- Performing Arts Major: Music at St. Mary’s College
- Music Minor Requirements
Music study includes performing opportunities in the College symphony orchestra, jazz ensemble, three choirs, percussion ensemble, chamber music, brass ensemble and pep band. Private lessons are available for all instruments, piano and voice.
All ensembles and lessons are open to all students, not just those in the performing arts major and many of our courses satisfy the arts requirement for the degree seeking student.
Degree Requirements for the Music Minor
General
To earn a minor in music, a student must not be a Performing Arts major music concentrator and must satisfy either the performance option or the academic option. A grade of C or better must be received in each course. Courses taken for credit/no credit may not be used to satisfy requirements in the minor. Students earning below a C in any semester will need to re-audition for private instruction and ensemble participation. Restrictions noted in “Degree Requirements for the Major,” section 3.b., will apply.
Performance Option (18 credit hours)
Performance requirements: At least 14 credit hours chosen from a combination of private instruction and ensemble participation as approved by the music faculty:
- Private Instruction: between 4 and 10 credit-hours chosen from MUSA 112, 280, 281, 284, 285, 286, 287, 288, 289, 380, 381, 384, 385, 386, 387, 388, 389.
- Ensemble Participation: between 4 and 10 credit hours of large ensemble (MUSA 180/480 Choir, MUSA 182/482 Chamber Singers, MUSA 186/486 Jazz Ensemble, or MUSA 189/489 Orchestra).
Academic requirements: At least four credit-hours chosen from MUSC 112, 201, 202, 203, 204, 216, 217, 221, 223, 227, 228, 230, 231, 232, 233, 310, 318, 319, 320, 360.
Academic Option (19 credit hours)
Performance Requirements: At least three credit hours chosen from MUSA 180/480, 186/486/ 189/489, 280/380, 281/381, 284/384, 285/385, 286/386, 287/387, 288/388, 289/389.
Academic requirements: At least 16 credit hours chosen from MUSC 201, 202, 203, 204,216, 217, 221, 223, 227, 228, 230, 231, 232, 233, 303, 304, 309, 310, 311,318,319, 320, 332, 340, 342, 360.
Degree Requirements for the Musical Arts Administration Minor
General
To earn a minor in Musical Arts Administration, a student may be either a music major, a music minor, or neither. A grade of C or better must be received in each course. Courses taken for credit/no credit (with the exception of MUSC 398) may not be used to satisfy requirements in the minor.
18 credit hours
Foundational Requirements (8 credit hours):
- MUSC316: Arts Administration: The Business Behind the Curtain
- ECON102: Principles of Microeconomics
Practical Requirement (2 credit hours):
MUSC 398 (in concert production or comparable work as approved by the department chair).
- ECON 209: Business Law
- ECON 220: Introduction to Management
- ECON 250: Principles of Accounting
Language/Culture of Music Requirement: At least 4 credit hours chosen from:
- MUSC216: Introduction to the World’s Music
- MUSC217: The Jazz Makers