The Minor
The Minor in Music Performance is an option for focused music study while majoring in another subject. The emphasis is on performance on your instrument/voice, and an audition is required for acceptance into the program. The Minor can be focused on either classical or jazz studies.
Requirements
- Ensembles: as specified for instrument, 4 semesters/4 credits
- Applied Lessons: 4 semesters/8 credits
- Theory I: MUSIC 112, Fall only, 1 semester/3 credits
- Aural Skills I: MUSIC 114, Fall only, 1 semester/1 credit
- Music Literature: MUSIC 101 (AT), offered Fall and Spring, 1 semester/4 credits
- Jazz minor may substitute MUSIC 102, MUSIC 103 or MUSIC 295J for MUSIC 101
- Elective Courses: 3 credits minimum, to be chosen from the following list:
- MUSIC 102 African American Music & Jazz (4, ATDU)
- MUSIC 103 History of Jazz (4, ATDU)
- MUSIC 106 World Music (4, ATDG) (when offered)
- MUSIC 113 Music Theory II (3)
- MUSIC 160 American Popular Music (4, AT) (when offered)
- MUSIC 170 or 170H Film Music (4, AT) (when offered)
- MUSIC 190M Culture, Society, & the Broadway Musical (4, ATDU) (when offered)
- MUSIC 195J Jazz Theory and Improv I (2) / MUSIC 195K Jazz Theory and Improv II (2)
- MUSIC 295J Seminar Historical Survey of Jazz (3)
- MUSIC 300 Music History I (3)
- MUSIC 301 Music History II (3)
- MUSIC 330 Vocal Jazz Techniques (2) (vocal jazz minors only)
- ARTS-EXT 500 Introduction to Arts Management (3)
- ARTS-EXT 391A Foundations in Arts Entrepreneurship (3)
- Any course approved by the Undergraduate Program Committee (Independent studies practicums, or ensembles may not be substituted for electives.)
- Total number of credits: 23-24
Grade Requirements
- No Pass/Fail courses accepted.
- Minimum 2.00 cumulative GPA in minor courses; may count only one grade below a C toward the minor.
Students must concurrently enroll in an approved ensemble during each semester of applied lessons.
Contact the Music Admissions Director for further information: (413) 545-6048 or musicadmissions@umass.edu.