The Music Recording minor includes introductory music history and music theory courses as well as sound recording and commercial music production courses.
Course Requirements
| Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
|---|---|---|
| MUS 107 | GUIDE TO MUSIC THEORY | 4 |
| MUS 100 | UNDERSTANDING MUSIC | 4 |
| or MUS 277 | GUIDE TO MUSIC THEORY II | |
| REC 200 | INTRODUCTION TO SOUND RECORDING TECHNOLOGY | 2 |
| REC 216 | PRO TOOLS AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE RECORDING STUDIO | 4 |
| REC 307 | COMMERCIAL MUSIC PRODUCTION | 4 |
| Select one of the following: | 4 | |
| COMPOSITION AND SOUND ART FOR NON-MUSIC MAJORS | ||
| ROCK MUSIC-THE BEATLES: MUSIC,AESTHETICS AND CULTURE | ||
| ROCK MUSICS OF THE WORLD | ||
| FROM WAGNER TO YOUTUBE: THE WEDDING OF MUSIC AND DRAMA | ||
| ROCK COMPOSITION | ||
| MUSIC OF THE WORLD'S PEOPLE | ||
| MUSIC OF THE UNITED STATES SINCE 1900 | ||
| WOMEN AND MUSIC | ||
| CONTEMPORARY MUSICAL IMPROVISATION: SCRATCH ORCHESTRA | ||
| HISTORY OF THE BLUES | ||
| THAT HIGH LONESOME SOUND: THE HISTORY OF BLUEGRASS MUSIC | ||
| ITALIAN POPULAR SONGS IN CONTEXT: THEN AND NOW | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO SONGWRITING | ||
| COMMUNITY AUDIO ART PRODUCTION | ||
| MUSIC FOR DANCE | ||
| MUSIC AND VISUAL ART | ||
| THE GOSPEL MUSIC TRADITION IN AMERICA | ||
| JAZZ | ||
| POPULAR MUSIC OF AFRICA | ||
| OPERA | ||
| LOVE SONGS | ||
| CINEMATIC SOUNDS: THE ROLE OF MUSIC IN FILM | ||
| MUSICAL ENCOUNTERS OF THE PORTUGUESE EMPIRE | ||
| PUNK ROCK THROUGH THE YEARS: ISSUES & AESTHETICS | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO ETHNOMUSICOLOGY | ||
| ELECTRONICS FOR MUSICIANS | ||
| EDM AND THE ART OF ELECTRONIC MUSIC | ||
A maximum of six ensemble credits may be applied to the additional courses requirement. In addition, credit will be given for musicianship courses taken as a former music major.
Students who take both MUS 107 and MUS 277 are eligible to take COM 313.
Students majoring in Music are restricted from earning this minor.