Perhaps you would like to learn about audio recording, music synthesis, or music technology, and eventually pursue an internship or co-op with a musical/audio electronics company. Or perhaps you are a musician with an interest in marching band, choir, chorus, glee club, athletic band, jazz ensemble, or other ensemble. Or maybe you would like to compose, improvise, learn voice, learn new instruments or voice, or just enhance your musical skills. Then a Music Minor may be for you.
The Music Minor is organized to allow for student flexibility and to balance academic and applied course work in music. It consists of 20 hours of coursework from the School of Music. Students have the flexibility to select coursework from musicology, music theory, ensembles, applied classes, and electives.
As an ECE student, you can use GECs and outside technical electives to help satisfy the Music Minor requirements. The following are examples.
Example GECs:
MUSIC 250 Music Cultures of the World
MUSIC 251 History of Western Art Music
MUSIC 252 History of Rock and Roll
MUSIC 253 Introduction to Jazz
MUSIC 341 Music in the United States
MUSIC 345.01 (Western) Music History
MUSIC 347 Great Composers of 18th Century Europe
MUSIC 348 Music on the Move
MUSIC 349 20th Century Music
Example outside technical electives:
MUSIC 636 Introduction to Electronic Music Synthesis
MUSIC 637 Composition with Electronic Media I
MUSIC 638 Audio Recording
MUSIC 639 Audio Recording Laboratory
MUSIC 676 Music Technology
MUSIC 677 Multimedia for Musicians
Note: All students wishing to pursue the Music Minor must fill out a Minor Program Form with a college/school counselor. Also, outside technical electives must be approved by ECE.
