Undergraduate Division

Minors for Students Whose Majors are Inside the Jacobs School of Music

Minors in the areas listed below are available to students whose majors are inside the Jacobs School of Music. Courses counting toward the minor require an average GPA of 2.0 or higher.

Minor in Composition

17 credit hours

Required Courses

  • K100 Composition Undergraduate Elective/Secondary (3-3-3-3 cr.)
  • K133 Notation and Calligraphy (1 cr.)
  • K214 Instrumentation I (2 cr.)
  • K215 Instrumentation II (2 cr.)
  • I301 Departmental Masterclass (0 cr.) to be taken concurrently with each semester of K100
Minor in Conducting

15 credit hours

This minor is open to students in the Bachelor of Music and Bachelor of Science in Music and an Outside Field degrees.

Required Courses

6 credit hours chosen from:

  • G370 Techniques for Conducting (2 cr.)
  • G371 Choral Conducting I (2 cr.)
  • G372 Choral Conducting II (2 cr.)
  • G373 Instrumental Conducting (2 cr.), which may be repeated
  • G374 Advanced Instrumental Conducting (2 cr.) concurrent with G385 Wind Band Score Study (2 cr.)

Electives

9 credit hours chosen from:

  • E312 Arranging for Instrumental and Vocal Groups (2 cr.)
  • F205 Introduction to Instrumental Techniques (for voice and piano majors) (3 cr.)
  • F261 String Class Techniques (2 cr.)
  • F281 Brass Instrument Techniques (2 cr.) concurrent with F200 Music Education Instrumental Laboratory (1 cr.)
  • F337 Woodwind Techniques (2 cr.) concurrent with F200 Music Education Instrumental Laboratory (1 cr.)
  • F338 Percussion Techniques (2 cr.)
  • F411 Musical Productions for the Choral Director (2 cr.)
  • F412 The Children’s Chorus (2 cr.)
  • F413 Choral Literature for Music Educators (2 cr.)
  • F461 Ear Training for Conductors (1 cr.)
  • F462 Score Reading (1 cr.)
  • G385 Wind Band Score Study (2 cr.)
  • Additional credit hours in the required conducting courses listed above
Minor in Conducting for BME Choral Students

14 credit hours

This minor is open to Bachelor of Music Education students in the area of choral teaching. No application is necessary. No more than 4 credit hours of courses used for requirements of the BME degree may be counted toward the minor in conducting.

Required Courses

  • G370 Techniques for Conducting (2 cr.)
  • G371 Choral Conducting I (2 cr.)
  • G372 Choral Conducting II (2 cr.)

Electives

8 credit hours chosen from:

  • F261 String Class Techniques (2 cr.)
  • F281 Brass Instrument Techniques (2 cr.) concurrent with F200 Music Education Instrumental Laboratory (1 cr.)
  • F337 Woodwind Techniques (2 cr.) concurrent with F200 Music Education Instrumental Laboratory (1 cr.)
  • F338 Percussion Techniques (2 cr.)
  • G373 Instrumental Conducting (2 cr.)
  • V120 English Diction for Singers (1 cr.)
  • V150 Italian Diction for Singers (1 cr.)
  • V250 German Diction for Singers (1 cr.)
  • V350 French Diction for Singers (1 cr.)
  • F412 The Children’s Chorus (2 cr.)
  • F414 Music in Early Childhood (2 cr.)
  • F415 Orff, Dalcroze, Kodály (2 cr.)
  • A maximum of 4 credit hours in secondary instrumental lessons including piano taken after the keyboard proficiency examination
Minor in Conducting for BME General Students

14 credit hours

This minor is open to Bachelor of Music Education students in the area of general music teaching. No application is necessary. No more than 4 credit hours of courses used for requirements of the BME degree may be counted toward the minor in conducting.

Required Courses

  • G370 Techniques for Conducting (2 cr.)
  • G371 Choral Conducting I (2 cr.)
  • G372 Choral Conducting II (2 cr.)

Electives

8 credit hours chosen from:

  • F261 String Class Techniques (2 cr.)
  • F281 Brass Instrument Techniques (2 cr.) concurrent with F200 Music Education Instrumental Laboratory (1 cr.)
  • F337 Woodwind Techniques (2 cr.) concurrent with F200 Music Education Instrumental Laboratory (1 cr.)
  • F338 Percussion Techniques (2 cr.)
  • G373 Instrumental Conducting (2 cr.)
  • V120 English Diction for Singers (1 cr.)
  • V150 Italian Diction for Singers (1 cr.)
  • V250 German Diction for Singers (1 cr.)
  • V350 French Diction for Singers (1 cr.)
  • F411 Musical Productions for the Choral Director (2 cr.)
  • F413 Choral Literature for Music Educators (2 cr.)
  • A maximum of 4 credit hours in secondary instru­mental lessons including piano taken after the keyboard proficiency examination
Minor in Conducting for BME Instrumental Teaching Students (Band and Strings)

14 credit hours

This minor is open to Bachelor of Music Education students in the areas of band and string instrumental teaching. No application is necessary. No more than 4 credit hours of courses used for requirements of the BME degree may be counted toward the minor in conducting.

