Music Minor
Music Minor
MINOR REQUIREMENTS CHECK SHEET
A minimum of 30 graded credit hours in Music
At least 15 credit hours must be upper division
A minimum grade of “C-“ in all courses counting toward the minor, and a cumulative GPA of at least 2.00 is required to complete the minor.
A minimum of 10 graded credit hours counting toward the minor must be completed at Eastern Oregon University.
LOWER DIVISION MINOR REQUIREMENTS: 10 credits
| Course Number | Course Title | Credits | Prerequisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| MUS 111 | Music Theory[AEH] | 3 | Musical Background or MUS 101 |
Performance Ensembles: Complete a minimum of 3 credits from the list below
| Course Number | Course Title | Credits | Prerequisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| MUS 195 | Various Ensemble Titles[APC] | 1 to 2 | |
| MUS 195A | Community Orchestra[APC] | 1 | |
| MUS 195B | Community Band[APC] | 1 | |
| MUS 195C | Community Chorus[APC] | 1 | |
| MUS 195D | African Drumming[APC] | 1 | |
| MUS 195E | 45th Parallel Ensemble[APC] | 2 | |
| MUS 195F | Fiddle Ensemble[APC] | 1 | |
| MUS 195G | EOU Chamber Choir[APC] | 2 | Audition is Required |
Performance Studies and/or Class Lessons: Complete a minimum of 4 credits from the list below
| Course Number | Course Title | Credits | Prerequisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| MUP 171 | Performance: Piano[APC] | 2 to 3 | |
| MUP 174 | Performance: Voice[APC] | 2 to 3 | |
| MUP 175 | Performance: Stings[APC] | 2 to 3 | |
| MUP 180 | Performance: Guitar[APC] | 2 to 3 | |
| MUP 181 | Performance: Woodwinds[APC] | 2 to 3 | |
| MUP 186 | Performance: Brass[APC] | 2 to 3 | |
| MUP 191 | Performance: Percussion[APC] | 2 to 3 | |
| MUP 271 | Performance: Piano[APC] | 2 to 3 | |
| MUP 274 | Performance: Voice[APC] | 2 to 3 | |
| MUP 275 | Performance: Stings[APC] | 2 to 3 | |
| MUP 280 | Performance: Guitar[APC] | 2 to 3 | |
| MUP 281 | Performance: Woodwinds[APC] | 2 to 3 | |
| MUP 286 | Performance: Brass[APC] | 2 to 3 | |
| MUP 291 | Performance: Percussion[APC] | 2 to 3 | |
| MUS 192 | Class Lesson[APC] | 1 to 2 | |
| MUS 192D | Class Lesson: African Drumming[APC] | 2 | |
| MUS 192G | Class Lesson: Guitar[APC] | 2 | |
| MUS 192P | Class Lesson: Piano[APC] | 2 | |
| MUS 192S | Class Lesson: Song Writing[APC] | 2 | |
| MUS 192V | Class Lesson: Voice[APC] | 2 | |
| MUS 193 | Class Lesson[APC] | 1 to 2 | |
| MUS 193D | Class Lesson: African Drumming[APC] | 2 | |
| MUS 193G | Class Lesson: Guitar[APC] | 2 | MUS 192G or instructor consent |
| MUS 193P | Class Lesson: Piano[APC] | 2 | MUS 192P or instructor consent |
| MUS 193V | Class Lesson: Voice[APC] | 2 | |
| MUS 194 | Class Lesson[APC] | 1 to 2 | |
| MUS 194D | Class Lesson: African Drumming[APC] | 2 | |
| MUS 194G | Class Lesson: Guitar[APC] | 2 | MUS 193G or instructor consent |
| MUS 194P | Class Lesson: Piano[APC] | 2 | MUS 193P or instructor consent |
| MUS 194V | Class Lesson: Voice[APC] | 2 |
ELECTIVES: 20 credits
Lower Division Electives: Complete a minimum of 5 credits in lower division music courses
| Course Number | Course Title | Credits | Prerequisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| MUS 101 | Elements Music[APC] | 3 | |
| MUS 107 | Listen in Music[AEH] | 2 | |
| MUS 110 | Selected Topics | 1 to 6 | |
| MUS 112 | Musicianship I | 2 | Musical Background or MUS 101 |
| MUS 113 | Music Theory[AEH] | 3 | MUS 111 |
| MUS 114 | Musicianship II | 2 | MUS 112 |
| MUS 140 | Electronic Music I[APC] | 3 | |
| MUS 202 | World Music[AEH] | 3 | |
| MUS 203 | Jazz: American Music[AEH] | 3 | |
| MUS 204 | Popular Music in America[AEH, DPD] | 3 | |
| MUS 210 | Selected Topics | 1 to 6 | |
| MUS 225 | Basic Conducting[UWR][available in odd years] | 3 | MUS 111, 112 |
Upper Division Electives: Complete a minimum of 15 credits in upper division music courses. A maximum of 6 credits in MUS 395 (various ensemble titles) can be used.
| Course Number | Course Title | Credits | Prerequisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| MUS 304 | Down In the Boondocks[AEH, DPD] | 3 | |
| MUS 310 | Selected Topics | 1 to 6 | |
| MUS 311 | Chromatic Harmony/Jazz Theory | 3 | MUS 113 |
| MUS 313 | Popular Music Theory | 3 | MUS 113 |
| MUS 315 | Intro to Composition & Arranging | 3 | MUS 113 |
| MUS 318 | Global Rhythms | 2 | MUS 111 |
| MUS 320 | Improvisation | 2 | MUS 111 |
| MUS 330 | Brass Methods In addition to the regular meeting time students enrolled in this course will be required to complete a series of outside classroom observations. |
2 | |
| MUS 333 | Vocal Methods In addition to the regular meeting time students enrolled in this course will be required to complete a series of outside classroom observations. |
2 | |
| MUS 340 | Electronic Music II | 2 | MUS 140 |
| MUS 364 | European Musical Traditions I [available in even years] | 3 | |
| MUS 365 | European Mus Tradition II[UWR][available in even years] | 3 | |
| MUS 395 | Various Ensemble Titles[APC] | 1 to 2 | 6 credits of MUS 195 or instructor consent |
| MUS 395A | Community Orchestra[APC] | 1 | 6 credits of MUS 195 or instructor consent |
| MUS 395B | Community Band[APC] | 1 | 6 credits of MUS 195 or instructor consent |
| MUS 395C | Community Chorus[APC] | 1 | |
| MUS 395D | African Drumming[APC] | 1 | 6 credits of MUS 195 or instructor consent |
| MUS 395E | 45th Parallel Ensemble[APC] | 2 | 6 credits of MUS 195 or instructor consent |
| MUS 395F | Fiddle Ensemble | 1 | 6 credits of MUS 195 or instructor consent |
| MUS 395G | EOU Chamber Choir[APC] | 2 | 6 credits of MUS 195 or instructor consent |
| MUS 402 | Independent Study | 1 to 3 | |
| MUS 405 | Reading & Conference | 1 to 6 | |
| MUS 410 | Selected Topics | 1 to 6 | |
| MUS 421 | Study in Ethnomusicology[UWR] | 3 | MUS 202 |
Total credits required for minor: 30
If the requirements for the minor are not met at the time of graduation, the minor will not be awarded.
Last update November 2014