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2023-2024 Shepherd University Catalog 
    
2023-2024 Shepherd University Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Music Minor


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School of Music

 

Program Learning Outcomes

Overall Program

  • To develop performance and/or compositional skills exhibiting artistic integrity and competence;
  • To foster music ensembles which demonstrate the highest standards in artistic excellence;
  • To foster student inquiry, interaction, and self-discovery;
  • To provide a strong foundation for future graduate music study;
  • To train students seeking public school music careers according to approved standards of teacher education;
  • To develop student capacity to communicate music and its role in society to others;
  • To develop artistic sense of the general student in terms of musical understanding, appreciation, and perception;
  • To provide avocational opportunities for interested students through participation in various music ensembles and other music activities; and
  • To enhance the image of the College of the Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences, the School of Music, and the university by serving as a hub of artistic activity for the community.

 

Curriculum for a Minor in Music


Total semester hours required, 18 Hours:


Music Core Courses, 15 Hours:


Additional Music Courses, 3 Hours:


 

  • 3 credits of upper-division (300- or 400-level) MUAP, MUEN, MUSC coursework.

Note(s):


* Students must place into Theory I via an entrance exam. If students do not pass the exam, they must take MUSC 101 - Fundamentals of Musicianship . This course does not count toward the music minor. See coordinator of music theory for details.

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