Music Minor Curriculum (20 credits)
The newly revised Music Minor enables students to pursue diverse and flexible coursework in three categories, totaling 20 credits.
- Knowing Music (11 credits): academic courses enable students to pursue interests ranging from classical, jazz, and global music to music theory.
- Creating Music (4 credits): active courses enable students to take individual or group lessons on an instrument or voice, to explore music technology, to compose new music, and to deepen understanding of the voice.
- Performing Music (5 credits): ensemble courses develop students’ collaborative skills in a variety of creative genres.
Knowing Music: 11 credits |
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Required Courses: |
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MUSC 161 Music Theory I |
3 credits |
MUSC 161L Theory I Ear Training Lab |
1 credit |
MUSC 162 Music Theory II |
3 credits |
MUSC 162L Theory II Ear Training Lab |
1 credit |
And choose one of the following: |
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MUSC 171 Music In the Humanities |
3 credits |
MUSC 175 Jazz History |
3 credits |
MUSC 249 World Music |
3 credits |
MUSC 250 Music in America |
3 credits |
MUSC 261 Music Theory III* |
3 credits |
*requires co-requisite Theory III Ear Training Lab for 1 credit |
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Creating Music: 4 credits |
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Choose 4 credits from the following: |
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MUSC 120 Intro to Music Tech |
1 credit |
MUSC 121 Piano Class I |
1 credit |
MUSC 122 Piano Class II |
1 credit |
MUSC 123 Guitar Class I |
1 credit |
MUSC 124 Guitar Class II |
1 credit |
MUSC 125 Group Voice Class |
1 credit |
MUSC 131 Applied Lessons* |
1 credit |
*can take up to 4 credits |
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MUSC 257 Creative Music Lab | 1 credit |
MUSC 231 Vocal Diction I |
2 credits |
MUSC 232 Vocal Diction II |
2 credits |
MUSC 320 Vocal Pedagogy |
2 credits |
Performing Music: 5 credits |
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Choose 5 credits from the following:* |
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MUSC 140 Concert Choir |
1 credit |
MUSC 143 Chamber Singers |
1 credit |
MUSC 144 Gonzaga Glee Club |
1 credit |
MUSC 145 Discantus Chorus |
1 credit |
MUSC 146 Wind Ensemble |
1 credit |
MUSC 147 Symphony Orchestra |
1 credit |
MUSC 149 Jazz Workshop Combo |
1 credit |
MUSC 150 Guitar Ensemble |
1 credit |
MUSC 152 Gonzaga Jazz Ensemble |
1 credit |
MUSC 153 String Chamber Ensemble |
1 credit |
*One ensemble can be taken up to 8 times total for credit. A maximum of 5 of those credits will apply to the minor and fulfill this category |