The music minor will consist of a minimum of 16 semester hours in music. Remedial classes will not apply toward the minor.
Students may select any course from the list below to meet the minimum 16 semester hours required to complete the music minor. Students wishing to take applied music must successfully audition with the appropriate studio. Students must complete an ensemble audition for consideration of placement in ensembles that require an audition. A maximum of (4) ensemble credits may count towards the music minor. Students who wish to take a music course not on the approved list must request approval from the instructor of record to register for the course. Courses that count in the General Education curriculum may double-count toward the minor.
For question regarding the music minor please reach out to Mr. Jonathan Caison, HSoM Academic Advisor, caisonjg@appstate.edu
Approved Courses
- AMU 20xx - Applied Music (1)
A maximum of four (4) Applied Music credits may count towards the minor
(Requires successful audition with the appropriate studio)
- MUS 1000 - Elements of Music Theory (3)
- MUS 1003 - Contemporary Musicianship I (3)
- MUS 1001 - Music Theory I (3)
- MUS 1005 - Aural Skills I (1)
MUS 1001 and MUS 1005 must be taken in the same semester. Placement in MUS 1003, 1001, 1005 requires a passing grade on the MTP placement test or completion of MUS 1000
- MUS 1100 - Marching Band (0-1)
- MUS 1101 - Symphony Band (0-1)
- MUS 1102 - Wind Ensemble (0-1)
- MUS 1104 - Jazz Ensemble (0-1)
- MUS 1105 - Appalachian Symphony Orchestra (0-1)
- MUS 1108 - University Singers (0-1)
- MUS 1109 - Appalachian Chorale (0-1)
- MUS 1110 - Treble Choir (0-1)
- MUS 1111 - ASU Glee Club (0-1)
- MUS 1112 - Chamber Singers (0-1)
- MUS 1124 - Guitar Ensemble (0-1)
- MUS 1125 - Basketball Band (0-1)
- MUS 1127 - Concert Band (0-1)
- MUS 1135 - Steel Band (0-1)
- MUS 1139 - Appalachian Community Orchestra (0-1)
- MUS 1140 - Jazz Combo (0-1)
- MUS 1426 - Audio Fundamentals (2)
- MUS 2011 - Exploring Music in Culture (3) [GenEd: FA]
- MUS 2014 - Jazz Music in American Society (3) [GenEd: FA]
- MUS 2015 - History of Rock Music (3) [GenEd: FA]
- MUS 2016 - Appalachian Music (3) [GenEd: FA]
- MUS 2017 - Survey of Musical Theatre (3) [GenEd: FA]
- MUS 2022 - Cultivating Creative Expression Through Music (3) [GenEd: FA]
- MUS 2023 - Music and Gender (3) [GenEd: FA]
- MUS 2024 - Music Methods for the Classroom Teacher (3)
- MUS 2025 - Heavy Metal Culture (3) [GenEd: FA]
- MUS 2050 - Introduction to Music Therapy (2)
- MUS 2052 - Exploring Music Therapy (3)
- MUS 2054 - Exploring the Alexander Technique (2)
- MUS 2070 - Music in Special Education (2)
- MUS 2613 - Survey of Western Music (3)
- MUS 2615 - Music and Propaganda (3)
- MUS 2617 - Legacies of the European Tradition (3) [GenEd: HS]
- MUS 2618 - Global Music Cultures (3) [GenEd: FA]
- MUS 3617 - Composing Women (3) [GenEd: HS]
- MUS 3618 - American Pop: Popular and Commercial Music in the US (1800-Present) (3) [GenEd: HS]