Early Childhood (2 cr.), F415 Orff/ Dalcroze/ Kodály (2 cr.), or a maximum of 4 credits in secondary instrumental lessons including piano taken after the keyboard proficiency examination.
Minor in Early Music (15 credit hours) Admission requirements: previous experience on the early instrument or its modern counterpart and permission from the department chair.
Required courses: M435 Performance Practices before 1750 (3 cr.) Y110 Secondary Early Music Lessons (2-2-2-2 cr.) on a single early instrument 4 credits to be chosen from the following: F450 Early Music Chamber group (1 cr.), M458 Early Music Topics (1 cr.) (may be repeated), M415 Interpreting Unaccompanied Bach (2 cr.), or other M or T courses with approval of the department chair. Minor in Jazz Studies (15 credit hours) Admission requirements: none
Required courses: M395 Contemporary Jazz and Soul Music (3 cr.), O316 Jazz Arranging 1 (2 cr.), O321 Jazz Improvisation 1 (3 cr.), and P201 Jazz Piano Class 1 (2 cr.).
5 credit hours in electives must be chosen from the following: E470 Pedagogy of Jazz (2 cr.), F450 Chamber Music [Jazz Combo] (1 cr.), O317 Jazz Arranging 2 (2 cr.), O318 Styles and Analysis of Jazz 1 (2 cr.), O319 Styles and Analysis of Jazz 2 (2 cr.), O322 Jazz Improvisation 2 (3 cr.), O323 Jazz Improvisation 3 (3 cr.), O324 Jazz Improvisation 4 (3 cr.), and P202 Jazz Piano Class 2 (2 cr.). Also available for bass, drum and piano majors: O325 Rhythm Section Literature and Performance Practice (2 cr.). Minor in Music Education (15 credit hours) For BM and BSOF students. This minor is suggested for those with an interest in music education. It does not meet the requirements for licensure or public school teaching.
Admission requirements: E130 Introduction to Music Learning (2 cr.) Students who complete this course with a grade of B+ or better may declare the minor and continue with the following requirements.
Required courses: E231 General Music Methods K-12 (2 cr.) and EDUC M201 Field Experience (0 cr.) G370 Techniques for Conducting (2 cr.).
One course must be chosen from one of the following areas:
Electives chosen from the above courses or from the following: E304 Violin/Viola Pedagogy II (2 cr.), E312 Arranging for Instrumental and Vocal Groups (2 cr.), E410 Topics in Music Education and Pedagogy (3 cr.), E470 Pedagogy of Jazz (2 cr.), E494 Vocal Pedagogy (3 cr.), F466 Techniques in Marching Bands (2 cr.), G371 Choral Conducting I (2 cr.), or G373 Instrumental Conducting (2 cr.). Only one conducting course in addition to G370 may count towards the minor. Minor in Music Theory (15 credit hours) Admission requirements: an average GPA of 3.0 or higher in the required courses in music theory and literature: T151-T152-T251/T261-T252/T262-T351 Music Theory and Literature I-II-III-IV-V. Required courses:
Minor in Music Theory and History (15 credit hours) Admission requirements: an average GPA of 3.0 or higher in the required courses in music theory and literature: T151-T152-T251/T261-T252/T262-T351 Music Theory and Literature I-II-III-IV-V and M401-M402 History and Literature of Music I-II. Required courses:
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