Required Courses

  • G370 Techniques for Conducting (2 cr.)
  • G373 Instrumental Conducting (2-2 cr.)
  • G374 Advanced Instrumental Conducting (2 cr.) taken concurrently with G385 Wind Band Score Study (2 cr.) may be substituted for a repeat of G373 Instrumental Conducting.

Electives

8 credit hours chosen from:

  • G371 Choral Conducting I (2 cr.)
  • G372 Choral Conducting II (2 cr.)
  • F461 Ear Training for Conductors (1 cr.)
  • F462 Score Reading (1 cr.)
  • G382 Wind Band Literature (2 cr.)
  • G385 Wind Band Score Study (2 cr.)
  • G390 String Orchestral Literature (2 cr.)
  • F411 Musical Productions for the Choral Director (2 cr.)
  • F412 The Children’s Chorus (2 cr.)
  • F413 Choral Literature for Music Educators (2 cr.)
  • F414 Music in Early Childhood (2 cr.)
  • F415 Orff, Dalcroze, Kodály (2 cr.)
  • A maximum of 4 credit hours in secondary instrumental lessons including piano taken after the keyboard proficiency examination
Minor in Electronic Music

15 credit hours

Only composition majors may apply to the minor in Electronic Music. After completion of K403 and K404 Electronic Studio Resources I and II, an applicant should submit to the Director of the Center for Electronic and Computer Music a portfolio consisting of a minimum of two electronic compositions and one example of a music programming language project. No more than 6 credit hours of courses used for requirements for the BM Composition degree may be counted toward the minor in electronic music.

Required Courses

  • K403 Electronic Studio Resources I (3 cr.)
  • K404 Electronic Studio Resources II (3 cr.)
  • K406 Projects in Electronic Music (3-2 cr.)
  • CSCI-A 201 Introduction to Programming I (or equivalent computer science programming course approved in advance) (4 cr.)
Minor in Historical Performance

14 credit hours

Admissions requirements: previous experience on the historical instrument or its modern counterpart and permission from the department chair.

Required Courses

  • Y1--  Elective/Secondary performance study on a single historical instrument (8 cr.)
  • 2 credit hours chosen from:
    • M415 Interpreting Unaccompanied Bach (2 cr.)
    • M417 Medieval Performance Practice (2 cr.)
    • M418 Renaissance Performance Practice (2 cr.)
    • M419 Baroque Performance Practice (2 cr.)
    • M420 Classical Performance Practice (2 cr.)
    • M435 Performance Practice Before 1750 (2 cr.)

Electives

4 credit hours chosen from M415, M417-420, M435, or:

  • Y450 Historical Performance Chamber Ensembles (1 cr.)
  • M458 Topics in Historical Performance (1-3 cr.) (May be repeated.)
  • Other M or T courses with approval of the department chair
Minor in Jazz Studies

15 credit hours

Required Courses

  • M393 History of Jazz (3 cr.)
  • O311 Fundamentals of Jazz Theory (1 cr.)
  • O321 Jazz Improvisa­tion 1 (2 cr.)
  • P201 Jazz Piano Class 1 (2 cr.)

Students are strongly encouraged to take these courses before the elective courses.

Electives

7 credit hours chosen from:

  • E470 Pedagogy of Jazz (2 cr.)
  • E482 Methods and Materials for Teaching Vocal Jazz (2 cr.)
  • O316 Jazz Arranging 1 (2 cr.)
  • O317 Jazz Arranging 2 (2 cr.)
  • O318 Styles and Analysis of Jazz 1 (2 cr.)
  • O319 Styles and Analysis of Jazz 2 (2 cr.)
  • O322 Jazz Improvisation 2 (3 cr.)
  • O323 Jazz Improvisation 3 (3 cr.)
  • O324 Jazz Improvisation 4 (3 cr.)
  • O450 Jazz Chamber Ensemble (Jazz Combo) (1 cr.)
  • P202 Jazz Piano Class 2 (2 cr.)
Minor in Music Education

15 credit hours

This minor is suggested for those with an interest in music education. It does not meet the requirements for licensure or public school teaching and is not open to Bachelor of Music Education students.

