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Morris Campus
Music B.A.Division of Humanities - Adm
Division of Humanities
The music curriculum is designed to develop not only musical and performance skills, but also to investigate the many ways that music can help us understand human culture and history. This curriculum meshes the liberal arts model of breadth of knowledge with applied lessons, ensembles, and theory/history of music.
Program Student Learning Outcomes:
1. Musicianship: Students will demonstrate proficiency in aural and keyboard musicianship.
2. Performance: In their area of specialization, students will study and perform a wide range of music literature, communicating character and style and engaging with the listener in an assured manner.
3. Music in a historic and cultural context: Students will develop the ability to discuss music critically, examine the role of music in culture, and consider the various ways people understand meaningful expression in music.
4. Music theory: Students will demonstrate proficiency in reading and writing scales, chords, and rhythms, show an understanding of contrapuntal techniques and formal structures, and analyze pieces using appropriate analytical techniques.
Program Delivery
This program is available:
Admission Requirements
For information about University of Minnesota admission requirements, visit the
Office of Admissions
website.
General Requirements
All students are required to complete general University and college requirements. For more
information, see the general education requirements.
Program Requirements
Students are required to complete 2 semester(s) of
any second language.
with a grade of C-, or better, or S, or demonstrate proficiency in the language(s) as defined by the department
or college.
No grades below C- are allowed. Courses may not be taken S-N, unless offered S-N only.
A minimum GPA of 2.00 is required in the major to graduate. The GPA includes all, and only, University of Minnesota coursework. Grades of "F" are included in GPA calculation until they are replaced.
Students with advisers in other disciplines are strongly encouraged to consult regularly with a music faculty advisor.
Required Courses
Foundational courses (1151-6) and 2xxx-level music theory and repertoire courses are taken concurrently with piano lessons or Functional Keyboard for the Music Major, Mus 1111, 1112, 2111, 2112 until the piano proficiency test is passed.
Students must enroll in MUS 0100 seven times.
7 credits in individual performance studies in the applied area, of which a minimum of two semesters must be in the MUS 32XX-Advanced Individual Performance Studies series.
MUS 100 - Music Performance Lab
(0.0 cr)
MUS 1151 - Foundations of Music Theory I: Rhythm and Pitch
[M/SR]
(2.0 cr)
MUS 1152 - Foundations of Music Theory II: Line
[FA]
(2.0 cr)
MUS 1153 - Foundations of Musicianship I
(1.0 cr)
MUS 1154 - Foundations of Musicianship II
(1.0 cr)
MUS 1155 - Foundations in Music History I: Ancient to 1750
[HIST]
(2.0 cr)
MUS 1156 - Foundations in Music History II: 1750 to Contemporary
[FA]
(2.0 cr)
MUS 2151 - Intermediate Music Theory: Form
(2.0 cr)
MUS 2152 - Intermediate Music Theory: Harmony
(2.0 cr)
MUS 4901 - Senior Project and Portfolio
(1.0 cr)
Piano proficiency
Lower-Division Elective Courses
Take 4 or more credit(s) from the following:
·
MUS 2401 - Piano from Bach to Jazz
[FA]
(2.0 cr)
·
MUS 2402 - Art Song Repertoire
[FA]
(2.0 cr)
·
MUS 2403 - Choral Traditions and Literature
[FA]
(2.0 cr)
·
MUS 2404 - The Orchestra and its Literature from the 1700s through Today
[FA]
(2.0 cr)
·
MUS 2405 - Survey of Instrumental Wind Literature
[FA]
(2.0 cr)
·
MUS 2406 - Jazz Style and Repertoire
[FA]
(2.0 cr)
Elective Courses in Music Theory
Take 4 or more credit(s) from the following:
·
MUS 3108 - Intellectual Foundations of Western Music
[HUM]
(2.0 cr)
·
MUS 3109 - Analysis of Popular Music
[HUM]
(2.0 cr)
·
MUS 3110 - History of Music Theory: From the Renaissance to the Baroque
(2.0 cr)
·
MUS 3111 - History of Music Theory: Rameau to Riemann
(2.0 cr)
·
MUS 3112 - Analysis of Pre-Tonal Music
(2.0 cr)
·
MUS 3113 - Analysis of Post-Tonal Music
(2.0 cr)
Elective Courses in Music History
Take 4 or more credit(s) from the following:
·
MUS 3107 - Music in 20th-Century America
[FA]
(2.0 cr)
·
MUS 3114 - Musical Borrowing
[FA]
(2.0 cr)
·
MUS 3115 - Gender and Sexuality in Music
[FA]
(2.0 cr)
·
MUS 3116 - Music and Identity
[FA]
(2.0 cr)
·
MUS 3117 - Music in Film
[FA]
(2.0 cr)
·
MUS 3118 - Music and Politics
[FA]
(2.0 cr)
General Elective Courses
Take 4 or more credit(s) from the following:
·
MUS 3051 - Piano Pedagogy I
[ART/P]
(2.0 cr)
·
MUS 3052 - Piano Pedagogy II
[ART/P]
(2.0 cr)
·
MUS 3311 - Conducting Techniques
(2.0 cr)
·
MUS 3321 - Instrumental Conducting and Materials
(2.0 cr)
·
MUS 3331 - Choral Conducting and Materials
(2.0 cr)
·
MUS 3351 - Instrumental Arranging
[ART/P]
(2.0 cr)
·
MUS 3352 - Choral Arranging
[ART/P]
(2.0 cr)
·
MUS 3993 - Directed Study
(1.0-5.0 cr)
·
MUS 3xxx
·
MUS 4101 - Form and Analysis
(4.0 cr)
·
MUS 4102 - Counterpoint
(4.0 cr)
·
MUS 4103 - Seminar: Topics in Music History
(4.0 cr)
·
MUS 4110 - Seminar: Advanced Music Theory and Analysis
(4.0 cr)
·
MUS 4xxx
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Course Equivalencies: | Mus 3351/Mus 3352/Mus 3353 |
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