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Music Minor
Program type:
Minor
Format:
On Campus
Est. time to complete:
2-3 semesters
Credit Hours:
18
Add to your education with a minor in Music and explore a wide variety of musical
interests at one of the most renowned music schools in the world.
The University of North Texas College of Music is the largest public university music
program in the United States and one of the most globally respected. Faculty include
internationally acclaimed artists and scholars in composition, conducting, ethnomusicology,
music education, music entrepreneurship, music history, music theory and performance.
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Request More InfoWhy Earn a Music Minor?
The College of Music gives you the opportunity to:
- Access one of the nation's largest music libraries
- Discover your potential in classes with an average 11:1 student-to-faculty ratio
- Meet some of the world's top music scholars and artists through specialized lectures and events hosted by various divisions in the college
- Take advantage of countless solo, chamber music and ensemble opportunities (Ensembles include six choral ensembles, two orchestras, nine jazz lab bands, a contemporary music ensemble, two early music ensembles and numerous percussion and wind ensembles.)
Our faculty members are dedicated teachers and nationally and internationally known musicians. Some have performed with the New York Metropolitan Opera, Cleveland Orchestra and Minnesota Opera Orchestra, while others have earned gold medals at the Van Cliburn and Chopin international piano competitions.
Music Minor Highlights
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Music Minor Courses You Could Take
Exploration in Music II (3 hrs)
This course is an introduction to basic musicianship course for the non-music major
that covers analysis, part-writing, figured bass realization and harmonization.
Music, Gender, Sexuality (3 hrs)
This course explores various intersections between music, gender and sexuality. Previous
experience with musical performance (including the ability to read music) is not required
or expected.
Music as Politics (3 hrs)
This course explores various intersections between music, activism and politics. Previous
experience with musical performance (including the ability to read music) is not required
or expected.
Sounds and Cinema (3 hrs)
This course develops critical and analytical approaches to the soundtrack, music’s
role in the soundtrack, and the relation of soundtrack and imagetrack (especially
relating to music) on small-scale and large-scale (narrative) levels. Previous experience
with musical performance (including the ability to read music) is not required or
expected.
History of Rock (3 hrs)
This course explores key moments in the history of American popular music from 1945
to 2000. Previous experience with musical performance (including the ability to read
music) is not required or expected.
Exploration in Music I (3 hrs)
This course is an introduction to basic musicianship including elements of music,
staff, clefs, key signatures, scales, time signatures and notation. Credit in this
course may not be applied to a music degree.
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