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Music Minor

Symphonic Band

Overview

The Music Minor at the University of Connecticut offers students the opportunity to increase their musical knowledge and further their musical skills. No prior training in music is required. The program requires a minimum of 18 credits in three different categories as detailed below. Music lessons are reserved for music majors. In some exceptional cases, a student who performs in departmental ensembles (Choirs, Symphony Orchestra, Wind Ensemble, Symphonic Band, etc.) may be able to arrange lessons with the consent of the Department Head. Participation in departmental ensembles requires a placement audition at the beginning of the fall semester of each academic year.

Category 1 – Music Theory (6 credits) Category 2 – Music History (6 credits) Category 3 – Music Electives (6 credits)
6 credits chosen from:
    • MUSI 1011 – Music Fundamentals and Ear Training I - 3 credits
    • MUSI 1012 – Music Fundamentals and Ear Training II - 3 credits
    • MUSI 1311 - Ear Training and Musicianship I - 1 credit*
    • MUSI 1312 - Ear Training and Musicianship II - 1 credit*
    • MUSI 1313 – Harmony I - 3 credits*
    • MUSI 1314 – Harmony II - 3 credits*
    • MUSI 1601 – Introduction to Jazz Improvisation - 2 credits
    • MUSI 3601 – Jazz Improvisation and Performance 2 credits

Students with no prior music theory experience should enroll in MUSI 1011.

*MUSI 1311, MUSI 1312, MUSI 1313, and MUSI 1314 require instructor approval. Please check the course catalog for any prerequisites or other restrictions.

Any extra credits taken in this section will count towards the credit requirements for Category 3 – Music Electives.

 Two courses chosen from (3 credits each):
    • MUSI 1003 – Popular Music and Diversity in American Society
    • MUSI 1004 - Non-Western Music
    • MUSI 1005 – Honors Core: Music and Nature, Music, and the Environment
    • *MUSI 3404 – Culture and Context in Western Art Music
    • *MUSI 3405 – Music History from 1750 to the New Millennium
    • MUSI 3407W – History of Jazz
    • MUSI 3410W – Music, History, and Ideas
    • *MUSI 3421W – Music, Culture, and Difference in Globalization
    • MUSI 3568 - Hip Hop, Politics and Youth Culture in America

*MUSI 3404, MUSI 3405, and MUSI 3421W require instructor approval. Please check the course catalog for any prerequisites or other restrictions.

 Additional credits in music study, for a total of 18 credits. These may include any MUSI courses such as ensembles, additional history and theory courses, secondary applied lessons (MUSI 1221*), and Independent Study (MUSI 4999).

*To register for MUSI 1221, students must get permission from the Department Head and the instructor, then fill out the MUSI 1221 Secondary Applied Lesson Permission Form. Enrollment in MUSI 1221 is limited.

 

For further information, contact the Music Minor Coordinator:

Dr. Paul McShee
paul.mcshee@uconn.edu