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Oct 10, 2024
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2013-2014 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
World Music Minor
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Requirements for the minor in world music
Entrance auditions
The department offers a minor in world music that is open to both music majors and non-majors who have had prior music performance experience and wish to study world music. Non-music majors who wish to pursue the minor in world music must audition. Contact the world music program coordinator at 248-370-2044 or stone@oakland.edu.
The minor in world music is designed to enhance students’ ability to negotiate the theoretical, practical, cultural, and historical aspects of teaching and performing traditions of world music. Students will study the practices of various world music traditions in order to sustain their own education in addition to the education of current and future students. The minor will focus on refining performance and improvisational skills through private instruction, world music ensembles, music history courses, and a summer study abroad/directed research.
Students must complete a minimum of 23 credits as follows: Applied lessons - 4 credits
World music ensembles - 4 credits selected from
Required courses - 7 credits
Elective option - 4 credits selected from
Study abroad/research option - 4 credits selected from
Non-credit requirements
Non-credit requirements: World music ensembles - total of 8 semesters, minimum of 4 for credit |
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