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. 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