Music Technology, Minor
Available to Music and non-Music majors
The School of Music offers several minors for majors as well as non-majors who have a strong interest in music studies. Minors can only be declared once a student is enrolled full-time. Both Music majors who are interested in adding a specific Minor in Music and non-majors who wish to apply for the general Minor in Music should direct questions to Kate Ganczarz, Senior Academic Advisor.
Minor in Music Technology (Music Majors)
This minor is open to Music majors eager to explore the intersections between performance, research, and innovation. A minimum of 54 units is required for the Minor in Music Technology. Any prerequisite courses for electives do not count towards the minor.
Curriculum
Required Courses21 units
| Units | ||
| 57-337 | Sound Recording | 6 |
| 57-338 | Sound Editing and Mastering | 6 |
| 57-438 | Multitrack Recording | 9 |
Elective Course Options33 units
| 15-104 | Introduction to Computing for Creative Practice | 10 |
| 15-322 | Introduction to Computer Music | 9 |
| 33-114 | Physics of Musical Sound | 9 |
| 54-166 | Introduction to Sound Design for Theatre | 6 |
| 54-505 | Ear Training | 1 |
| 54-666 | Production Audio | 4 |
| 57-344 | Experimental Sound Synthesis | 9 |
| 57-345 | Twisted Signals: Multimedia Processing for the Arts | 10 |
| 57-347 | Electronic and Computer Music | 6 |
| 57-421 | Exploded Ensemble | 6 |
Minimum Units Required (Music Majors)54
Minor in Music Technology (Non-Music Majors)
This sequence is for candidates who are majors from any discipline in the university who have some background in music and would like to know more about music technology.
Note: Students in the School of Music have slightly different requirements for the Minor in Music Technology.
Admission Requirements
The student must apply online to enter the program by submitting the minor application that is available here on the Current Students website.
Curriculum
Prerequisite Course3 units
Beginning Piano for Minors is required of students who do not pass a beginning piano proficiency test.
| Units | ||
| 57-329 | Beginning Piano for Minors | 3 |
Required Music Courses25 units
Basic Harmony I and/or Basic Solfege I are required of students who do not qualify for entrance into Harmony I and/or Solfege I, based on their scores on the harmony and solfege placement tests. These classes fulfill the harmony and solfege requirements.
| 57-152 | Harmony I | 9 |
| 57-161 | Eurhythmics I | 3 |
| 57-173 | Survey of Western Music History | 9 |
| 57-181 | Solfege I | 3 |
| 57-188 | Repertoire and Listening for Musicians | 1 |
Sound Recording Courses21 units
| 57-337 | Sound Recording | 6 |
| 57-338 | Sound Editing and Mastering | 6 |
| 57-438 | Multitrack Recording | 9 |
Music Technology/Sound Courses (choose at least three)21 units
Choose at least three courses. One of the three courses must be either Introduction to Computer Music or Electronic and Computer Music. (Note that 15-112 is a prerequisite for 15-322; 57-101 or 57-171 is a prerequisite for 57-347.) Other courses may be taken with the permission of the music technology minor advisor.
| 15-104 | Introduction to Computing for Creative Practice | 10 |
| 15-322 | Introduction to Computer Music | 9 |
| 33-114 | Physics of Musical Sound | 9 |
| 57-102 | Finale | 6 |
| 54-166 | Introduction to Sound Design for Theatre | 6 |
| 57-344 | Experimental Sound Synthesis | 9 |
| 57-347 | Electronic and Computer Music | 6 |
| 57-478 | Survey of Historical Recording | 6 |
| 57-421 | Exploded Ensemble | 6 |