The minor in music will provide you with an introduction to musical training, offering the basic skills necessary for understanding and appreciating music.

Highlights

Career opportunities

The minor in music provides training that can be partnered with many majors and interests to prepare you for work in creative fields such as teaching, children's ministries, missions and advertising.

Course listing

General Education Or Other Prerequisites (6 Units)

* (Prerequisite for MUS 110L. Requirement may be waived by passing the theory placement exam.)

Students who demonstrate sufficient background (by exam) may waive MUS 101 - Elements of Musicianship and proceed directly to MUS 110L - Music Theory and Aural Skills Lab. For students who require foundation studies in preparation for the theory course sequence, music faculty recommends MUS 131 - Piano Class or MUS 135 - Private Instruction in Piano, followed by MUS 101 - Elements of Musicianship.

Required Courses (21-22 Units)

Select one of the following

Music history courses should be preceded by MUS 349 - Music Research and MUS 110L - Music Theory and Aural Skills Lab.

Applied Music (private Instruction) (4 Units)

Four semesters of private instruction on the same instrument and successful completion of the Level 1 Exam.

Ensemble (8 Units)

Four semesters of participation in a performing ensemble. All ensemble participation units may be taken in any of these ensembles

Up to 50% of all required ensemble units may be taken in any of these ensembles

** (women’s chorale, men’s chorus or other approved vocal ensemble)

*** (brass choir, hand bell choir or other approved instrumental ensemble)

**** (flute choir, sax quartet, woodwind quintet)

Program director

Erik Leung, D.M.A

Assistant Professor of Music