General Music Minor

Advisor: Pedro Aponte
Email: apontepr@jmu.edu
Phone: (540) 568-5367
General Music Minor Website

Program Description

Open to all JMU undergraduate students, the general music minor develops both the performing and non-performing musician's understanding of music. The minor in music does not qualify a student to teach music in Virginia public schools.

Minor Requirements

The minor requires the successful completion of 18 credits drawn from three areas – fundamentals, literature and history, and electives. Students must earn 50 percent of the required curriculum at JMU.

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Fundamentals
Choose 3-6 credit hours of the following:		3-6
MUS 131	Fundamentals of Music
MUS 140	Introduction to Music Theory and Aural Skills
MUS 141	Foundations of Music Theory 1
MUS 241	Diatonic and Chromatic Harmony 1
Subtotal		3-6
Literature and History
Choose 6-9 credit hours of the following:		6-9
MUS 200	Music and Culture [C2VPA]
MUS 203	Music in America [C2VPA]
MUS 206	Introduction to Global Music [C2VPA]
MUS 241	Diatonic and Chromatic Harmony 1
MUS 250	Form and Analysis: Baroque and Classical
MUS 251	Form and Analysis: Romantic
MUS 252	Analysis of Music 1900-1950
MUS 253	Analysis of Music 1950-Present
MUS 254	Form and Analysis: Popular Music
MUS 255	Jazz Theory
MUS 256	Contrapuntal Techniques
MUS 257	Techniques of Composition
MUS 258	Film Music Analysis
MUS 356	History of Jazz
MUS 357	Music Theatre History and Analysis
Subtotal		6-9
Electives		6
Students must take 6 additional credits of music courses. Prefixes include: MUAP, MUED, MUI, and MUS.
Subtotal		6
Total Credits		18

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MUS 141 and MUS 241 are more advanced courses typically taken by music majors. Students who have prior experience in music theory who may benefit from these courses are encouraged to contact the coordinator of the general music minor to request a placement assessment. Students may not count MUS 241 for both the fundamentals and the literature and history categories.