Music Minor (20-22 hours)

Requirements

Required Courses (8 hours)

MUS 126	Elementary Theory I	3
MUS 126L	Ele.Theory I Lab.	1
MUS 127	Elementary Theory II	3
MUS 127L	Ele.Theory II Lab.	1

Select 4-6 hours from the following courses.

Students must have at least 6 hours of coursework completed at the 300- and 400-level to satisfy the BMCU minor requirement.

MUS 349-c	Beginning Conducting-Choral	2
	Or
MUS 349-i	Beginning Conducting-Instr.	2
MUS 351c	Advanced Conducting-Choral	2
	Or
MUS 351-i	Advanced Conducting-Instrumental	2
MUS 360	Hist.of West.Music I	3
MUS 361	Hist.of West.Music II	3
Total Credit Hours:		4-6

*Applied Lessons

Minimum of four semesters of *Applied Lessons in a single area of concentration (voice, piano, instrumental)

Applied lessons at the 300- and 400-level may count toward the total of required upper-division coursework.

Total Credit Hours:

4

Recitals and Activities

Minimum of four semesters of MUS 100 Recitals and Activities required

MUS 100

Recitals/Activities

0

Major Ensemble

Minimum of four semesters of a Major Ensemble Required.

This can include Chorale (MUS 104), Jubilation (MUS 105), or Band (MUS 130-430 & 131-431).  Ensembles at the 300- and 400-level may count toward the 6 hours of upper-division coursework.

*Applied Music Requirements for All Majors and Minors 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 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.