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Music Minor

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The minor in Music prepares students for a lifelong exploration of music. Students develop the ability to listen deeply, to understand music’s role in culture and to share music with others in the ensemble setting. As a liberal arts course of study, it is designed to complement any major. A minor in Music requires 22 hours consisting of the following:

Minor Requirements

MUS 105 - Keyboard Harmony I Hours: 1
MUS 112 - Understanding Music Hours: 3
MUS 160 - Fundamentals of Music Theory I Hours: 4
MUS 165 - Fundamentals of Music Theory II Hours: 3
MUS 357 - Music in Society Hours: 3
Music in Practice courses:
Performance Practicum - Students must successfully complete MUS 109 four times. Transfer students must sucessfully complete MUS 109 during each semester they are enrolled at LR minus one, with a maximum of four times.
MUS 109 - Co-curricular Performance Practicum Hours: 0
Applied Music Lower Division - Choose courses to repeat for a total of 4 hours
MUS 131 - Applied Music-lower Division Hours: 1
Ensembles: Complete a total of 4 hours for one of the following courses, based on musical focus
MUS 151 - Music Ensembles Hours: 1
* MUS 151L - Wind Symphony - for instrumentalists

* MUS 151A - A Cappella Choir - for vocalists

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