Free Electives
3-5 hours
18 credits
The Minor in Music requires the completion of 18 semester credit hours. These include six hours of music theory (MUS 112, 114); six hours of music history (MUS 321, 322); two hours of class piano and/or minor applied piano (level of entry to be determined by the Piano Placement Examination); two hours of minor applied courses chosen from the MUA 121–422 sequence (level of entry to be determined by audition); and two hours of music ensemble courses. Aural skills courses are not required. Additionally, students pursuing this minor are highly encouraged to select either MUS 323 or MUS 325 as the final upper level IGS course.
Minor applied courses MUA 121-MUA 421 will be offered to music majors who need a minor applied course or declared music minors enrolled in required courses for the music performance.
Music Industry and Production 18 credits
MUI 101 MUI 102 MUI 203 MUI 298 MUI 302 MUI 398 MUI 402
MUI 498 MUI 499
The Short Term Divisional Certificate in Music and Culture of the African Diaspora
The 3-course, twelve credit hour Short Term Divisional Certificate in Music and Culture of the African Diaspora provides a solid primer on the origins and backgrounds of music and cultural practices that originated in Africa, and were developed in all regions of the Western world. The program begins with Music and Culture of the African Diaspora—Africa and Spain. This course will provide an introduction to the various music cultures of Africa. Beginning with an overview of the study of music in world cultures, ethnomusicology, we will progress to analyze the role of music in African cultures based on their religious beliefs and practices, technology, traditions, and attitudes towards change and innovation. Through selected readings, audio, video and interactive viewing and listening activities students will experience the historical, sociological and cultural processes through which African musical traditions began, grew and matured and flourished.
Students will then proceed to Music and Culture of the African Diaspora—The Northern Hemisphere, a focused examination of the history and current scholarship of African-American music from the eighteenth through the twentieth century. This includes some of the following: African legacies, slave culture and religion, music in the early black church, folk traditions, spirituals, popular music, various composers, and especially the sociological implications of the development of protest music and its eventual evolution into Empowerment Songs. The course will utilize North American musical forms to explore sociological and artistic parallels, especially as they relate to the ability of a displaced people to use music and related art forms to resist abasement and oppression. This examination will employ Testification Theory as the basis of these explorations.
The culminating and final course, Music and Culture of the African Diaspora—The Southern Hemisphere, will explore the richness and diversity of Latin American and Caribbean music, and facilitate an appreciation for the cultural connections arising from their African legacies. The course will utilize Caribbean musical forms to explore sociological and artistic parallels, slave culture and religion, and especially as they relate to the ability of a displaced people to use music and related art forms to resist abasement and oppression. This examination employs Testifycation Theory as the basis of these explorations.
The Short Term Certificate in Music Industry and Production
The Short Term Certificate in Music Industry and Production consists of a minimum of 12 semester credit hours selected from the following components:
Component 1: Music Industry (6 credit hours)
MUI 101: Survey of the Music Industry I. A survey of the history and practices of the music industry. Students are introduced to careers and career planning, qualifications and credentials, and trade associations and unions in the music industry. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. Credit: Three Semester Hours.
MUI 102: Survey of the Music Industry II. A continuation of MUI 101. A survey of the structures, economics, and operations of the recording industry; music publishing and distribution systems; intellectual property; and issues related to live music performance. Prerequisite: MUI 101. Credit: Three Semester Hours.
Component 2: Music Production (6 credit hours, selected from the following options)
MUI 203: Music Technology Applications. Practical applications of computer-based music notation and sequencing, music synthesis, digital editing, and sound design. Prerequisite: MUI 102. Credit: Three Semester Hours.
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