Music, Auditioned Minor

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The curriculum for the auditioned minor consists mainly of classes intended for majors, making it possible to apply these courses to a bachelor’s degree in music should the student choose to do so. This minor requires the same audition required of music majors. Students must complete a minimum of 25 credits in:

1. Minimum of 9 credits in music history

MUS 131 - History and Literature of Western Tonal Music (3)
MUS 132 - Music of World Cultures (3)

Plus one from

2. 8 credits of music theory

MUT sequence, level determined by placement exam.

3. 4 credits of applied music

Two terms of 100-level applied lessons on the instrument with which the student performed the entrance audition.

Voice students take

MUA 160 - Vocal Techniques (2)
plus
MUA 100 - Voice (1 or 2)
or
MUA 161 - Vocal Techniques for Instrumentalists I (2) and
MUA 162 - Vocal Techniques for Instrumentalists II (2)

4. 4 credits of ensemble

Any MUE course, subject to ensemble audition.