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Music Major
The major consists of the following courses:

Three semesters of music theory: 151, 250, and 251, one semester of musicianship: 160

Three courses in music history: 360, 361, and one course from 217, 227, or 287.

One year in an ensemble (107, 108, 109, 110). Ensembles earn one quarter-credit each semester. Two years of private lessons for credit on the same instrument (or voice) (111, 112, 211, and 212). Private lessons earn one half-credit each semester.

One elective music course (excluding any First-Year Studies course, 104, and 150).

Senior Seminar

Additional Requirements
To graduate with a major in music, students are required to have a minimum grade of C in all music courses. Students may elect to take a proficiency exam in basic sightsinging and dictation to substitute for Music 160.

Students majoring in music are also required  to pass a piano proficiency exam by the end of their junior year. The department encourages anyone considering a music major to take this exam as early as possible because students who do not pass the exam must take two semesters of piano lessons. These lessons may count as the course credit in music performance (a credit that is required of all majors), as the elective course for the major, or as an additional course beyond the requirements for the major.

Music Minor
The minor is designed for students with an interest in music who do not want the intense concentration of a major. The requirements provide students with a working knowledge of elementary music theory and a background in music history. A total of six courses is required to include the following: two sequential courses in music theory from Music 150, 151, 250, and 251; two courses in music history, of which at least one course must be from Music 360 or 361 and the other from Music 217, 227, 264, 265, 280, or 287; one year in music performance from Music 111, 112, 211, 212, 311, 312, 411, 412, 107, 108, 109, or 110; one elective with the exclusion of Music 104, and any First-Year Studies course.