Minor in Music Theory

Eligibility

The student must be in a Bachelor’s Degree Program in the Conservatory.
The student should declare his or her intention to minor in Music Theory before the end of the junior year.

Course Requirements

All the requirements for the major except MUTH 410, 411 (Senior Project in Theory), i.e., four courses (16 credits) of MUTH 130/131, 132, 231, 232 and 4 courses (8 credits) of MUTH 101, 102, 201, 202; 6 courses (24 credits) of upper-division Theory electives; four courses (8 credits) of ensemble electives; MHST 101; and two courses (8 credits) of Music History electives. Part of these requirements may be waived by examination, as described above for the major. In addition, some courses in Composition, Technology in Music and Related Arts, etc., as described above for the major, may be substituted for certain of these major requirements.