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Music - Minor

The Music minor provides a basic understanding of music literature, theory and performance. Study on voice or selected instruments is available to students in other fields who desire private instruction in addition to ensemble participation.

College of the Arts
School of Music
www.kent.edu/music

Undergraduate Studies Coordinator:
Gerrey Noh
hnoh@kent.edu
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Program Information

Learning Outcomes

Program Learning Outcomes

Graduates of this program will be able to:

Acquire basic understanding of music literature, theory and performance skills in a solo and ensemble setting.

Admissions

Admission Requirements

Admission to this minor is selective. To declare the Music minor, students must complete a theory placement test and audition in piano, voice or on a traditional orchestral/band instrument.

Coursework

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Program Requirements
Graduation Requirements

Program Requirements

Minor Requirements

Course List
Code	Title	Credit Hours
Minor Requirements (min C grade required in all courses)
MUS 11121	THEORY I	4
MUS 11122	THEORY II	4
MUS 16000	APPLIED MUSIC (taken twice)	2
MUS 22111	UNDERSTANDING WESTERN MUSIC (KFA) (music major section)	3
Music Major Ensemble Electives (taken for two semesters) ¹		2
Music (MUS) Electives (number of elective credit hours depends on meeting minimum 19 total credit hours) ²		0-2
Minor Electives, choose from the following:		2-4
CA 31300	MUSIC CAREER DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
MUS 21111	THEORY III
MUS 22121	MUSIC AS A WORLD PHENOMENON (DIVG) (KFA)
MUS 32211	WESTERN MUSIC HISTORY I
MUS 32212	WESTERN MUSIC HISTORY II (WIC)
MUS 42101	ROOTS OF ROCK
MUS 42111	AFRICAN MUSIC AND CULTURES
MUS 42131	MUSIC OF THE UNITED STATES
MUS 42161	HISTORY OF JAZZ (DIVD)
Minimum Total Credit Hours:		19

¹: Major ensembles include: MUS 45121, MUS 45141, MUS 45142, MUS 45143, MUS 45212, MUS 45221 and MUS 45223.
²: Music electives may include additional applied music, major or chamber ensembles or any other music courses for which students have fulfilled the prerequisite.

Graduation Requirements

Graduation Requirements Summary - Minors
Minimum Minor GPA	Minimum Overall GPA
2.250	2.000

Minimum C grade is required in all courses for the minor.
Transfer students must complete a minimum of 11 credit hours of music courses at Kent State University, including one semester of applied music and one semester of a major ensemble.
MUS 11110, MUS 11111, MUS 16914 and MUS 16915 will not count as credit for graduation for this minor.

Minimum 6 credit hours in the minor must be upper-division coursework (30000 and 40000 level).
Minimum 6 credit hours in the minor must be outside of the course requirements for any major or other minor the student is pursuing.
Minimum 50 percent of the total credit hours for the minor must be taken at Kent State (in residence).

Program Delivery

Delivery:
- In person
Location:
- Kent Campus
- Stark Campus