Required Courses

  • E130 Introduction to Music Learning (2 cr.). Students who complete this course with a grade of B+ or better may declare the minor and continue with the following requirements.
  • E232 Inclusive Participatory Music Practices (3 cr.), concurrent with EDUC M201 Laboratory/Field Experience (0 cr.)
  • G370 Techniques for Conducting (2 cr.)
  • One course chosen from one of the following areas:
    1. String emphasis: E303 Violin/Viola Pedagogy I (2 cr.), E306 Cello Pedagogy (2 cr.), E315 Double Bass Pedagogy (2 cr.), or E480 Methods and Materials for Teaching String Music (2 cr.)
    2. Choral/General emphasis: F205 Introduction to Instrumental Techniques (3 cr.), F411 Musical Productions for the Choral Director (2 cr.), F412 The Children’s Chorus (2 cr.), F413 Choral Literature for Music Educators (2 cr.), F414 Music in Early Childhood (2 cr.), or F415 Orff, Dalcroze, Kodály (2 cr.)
    3. Wind/Band emphasis: F261 String Class Techniques (2 cr.), F281 Brass Instrument Techniques (2 cr.) concurrent with F200 Music Education Instrumental Laboratory (1 cr.), F337 Woodwind Techniques (2 cr.) concurrent with F200 Music Education Instrumental Laboratory (1 cr.), or F338 Percussion Techniques (2 cr.)

Electives

Chosen from the above courses or from:

  • E304 Violin/Viola Pedagogy II (2 cr.)
  • E312 Arranging for Instrumental and Vocal Groups (2 cr.)
  • E410 Topics in Music Education and Pedagogy (3 cr.)
  • E481 Methods and Materials for Teaching Instrumental Jazz (2 cr.)
  • E482 Methods and Materials for Teaching Vocal Jazz (2 cr.)
  • E494 Vocal Pedagogy (3 cr.)
  • F466 Techniques in Marching Bands (2 cr.)
  • G371 Choral Conducting I (2 cr.)
  • G373 Instrumen­tal Conducting (2 cr.)

Only one conducting course in addition to G370 may count toward the minor.

Minor in Music Scoring for Visual Media

15 credit hours

Prerequisites (6 cr.). For students other than composition majors: K100 Composition (3 cr.), and K361 Introduction to MIDI and Computer Music (3 cr.) OR A100 Foundations of Audio Technology (3 cr.).

No more than 6 credit hours of courses used for degree requirements may be counted toward the minor in music scoring for visual media.

 Required Courses (10-15 cr.)

  • MSCH C228 Introduction to Production Techniques and Practices (3 cr.) or MSCH P335 Production as Criticism (3 cr.) or MSCH P360 Motion Picture Production (4 cr.)
  • K455 Topics in Music Scoring for Visual Media (6-9 cr.)
  • K302 Projects in Music Scoring for Visual Media (1-3 cr.)

Electives

0-5 credit hours chosen from:

  • O316 Jazz Arranging I (2 cr.)
  • O317 Jazz Arranging II (2 cr.)
  • K361 Introduction to MIDI and Computer Music (3 cr.)
  • A100 Foundations of Audio Technology (3 cr.)
  • K403 Electronic Studio Resources I (3 cr.)
  • K404 Electronic Studio Resources II (3 cr.)
  • K455 Topics in Music Scoring for Visual Media (1-3 cr.)
  • MSCH C223 Introduction to Design and Production (3 cr.)
  • MSCH V344 Current Topics in Communication and Culture: Sound and Cinema (3 cr.)
  • MSCH H452 Honors Seminar in Design & Production: Sound for Games & Mediated Environments (3 cr.)
  • Other course approved by the director of music undergraduate studies
Minor in Music Theory

15 credit hours

Admission to the minor requires an average GPA of 3.0 or higher in the required courses in music theory and literature: T151-T152-T251/T261-T252/T262-T351/T361 Music Theory and Literature I-II-III-IV-V.

Required Courses

  • 12 credit hours chosen from:
    • T410 Topics in Music Theory (3 cr.) (May be repeated for different topics.)
    • T412 Advanced Aural and Keyboard Techniques (3 cr.)
    • T416 Counterpoint: Variable Topics (3 cr.) (May be repeated for different topics.)
    • T417 Analysis of Tonal Music (3 cr.)
    • T418 Music and Ideas (3 cr.)
  • T400 Undergraduate Readings in Music Theory (3 cr.), in which the student writes a senior thesis under the supervision of a member of the music theory faculty.
Minor in Music Theory and History

15 credit hours

Admission to the minor requires an average GPA of 3.0 or higher in the required courses in music theory and literature: T151-T152-T251/T261-T252/T262-T351/T361 Music Theory and Literature I-II-III-IV-V and M401-M402 History and Literature of Music I-II.

Required Courses

  • 6 credit hours chosen from:
    • T410 Topics in Music Theory (3 cr.) (May be repeated for different topics.)
    • T412 Advanced Aural and Keyboard Techniques (3 cr.)
    • T416 Counterpoint: Variable Topics (3 cr.) (May be repeated for different topics.)
    • T417 Analysis of Tonal Music (3 cr.)
    • T418 Music and Ideas (3 cr.)
  • 6 credit hours:
    • M410 Composer or Genre (3-3 cr.) (May be repeated for different topics.)
  • T400 Undergraduate Readings in Music Theory (3 cr.) or M400 Undergraduate Readings in Musicology (3 cr.), in which the student writes a senior thesis under the supervision of a member of the faculty from the appropriate department.

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