Undergraduate Bulletin - Loyola Marymount University

Music Minor Curriculum
21 Semester Hours (plus Foreign Language Requirement)
or
or
or
or
or
or
S.H.
MUSC 121 Music Theory & Form I* ................. 3
MUSC 122 Music Theory & Form II** ............... 3
MUSC 133 Aural Skills I* ................................ 1
MUSC 134 Aural Skills II** ............................. 1
MUSC 316 Music History: Antiquity-1600 ........ 3
MUSC 317 Music History: 1600-1820 ............. 3
MUSC 318 Music History: 1820-Present ........... 3
MUSC 101 Studio Class (2 semesters) .............. 0
MUSC 180 Applied Emphasis Individual
Instruction* ................................... 1
MUSC 181 Applied Emphasis Individual
Instruction** ................................. 1
Applied Emphasis Ensemble(s)*/** ....................... 2
MUSC 454 World Music Ensembles I .............. (1)
MUSC 455 World Music Ensembles II ............. (1)
MUSC 490 Chamber Orchestra ...................... (1)
MUSC 491 Consort Singers ........................... (1)
MUSC 492 Chamber Music Ensembles ........... (1)
MUSC 493 Women’s Chorus .......................... (1)
MUSC 495 Concert Choir .............................. (1)
* must be taken concurrently
** must be taken concurrently
Applied Music
Individual Instructions
Music Major/Minor
Music majors are required to complete a minimum of four
semesters, and Music minors two semesters, of individual
instruction in the following emphasis areas:
Piano, Guitar, Percussion, Strings, or Voice:
MUSC 180, 181, 280, 281 (Major/4 semester
hours)
MUSC 180, 181 (Minor/2 semester hours)
MUSIC / 323
Each semester hour of earned credit in private applied
lessons requires the following:
A. One 50-minute private lesson weekly (total 14)
B. Enrollment in MUSC 101, Studio Class
C. Minimum of one (1) Studio Class performance
per semester
Only students who have been officially accepted through
audition and declared music majors or minors by the
Department of Music may enroll in private applied lessons
(180, 181, 280, 281, 380, 381, 480, 481). No applied
music fee is required.
Practice room facilities (free of charge) are available to all
applied music students enrolled for credit.
Applied music courses are repeatable for credit. Majors
who wish to continue credit enrollment beyond minimum
requirements may enroll in the subsequent MUSC 380,
381, 480, and 481 offerings.
Music Non-Major/Non-Minor
Individual instruction is available in Piano, Guitar, Drum
Set, Strings, and Voice:
Permission of professor required.
MUSC 182, 282, 382, 482 . . . . .1 S.H. each
There is an applied music fee of $420.00 per semester for
fourteen 30-minute weekly lessons. Applied music courses
are repeatable for credit.
Class instruction is available in Piano, Guitar, and Voice for
students at the beginning level:
MUSC 175, 176, 177 Piano Class . .1 S.H. each
MUSC 178 Voice Class . . . . . . . . .1 S.H.
MUSC 179 Guitar Class . . . . . . . .1 S.H.
These classes meet once weekly, have a limited enrollment,
and may only be repeated once for credit. There is a $20
lab fee for the piano classes.
Ensembles
Music Major/Minor
Music majors are required to complete four semesters, and
Music minors two semesters, of active participation in an
ensemble appropriate to the area of individual instruction
emphasis.