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George Mason University
2002-03 University Catalog


Music

Minors

Minor in Music

All music minors must pass a music audition. Music minors in the keyboard area use the Keyboard Skills I credit as a music elective.

  Credits
Total Required 21
MUSI 101 Introduction to Classical Music 3
MUSI 171 Keyboard Skills I 1
MUSI 115, 116 Theory I and II 6
MUSI 113 Sight Singing and Ear Training I 2
MUSI 221, 421 Undergraduate private music instruction (major instrument or voice) 6
Ensembles 3
MUSI 300 Recital Attendance (two semesters)15 0

Minor in Jazz Studies

This minor is open to music and non-music majors who wish to explore America's unique art form. It is open to all instrumentalists and vocalists, including students who perform on instruments not normally associated with jazz. No prior experience in jazz is needed, but candidates must pass a music audition. Jazz studies minors in the keyboard area use the Keyboard Skills I credit as a music elective.

  Credits
Total Required 21
MUSI 107 The Development of Jazz 3
MUSI 379 Jazz Improvisation 1
MUSI 311 Jazz Studies 3
MUSI 485 Jazz Chamber Ensembles 3
MUSI 115, 116 Theory I and II 6
MUSI 113 Sight Singing and Ear Training I 2
MUSI 171 Keyboard Skills I 1
MUSI 221 Undergraduate Private Music Instruction (Major Instrument or Voice) 2
MUSI 300 Recital Attendance (two semesters)15 0

15 All students who enroll as music minors and jazz studies minors must take MUSI 300 for 2 semesters. A grade of "S" (Satisfactory) must be earned each semester.