Pictured | Clara Hooton | Bachelor of Music, Composition | New Carlisle, Indiana (hometown)
Volunteer Activities | High School Group Leader, The Vineyard Church; Worship Team, The Vineyard Church
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Minor in Music Composition

A minor in music is available to students in any IU South Bend degree program. Students wishing to minor in music should speak with the music department chair (an audition is not required). There are three different minor tracks: performance, music theory and history, and composition. All minor programs provide students with a fundamental education in the theory and history of music. Participation in ensembles is required.

All courses are 3 credit hours, unless otherwise noted.

Academic Advising

Your academic advisor is a critical partner in fostering your success at IU South Bend and beyond. Your advisor will help you explore academic majors and careers, plan your degree, choose classes, learn about internships and study abroad, and much more. To see who is assigned as your advisor, visit your Student Online Advising Record in one.iu.edu. For more information about advising at IU South Bend, visit the website for the Undergraduate Advising Center.

Final responsibility for meeting degree requirements rests with the student.

Questions about advising? Email sbadvise@iu.edu or call (574) 520-4550.

Minor Requirements (25 cr.)

Core Requirements (22 cr.)

• MUS-I 100 Cultural Events Attendance (0 cr.)
  4 semesters of successful completion
• MUS-K 110 Composition, Elective Level (1 cr.)
  4 semesters
• MUS-M 201 The Literature of Music 1
• MUS-M 202 The Literature of Music 2
• MUS-P 101 Piano Class 1 (1 cr.)
• MUS-P 102 Piano Clas 2 (1 cr.)
• MUS-T 113 Music Theory I
• MUS-T 114 Music Theory II
• MUS-X XXX University Ensemble (1 cr.)
  4 semesters

Other Music (3 cr.)

Select one of the following:

• MUS-M 375 Survey of Ethnic and Popular Music of the World
• MUS-M 430 Introduction to Contemporary Music
• MUS-T 120 Computer Skills for Musicians
• MUS-T 213 Music Theory III
• MUS-T 214 Music Theory IV
• MUS-T 390 Literary and Intellectual Traditions
• Or course as approved by department chair