2024-2025 Academic Catalog

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Applied Music (AMUS) Minor

Music Theory
Select one of the following series:6
Theory Fundamentals
and Theory Fundamentals
European-American Music Theory
and European-American Music Theory
Subtotal6
Music History/Literature
Select one of the following:3
Survey of Western Music
Survey of Western Music
Music as Global Culture
Subtotal3
Performance (Lower Division)
Select 4 credit hours of repeatable credit from the following:4
Individual Applied Voice 1
Individual Applied Keyboard 1
Individual Applied Violin 1
Individual Applied Viola 1
Individual Applied Cello 1
Individual Applied Bass 1
Individual Applied Flute 1
Individual Applied Oboe 1
Individual Applied Clarinet 1
Individual Applied Saxophone 1
Individual Applied Bassoon 1
Individual Applied Horn 1
Individual Applied Trumpet 1
Individual Applied Trombone 1
Individual Applied Baritone 1
Individual Applied Tuba 1
Individual Applied Percussion 1
Performance (Upper Division)
Select 4 credit hours of repeatable credit from the following:4
Advanced Individual Applied Voice 2
Advanced Individual Applied Keyboard 2
Advanced Individual Applied Violin 2
Advanced Individual Applied Viola 2
Advanced Individual Applied Cello 2
Advanced Individual Applied Bass 2
Advanced Individual Applied Flute 2
Advanced Individual Applied Oboe 2
Advanced Individual Applied Clarinet 2
Advanced Individual Applied Saxophone 2
Advanced Individual Applied Bassoon 2
Advanced Individual Applied Horn 2
Advanced Individual Applied Trumpet 2
Advanced Individual Applied Trombone 2
Advanced Individual Applied Baritone 2
Advanced Individual Applied Tuba 2
Advanced Individual Applied Percussion 2
Subtotal8
Performance (Ensemble)
Select one of the following courses:4
Instrumental Ensemble Music (Taken 4 times for 1 credit each time)
Choral Ensemble Music (Taken 4 times for 1 credit each time)
Subtotal4
Total Credits21
1

An audition is required for Individual Applied Lessons; enrollment is dependent on faculty availability in the appropriate applied studio.

2

Area faculty approval required before enrolling in 4000 level applied courses. Students should enroll twice for 2 credit hours in each attempt for a total of 4 credits.

Graduation Requirements

No more than 50% of the graded course credits required for the Minor in Applied Music may be double-counted with the student's major.

A GPA of 2.0 or higher is required in the minor. All courses for this minor are included in the minor GPA calculations.