The minor in music performance offers students an opportunity to improve on their instrument or voice through ensemble performance, private lessons, recitals, and instruction in music theory. Students also take an elective in music that can be used to explore a genre, musical culture, or composer related to the student’s performance area or can be used to broaden the student’s musical horizons beyond their area of focus.
Complete all courses listed below unless otherwise indicated. Also complete any corequisite labs, recitations, clinicals, or tools courses where specified.
Note: Acceptance into the minor requires an audition.
Music Core
A grade of C or higher is required in music theory courses:
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| MUSC 1002 and MUSC 1003 | Music in Everyday Life and Lab for MUSC 1002 | 4 |
| MUSC 1201 | Music Theory 1 | 4 |
Music Lessons
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Complete four music lesson courses (courses are repeatable): | 4 | |
| Music Lessons 1 | ||
| Music Lessons 2 | ||
Music Ensemble
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Complete five music ensembles: | 5 | |
| Chorus | ||
| Concert Band | ||
| Orchestra | ||
| Wind Ensemble | ||
| Jazz Ensemble | ||
| Rock Ensemble | ||
| Blues/Rock Ensemble | ||
| Create Your Own Music | ||
| Chamber Ensemble | ||
| Jazz Choir and Combo | ||
| World Music Ensemble | ||
| Fusion Ensemble | ||
| Pep Band | ||
Music Electives
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Complete one of the following: | 4 | |
| Rock Music | ||
| Jazz | ||
| Film Music | ||
| Beethoven | ||
| Music Therapy 1 | ||
| Topics in Diverse Musical Cultures | ||
| Wired for Sound | ||
| Music and Technology: Stone Age to Digital Age | ||
| Black Popular Music | ||
| Songs That Made History | ||
| Algebra and Geometry of Music | ||
| Music of Asia | ||
| Making a Musical: Analysis, Craft, and Creation | ||
| Jazz Improvisation | ||
| Conducting | ||
| Introduction to Songwriting | ||
| Advanced Songwriting | ||
| Popular Music Since 1945 | ||
| Topics in Western Art Music | ||
| Topics in World Music | ||
| Punk Rock | ||
| 40,000 Years of Music Technology | ||
| Musical Communities of Boston | ||
| Divas, DJs, and Double Standards | ||
| Acoustics and Psychoacoustics of Music | ||
| The World of Choral Music | ||
| Music, Sound, and the Screen | ||
| Music Composition Seminar 1 | ||
| Music Perception and Cognition | ||
| Writing about Music | ||
| Music and the Brain Research | ||
| Sounding Human | ||
| Music and the Racial Imagination | ||
| Sound and the Sacred | ||
| Music Analysis Seminar | ||
| Topics in Music since 1900 | ||
| Music and Social Justice | ||
| Hip Hop in the Music Industry | ||
| Ethnography in Creative Industries | ||
Music Recitals
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| MUSC 3410 | Recital 1 | 1 |
| MUSC 4622 | Recital 2 | 1 |
GPA Requirement
2.000 GPA required in the minor. Students must complete all required music courses with a grade of C or better.