Music Minor
Minor - Music
College of Visual & Perf Arts
Catalog Year: 2014-2015
Degree Specific Credits: 27
Required Cumulative GPA: 2.75
Note: Electives are to allow for emphasis in a particular area of Music study and must include course work at the upper-division level.
Upper-division course work normally requires a pre-requisite. Please see the University general catalog for details.
Consent of instructor will be required if all prerequisites have not been met.
To receive an academic minor in Music the student Must earn at least 27 credits to include the following:
• MUSI 202L (Introduction to Music Literature) 3 credits
• MUSI 195 (Major Performance I) 2 credits
• 2 credits chosen from MUSI 112A (Choral Ensembles), 108A (Orchestras), 155A (Marching Band), 112A (Concert Bands), 110A (Opera Theater), 131A (UM Jazz Bands), 162A (Chamber Ensembles), taken concurrently with 195.
• MUSI 105-106 (Music Theory I, II) 4 credits
• MUSI 140-141 (Aural Perception I, II) 4 credits
• 12 credits of Music electives which Must be approved in advance by the School of Music, Director.
Reguired for a Minor in Music
Rule: All courses required
Note: *MUSI 108A-114A,, +162A, #191 Ensembles for one credit each semester for a total of 2 credits each year. +Guitar principals, only #piano principals only. Ensembles must be taken concurrently with MUSI 195. MUSI 195 Applied Studies 1 credit each semester for a total of 2 credits for the year. Music electives approved by Director of the School 12 credits. See elective options.
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MUSI 105 - Music Theory I
Offered autumn. Coreq., MUSI 140. Material and structure of music. Application of principles in tow-, three-, and four-part writing and the keyboard.
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2 Credits |
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MUSI 106 - Music Theory II
Offered spring. Prereq., MUSI 105. Coreq., MUSI 141. Continuation of MUSI 105.
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2 Credits |
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MUSI 140 - Aural Perception I
Offered autumn. Coreq., MUSI 105. A laboratory course in singing and dictation to supplement Theory I.
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2 Credits |
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MUSI 141 - Aural Perception II
Offered spring. Prereq., MUSI 140; coreq., MUSI 106. Continuation of MUSI 140.
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2 Credits |
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MUSI 202L - Intro to Music Literature
Offered spring. Prereq., for non-majors consent of instr. A survey of representative examples of the standard music literature of the Western European tradition. Particular attention to musical styles and forms and their relationship to musical understanding and effective listening. A basic knowledge of music fundamentals is expected. Credit not allowed for both MUSI 101L and 202L.
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3 Credits |
| Minimum Required Grade: C- | 15 Total Credits Required | |
Minor in Music Elective Options - Performance
Rule: All courses required
Note: MUSI 295 and MUSI 395 Applied Studies 1 credit each semester for a year total of 2 credits . Two year total of 4 credits in these Applied Studies. *MUSI 308A-314A, 362A, 391 Ensembles for four credits must be taken concurrently with MUSI 295, 395. Music Electives may be selected from MUSI 301H (Music History I), MUSI 205-206 (Theory III,IV) or from 300-400 level performance or academic classes for four credits.
Minor in Music Elective Options - Theory
Rule: All courses required
Note: *MUSI 356-357 Form and Analysis I, II for 4 credits *or MUSI 379 (Counterpoint I), 3 crs + 1 cr. elective
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MUSI 205 - Music Theory III
Offered autumn. Prereq., MUSI 106 and 141; coreq., MUSI 240. Continuation of MUSI 106.
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2 Credits |
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MUSI 206 - Music Theory IV
Offered spring. Prereq., MUSI 205; coreq., MUSI 241. This course is a continuation of MUSI 205, concentrating on, but not limited to, music as defined by and expressed in the Western European historical traditions from the Renaissance through the common practice period to the contemporary musical world in which we live.
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2 Credits |
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MUSI 240 - Aural Perception III
Offered autumn. Prereq., MUSI 106 and 141; coreq., MUSI 205. A lab course in singing and dictation to supplement Theory III.
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2 Credits |
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MUSI 241 - Aural Perception IV
Offered spring. Prereq., MUSI 240; coreq., MUSI 206. See MUSI 240.
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2 Credits |
| Minimum Required Grade: C- | 12 Total Credits Required | |
Minor in Music Elective Options - Music History
Rule: All courses required
Note: MUSI 415-417 History/Literature Period Courses for 6 credits and *Theory or Literature electives for 3 credits. *Although worth 4 crs., MUSI 205-206 (Theory III, IV) is strongly recommended to fulfill the Theory/Literature electives.
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MUSI 301H - Music History I
Offered autumn. Prereq., MUSI 202L. The history of music in Western civilization from its origins to 1750 and its relationship to general cultural development. Introduction to basic research skills in music. Emphasis on listening for style characteristics through representative recorded repertoire.
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3 Credits |
| Minimum Required Grade: C- | 12 Total Credits Required | |
Minor in Music Elective Options - Composition
Rule: All courses required
Note: MUSI 180 Composition I 1 credit each semester for a total of 2 credits each year for total of 4 credits, MUSI 280 Composition II 1 credit each semester for a total of 2 credits each year for total of 4 credits. MUSI 207X Music in World Cultures 3 credits
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MUSI 135A - Keyboard Skills I
Offered autumn. Music reading, techniques, and harmonization skills acquired through study of solo and ensemble repertoire in a contemporary electronic piano laboratory.
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1 Credits |
| Minimum Required Grade: C- | 12 Total Credits Required | |
Minor in Music Elective Options - Technology
Rule: All courses required
Note: Music Technology
MUST 110 Digital Audio and Multitracking 2
MUST 210 Sequencing, Synthesis, Sampling 2
MUST 310 Interactivity Digital Sgnl Proc. 2
MUST 227A Mtn Electroacoustic Lap Top Ensemble 1
MUSI 207X Music in World Cultures 3
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MUST 410 - Computer Music Programming
Offered autumn. Upper-division standing in music. Composition of computer music through programming. Study of object oriented programming, synthesis and digital signal processing techniques, music-generating algorithms, sound spatialization, graphical user interface design, and external control.
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2 Credits |
| Minimum Required Grade: C- | 12 Total Credits Required | |