Music Minor (24-26 hours)

Requirements

Required Courses (11 hours)

MU 126	Elementary Theory I	3
MU 126L	Elementary Theory I Lab	1
MU 127	Elementary Theory II	3
MU 127L	Elementary Theory II Lab	1
MU 374	Music Literature	3

Select 6 hours from the following:

MU 226	Intermediate Theory I	3
MU 226L	Intermediate Theory I Lab	1
MU 227	Intermediate Theory II	3
MU 227L	Intermediate Theory II Lab	1
MU 349	Beginning Conducting	2
MU 351c	$name
	Or
MU 351i	$name
MU 360	History of Western Music I	3
MU 361	History of Western Music II	3

If piano is the main applied subject:

MU 132B	$name
MU 133B	$name
MU 232B	$name

If voice is the main applied subject:

MU 134B	$name
MU 135B	$name
MU 234B	$name
MU 132D	$name
MU 133D	$name

Minimum of 4 hours credit in Chorale

Applied Music Requirements for All Degrees in Music

1. Each course in applied music will contain music from contrasting stylistic periods. Different periods and composers will be emphasized each semester. In applied piano, technical studies and basic pianistic skills (such as accompanying, sight-reading, harmonization, transposition, and hymn playing) will be explored. In applied voice, art songs and arias from opera and oratorio will be assigned according to the individual student’s ability; in addition, the basics of correct posture, breathing, and tone production are studied. The detailed course descriptions below relate to the applied music courses. Non-credit applied music courses are not available.
   1. Applied music for students with a major in music or Worship Leadership under the Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Science in Education, Bachelor of Music, or Bachelor of Music Education programs (the letter A is affixed to the course number): 132A through 238A. One to two hours of credit each semester. 332A through 438A. One to three hours of credit each semester.
   2. Applied music for students minoring in music (the letter B is affixed to the course number): 132B through 438B. One hour of credit each semester.
   3. Applied music for students earning elective credit in music (the letter D is affixed to the course number): One hour of credit each semester.
2. No applied music credit earned in any given program may be credited toward a program of higher difficulty except under all of the following conditions:
   1. A performance examination for advanced standing.
   2. Recommendation of the applied music professor involved.

In no case may more than three hours of applied music credit per semester be earned at any level. Students are required to follow the recommended number of applied hours in this Catalog per semester. In no case may a freshman take more than two applied hours per semester. Sophomore applied music students may take three hours only with special permission from the chair of the department.