Music Minor

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Program Requirements

Students are required to take a minimum of 18 credits as follows:

Required Courses

Three semesters of MUS 106 Instruments and Voice (private lessons, one credit per semester) Note: May be repeated for up to 8 semesters for credit. Accumulation of three credits satisfies the Aesthetic Awareness and Creative Expression General Education Requirement; these courses may require additional instructional fees.

MUS 111 - History of Western Music (Cr: 3)
MUS 160 - Performance Workshop (Cr: 3)
MUS 201 - Music Theory I (Cr: 3)

Three semesters participating in one or more of the following musical ensembles:

Note: May be repeated up to eight semesters for credit. Accumulation of three credits satisfies the Aesthetic Awareness and Creative Expression General Education Requirement.

MUS 105 - Endicott College Chorus (Cr: 1)
MUS 113 - Jazz Band (Cr: 1)
MUS 114 - Chamber Ensemble (Cr: 1)
MUS 115 - Modern Band Project (Cr: 1)
MUS 116 - Pep Band (Cr: 1)

Additional Courses

Students select one from the following courses:

MUS 110 - Fundamentals of Music (Cr: 3)
MUS 120 - Guitar I (Cr: 3)
MUS 180 - Improvisation (Cr: 3)
MUS 184 - Composing With Software (Cr: 3)
MUS 202 - Music Theory II (Cr: 3)
MUS 210 - Music Composition (Cr: 3)
MUS 216 - Songwriting (Cr: 3)
MUS 220 - Studio Audio Production I (Cr:
MUS 221 - Studio Audio Production II (Cr: 3)
MUS 230 - Foundations of Jazz (Cr: 3)
MUS 240 - The Rise of Rock and Roll (Cr: 3)
MUS 244 - Music Rebels (Cr: 3)
MUS 250 - Ideologies of Music, Art, and Literature (Cr: 3)