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2025-2026 Academic Catalog

Music Minor (MUS)

Program Description

The Minor in Music is available for all Wright State students of any major who wish to increase their musical experience, competencies, and knowledge. The program includes coursework in Music Theory, Musicianship, Music Listening, Keyboard, Applied Music, and Music Ensembles.

Program Admission Requirements

Admission into the Music Minor is by audition and interview.

Residency Requirement

A student must pass a minimum of six hours of the minor curriculum in residency at Wright State University.

Program Learning Outcomes

As a result of their learning experience, graduates of this program can:

Demonstrate basic skills and knowledge of the fundamentals of music theory and general musicianship skills like ear training, dictation and sight-singing.
Demonstrate a basic knowledge of music history, specifically the music of western culture.
Collaborate with musicians in large ensembles such as orchestra and/or choir.

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Program Requirements:

I. Minor

Music Theory: 6 Credit Hours

MUS 1010 - Theory of Music I Credit Hour(s): 3
MUS 1020 - Theory of Music II Credit Hour(s): 3

Musicianship: 2 Credit Hours

MUS 1510 - Musicianship I Credit Hour(s): 1
MUS 1520 - Musicianship II Credit Hour(s): 1

Music History: 3 Credit Hours

MUS 1210 - Music Listening Credit Hour(s): 3

Keyboard: 2 Credit Hours

MUS 1550 - Keyboard Musicianship I Credit Hour(s): 1
MUS 1560 - Keyboard Musicianship II Credit Hour(s): 1

Applied Music - 2 Semesters: 2-4 Credit Hours

MUA 1100 - Applied Music Credit Hour(s): 1
MUA 1110 - Applied Music Credit Hour(s): 1
MUA 1120 - Applied Music Credit Hour(s): 1
MUA 1210 - Applied Music Credit Hour(s): 2
MUA 1220 - Applied Music Credit Hour(s): 2
MUA 1410 - Applied Music Credit Hour(s): 4
MUA 1420 - Applied Music Credit Hour(s): 4
MUA 2110 - Applied Music Credit Hour(s): 1
MUA 2120 - Applied Music Credit Hour(s): 1
MUA 2210 - Applied Music Credit Hour(s): 2
MUA 2220 - Applied Music Credit Hour(s): 2
MUA 2410 - Applied Music Credit Hour(s): 4
MUA 2420 - Applied Music Credit Hour(s): 4
MUA 3110 - Applied Music Credit Hour(s): 1
MUA 3120 - Applied Music Credit Hour(s): 1
MUA 3210 - Applied Music Credit Hour(s): 2
MUA 3220 - Applied Music Credit Hour(s): 2
MUA 3410 - Applied Music Credit Hour(s): 4
MUA 3420 - Applied Music Credit Hour(s): 4
MUA 3990 - Junior Recital Credit Hour(s): 1
MUA 4110 - Applied Music Credit Hour(s): 1
MUA 4120 - Applied Music Credit Hour(s): 1
MUA 4210 - Applied Music Credit Hour(s): 2
MUA 4220 - Applied Music Credit Hour(s): 2
MUA 4410 - Applied Music Credit Hour(s): 4
MUA 4420 - Applied Music Credit Hour(s): 4
MUA 4990 - Senior Recital Credit Hour(s): 0 to 1

Large Ensemble: 4 Credit Hours

MUE 2050 - Chamber Music Credit Hour(s): 1
MUE 2440 - University Brass Choir Credit Hour(s): 1
MUE 2450 - Collegium Musicum Credit Hour(s): 1
MUE 2460 - University Saxophone Quartet Credit Hour(s): 1
MUE 2480 - University Clarinet Choir Credit Hour(s): 1
MUE 2490 - Chamber Players Credit Hour(s): 1
MUE 2500 - Symphonic Band Credit Hour(s): 1
MUE 2660 - Concert Band Credit Hour(s): 1
MUE 2670 - Pep Band Credit Hour(s): 1
MUE 2680 - Jazz Band Credit Hour(s): 1
MUE 2690 - Wind Symphony Credit Hour(s): 1
MUE 2700 - University Symphony Orchestra Credit Hour(s): 1
MUE 2770 - Chamber Orchestra Credit Hour(s): 1
MUE 2900 - University Chorus Credit Hour(s): 1
MUE 2920 - Vocal Jazz Ensemble Credit Hour(s): 1
MUE 2930 - University Tenor-Bass Chorus Credit Hour(s): 1
MUE 2940 - University Treble Chorus Credit Hour(s): 1
MUE 2950 - Chamber Singers Credit Hour(s): 1
MUE 2970 - Paul L. Dunbar Chorale Credit Hour(s): 1
MUE 2990 - Collegiate Chorale Credit Hour(s): 1
MUE 4050 - Chamber Music Credit Hour(s): 1
MUE 4440 - University Brass Choir Credit Hour(s): 1
MUE 4450 - Collegium Musicum Credit Hour(s): 1
MUE 4460 - University Saxophone Quartet Credit Hour(s): 1
MUE 4480 - University Clarinet Choir Credit Hour(s): 1
MUE 4490 - Chamber Players Credit Hour(s): 1
MUE 4500 - Symphonic Band Credit Hour(s): 1
MUE 4660 - Concert Band Credit Hour(s): 1
MUE 4670 - Pep Band Credit Hour(s): 1
MUE 4680 - Jazz Band Credit Hour(s): 1
MUE 4690 - Wind Symphony Credit Hour(s): 1
MUE 4700 - University Symphony Orchestra Credit Hour(s): 1
MUE 4770 - Chamber Orchestra Credit Hour(s): 1
MUE 4900 - University Chorus Credit Hour(s): 1
MUE 4920 - Vocal Jazz Ensemble Credit Hour(s): 1
MUE 4930 - University Tenor-Bass Chorus Credit Hour(s): 1
MUE 4940 - University Treble Chorus Credit Hour(s): 1
MUE 4950 - Chamber Singers Credit Hour(s): 1
MUE 4970 - Paul L. Dunbar Chorale Credit Hour(s): 1
MUE 4990 - Collegiate Chorale Credit Hour(s): 1

