Music Minors and Concentration
Students may select from a range of academic minors in music, including: Music; Piano Pedagogy; Jazz and American Music Studies; and Music Business Recording and Production. The department also offers a Concentration in Music for students enrolled in the School of Education.
Additional Preprofessional Studies Minors are available to advanced students interested in applying to graduate and professional school in music education or conducting. To enter either preprofessional minor, students must be a declared major in music (performance track) and then complete the additional coursework described below.
- Minor in Music
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Total Credits: 21-22
Musicianship Requirement
MUSC 139, 140 Piano I, II (2 credits)
MUSC 189 Elements and Music Theory (3 credits)
MUSC 256 Harmony I: Elements of Polyphony; or
MUSC 258 Harmony I: Elements of Jazz Harmony (3 credits)
Critical Histories and Methods
MUSC 236 Thinking through Music I (3 credits)
Two courses selected from:
MUSC 217 Jazz in America
MUSC 226 Music History I: Music and the European City, 1685-1803
MUSC 227 Music History II: Key Figures in Music History, Beethoven to Beyoncé
MUSC 231 Introduction to Ethnomusicology
MUSC 232 Folk Music in America
Electives in MUSC
Two, 3-credit music courses which may not include MUSC 110 or 120; OR
One, 3-credit music courses which may not include MUSC 110 or 120 and a total of 3 credits of MUSC 160/5 Performance Organization and/or three semesters of applied study.
- Minor in Piano Pedagogy
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Total Credits: 22-23*
MUSC 189 Elements and Music Theory (3 cr)
MUSC 226 Music History I: Music and the European City, 1685-1803
MUSC 227 Music History II: Key Figures in Music History, Beethoven to Beyoncé
MUSC 240 Piano (two semesters)** (2 credits)
MUSC 256 Harmony I: Elements of Polyphony
MUSC 259 Elements of Figured Bass
MUSC 340 Piano (two semesters) (2 credits)
One course from
- MUSC 257 Harmony II (3 cr)
- MUSC 376: Piano Teaching Practicum (2 cr)
- MUSC 393: Honors Project In Music (3 cr)
* Audition required
**Prerequisite of MUSC 140 Piano II or equivalent experience
- Minor in Jazz and American Music Studies
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Total Credits: 21-22
Required courses (9 credits)
MUSC 217 Jazz in America (3 cr)
MUSC 232 Folk Music in America (3 cr)
MUSC 236 Thinking through Music I (3 cr)
Electives in music chosen from (5-9 credits):
- MUSC 165 Jazz Ensemble or String Band (1-3cr)
- MUSC 222 History of American Musical Theatre (3cr)
- MUSC 258 Harmony I: Elements of Jazz Harmony (3cr)
- MUSC 291 Music and Ideas (when applicable; 3cr)
- MUSC 332 Music, Gender, and Sexuality (when applicable; 3cr)
- MUSC 337 Music, Race, and Ethnicity (when applicable; 3cr)
- MUSC 338 Folk Music in New York State (3cr)
- MUSC 339 Folk and Popular Music Studies (when applicable; 3cr)
- MUSC 346 Jazz Harmony and Improvisation I (2cr)
- MUSC 347 Jazz Harmony and Improvisation II (2cr)
- MUSC 439 Portfolio Review (2-3cr)
Related Requirements outside of MUSC (3-7cr)
- HIST 164 African American History from 1844 (4cr)
- AMST 201 Topics in American Studies (4cr)
- BLKS 200 Introduction to Black Studies (3cr)
- ENGL 318 Black British Literature and Culture (4cr)
- ENGL 337 African American Literature (4cr)
- ENGL 439 American Ways (when applicable; 4cr)
- Minor in Music Business, Recording, and Production
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Total Credits: 20
Musicianship Requirement, one course from
- MUSC 110 Basic Musicianship (3 cr);
- MUSC 182 Musicianship I for Musical Theatre (3 cr); OR
- MUSC 189 Elements of Music Theory (3 cr)
Music Business, Recording, and Production courses (14 cr)
MUSC 102 Introduction to Music Technology (3 cr)
MUSC 202 Music Entrepreneurship (3 cr)
MUSC 302 Music Recording and Production (3 cr)
MUSC 303 Film and Game Scoring (3 cr)
MUSC 495 Capstone: Recording and Production Internship (2 cr)
One course from
- ACCT 102 Introduction to Financial Accounting; OR
- ECON 110 Introduction to Microeconomics (3cr)
- Concentration in Music (School of Education; new requirements beginning Fall 2021!)
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Total Credits: 30
Musicianship Requirement
MUSC 189 Elements and Music Theory (3 credits)
MUSC 256 Harmony I: Elements of Polyphony; or
MUSC 258 Harmony I: Elements of Jazz Harmony (3 credits)
Critical Histories and Methods
MUSC 236 Thinking through Music I (3 credits); and
Three courses selected from:
- MUSC 217 Jazz in America (3 credits)
- MUSC 226 Music History I: Music and the European City, 1685-1803 (3 credits)
- MUSC 227 Music History II: Key Figures in Music History, Beethoven to Beyoncé (3 credits)
- MUSC 231 Introduction to Ethnomusicology (3 credits)
- MUSC 232 Folk Music in America (3 credits)
Electives in MUSC
Two, 3-credit music courses at the 200 or 300 level that do not include performance organization or applied study (6 credits).
Applied Study in MUSC
MUSC 160/165 Performance Organization and/or MUSC 140, 141, 142, 143,144,145, 240, 241, 242, 243, 244, and 245 (6 credits).
- Preprofessional Studies Minor in Music Teaching, K-12
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Total Credits: 21cr
MUSC 141: Voice for the General Student (1cr)
MUSC 240: Piano (2 cr)
MUSC 257: Harmony II (3cr)
MUSC 259: Elements of Figured Bass (1cr)
MUSC 340: Piano (2 cr)
MUSC 365, 366: Conducting I & II (6cr)
SPED: Introduction to Special Education (3cr)
Students must also complete 3 of the following methods courses in trumpet, clarinet, percussion, high strings, and low strings selected from:
MUSC 142: Woodwinds for the General Student (1cr)
MUSC 143: Brass for the General Student (1cr)
MUSC 144: Strings for the General Student (1cr)
MUSC 145: Percussion for the General Student (1cr)
- Preprofessional Studies Minor in Music Conducting
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Total Credits: 21cr
MUSC 141: Voice for the General Student (1cr)
MUSC 240: Piano (2 cr)
MUSC 257: Harmony II (3cr)
MUSC 259: Elements of Figured Bass (1cr)
MUSC 317: Orchestration (3cr)
MUSC 340: Piano (2 cr)
MUSC 365, 366: Conducting I & II (6cr)
Students must also complete 3 of the following methods courses in trumpet, clarinet, percussion, high strings, and low strings selected from:
MUSC 142: Woodwinds for the General Student (1cr)
MUSC 143: Brass for the General Student (1cr)
MUSC 144: Strings for the General Student (1cr)
MUSC 145: Percussion for the General Student (1cr)
note: Students beginning their minor coursework prior to the fall 2021 semester should consult the previous requirements here.