Music Minor
Requirements of the Music Minor.
Prerequisites for acceptance as a music minor: students should have completed a minimum of MUSI 002B and MUSI 011/040A OR MUSI 011A/040A and one Music History/Ethnomusicology course to be considered as a music minor.
For more information, please see the catalog.
| Course Minor | Minimum number of required courses: | Eligible Courses: |
| Music Theory: | 1 | Music 011* |
| Musicianship: | 1 | Music 040A* |
| Music History and Literature: | 1 | One music history course from the department's offerings: MUSI 020(W), 021(W), 022(W), 023(W). Additional upper level history course with approval of the Dept Chair. |
| Ethnomusicology: | 1 | One ethnomusicology course from the department's offerings: Music 002A, 002C, 003, 003C, 005A, 006D, 007A, 007C, 008B, 009B, 010, 100, or 109. Additional courses with approval of the Dept Chair. |
| Ensemble: | 2 semesters | Orchestra, Wind Ensemble, Chorus, Garnet Singers, Jazz Ensemble, Chinese Music Ensemble, Taiko, Gamelan, Critical Mass |
| Elective: | 2 | TWO electives of your choice (may include Dance or Theater with Department Chair approval). One of these must be a designated "upper level" course (any one-credit course numbered MUSI 012 or higher; see list below). |
| Additional Requirement: | Keyboard skills: This requirement can be fulfilled by completing MUSI 012 & 040B. One semester of Music 48 in piano will also fulfill this requirement. Students who do not complete Music 012 / 040B or who have not had piano instruction should see the Chair to discuss another path to fulfilling the keyboard skills requirement. | |
| *Required |
Credit/No Credit Policy
Courses taken during the first semester of the first year are taken CR/NC for all students. After that semester, students minoring in music may elect to take one music course, of the student's choosing and without restrictions, as CR/NC to count towards the minor (with a recorded grade of CR).
List of Upper Level Music Courses
Generally, courses numbered MUSI 012 and above are considered "upper level" courses (excluding musicianship, ensembles and Class Study of Guitar). The following are upper level offerings for 2026 - 2028:
MUSI 012: Harmony, Counterpoint, and Form 2
MUSI 013: Harmony, Counterpoint, and Form 3
MUSI 014: Harmony, Counterpoint, and Form 4
MUSI 017: Introduction to Orchestral Conducting
MUSI 019: Composition
MUSI 020: Medieval/Renaissance Music (W)
MUSI 022: 19th Century Music in Europe and the U.S. (W)
MUSI 100: Ethnomusicology Seminar
MUSI 104: Chopin
MUSI 109: Music, Race and Politics: 19th- and 20th-Century Jazz in the U.S.
MUSI 115: Music Theory Seminar