Music Electives: 3 Credit Hours

MUS 1110 - Vocal Technique and Diction Credit Hour(s): 1
MUS 1120 - Vocal Technique and Diction Credit Hour(s): 1
MUS 1140 - Fundamentals of Musicianship I Credit Hour(s): 3
MUS 1150 - Fundamentals of Musicianship II Credit Hour(s): 3
MUS 1180 - Popular Musical Theatre Credit Hour(s): 3
MUS 1310 - Beg Guitar Class I Credit Hour(s): 1
MUS 1320 - Beginning Guitar Class II Credit Hour(s): 1
MUS 1350 - Guitar Pedagogy Credit Hour(s): 1
MUS 1450 - Vocal Pedagogy and Choral Methods Credit Hour(s): 1
MUS 1980 - Freshman Music Seminar Credit Hour(s): 0
MUS 1990 - Introduction to Music Education Credit Hour(s): 2
MUS 2010 - Theory of Music III Credit Hour(s): 3
MUS 2020 - Theory of Music IV Credit Hour(s): 3
MUS 2140 - Music in Western Culture Credit Hour(s): 3
MUS 2170 - Orchestral Strings and Guitar for the Vocal Major Credit Hour(s): 1
MUS 2230 - Brass Pedagogy Credit Hour(s): 1
MUS 2250 - Orchestral Strings Pedagogy Credit Hour(s): 1
MUS 2260 - Band Methods for Voice and String Majors Credit Hour(s): 1
MUS 2270 - Woodwind Pedagogy Credit Hour(s): 1
MUS 2310 - Percussion Pedagogy Credit Hour(s): 1
MUS 2420 - Comparative Nonwestern Cultures: Music Credit Hour(s): 3
MUS 2510 - Musicianship III Credit Hour(s): 1
MUS 2520 - Musicianship IV Credit Hour(s): 1
MUS 2550 - Piano for the Music Educator I Credit Hour(s): 1
MUS 2560 - Piano for the Music Educator II Credit Hour(s): 1
MUS 2610 - Pronunciation of Foreign Language: French Credit Hour(s): 2
MUS 2620 - Pronunciation of Foreign Language: German Credit Hour(s): 2
MUS 2810 - Jazz Improvisation Credit Hour(s): 1
MUS 2900 - African American Music: America and Beyond Credit Hour(s): 3
MUS 3110 - History of Music I Credit Hour(s): 3
MUS 3120 - History of Music II Credit Hour(s): 3
MUS 3230 - Basic Conducting Credit Hour(s): 2
MUS 3240 - Band Conducting Credit Hour(s): 2
MUS 3250 - Choral Conducting Credit Hour(s): 2
MUS 3260 - Orchestral Conducting Credit Hour(s): 2
MUS 3270 - Marching Band and Jazz Ensemble Methods Credit Hour(s): 2
MUS 3280 - Instrumental Music Methods Credit Hour(s): 2
MUS 3290 - Choral Music Education Methods I Credit Hour(s): 2
MUS 3300 - Choral Music Education Methods II Credit Hour(s): 2
MUS 3310 - Orchestra Music Education Methods Credit Hour(s): 1
MUS 3310L - Advanced Orchestra Conducting Lab Credit Hour(s): 1
MUS 3340 - Music in the Elementary School Credit Hour(s): 3
MUS 3420 - Form and Analysis Credit Hour(s): 3
MUS 3430 - Orchestration and Vocal Arranging Credit Hour(s): 3
MUS 3550 - Keyboard Musicianship Credit Hour(s): 1
MUS 3560 - Keyboard Musicianship Credit Hour(s): 1
MUS 3650 - Methods and Materials for Teaching General Music in grades K-6 Credit Hour(s): 3
MUS 3710 - Composition I Credit Hour(s): 3
MUS 3720 - Composition II Credit Hour(s): 3
MUS 4010 - Teaching Music In a Pluralistic Society Credit Hour(s): 3
MUS 4140 - Intro to Research in Music Credit Hour(s): 3
MUS 4160 - Piano Pedagogy Credit Hour(s): 3
MUS 4200 - Opera Production and Coaching Credit Hour(s): 2
MUS 4300 - Improving Reading Music Content Area Credit Hour(s): 3
MUS 4360 - Counterpoint Credit Hour(s): 3
MUS 4410 - Lecture Recital Credit Hour(s): 1
MUS 4420 - Pedagogy Credit Hour(s): 1
MUS 4430 - Vocal Pedagogy Credit Hour(s): 2
MUS 4460 - Medieval and Renaissance Music Credit Hour(s): 3
MUS 4470 - Baroque Music Credit Hour(s): 3
MUS 4480 - Classic and Romantic Music Credit Hour(s): 3
MUS 4490 - Music Since 1900 Credit Hour(s): 3
MUS 4510 - Piano Literature I Credit Hour(s): 3
MUS 4520 - Piano Literature II Credit Hour(s): 3
MUS 4550 - Vocal Literature I Credit Hour(s): 2
MUS 4560 - Vocal Literature II Credit Hour(s): 3
MUS 4650 - Computer Applications in Music Credit Hour(s): 2
MUS 4800 - Workshops in Music Credit Hour(s): 1 to 3
MUS 4810 - Advanced Studies in Special Subjects Credit Hour(s): 1 to 6

Total: 22-24 Credit Hours