Music Minor

Music Minor Curriculum (20 credits)

The newly revised Music Minor enables 51³Ô¹Ïs to pursue diverse and flexible coursework in three categories, totaling 20 credits.

  1. Knowing Music (11 credits): academic courses enable 51³Ô¹Ïs to pursue interests ranging from classical, jazz, and global music to music theory.
  2. Creating Music (4 credits): active courses enable 51³Ô¹Ïs 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.
  3. Performing Music (5 credits): ensemble courses develop 51³Ô¹Ïs’ collaborative skills in a variety of creative genres.

Knowing Music: 11 credits

Required Courses:
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:
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

Creating Music: 4 credits

Choose 4 credits from the following:
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
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

Choose 5 credits from the following:*
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

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