Music Minor in General Studies Program
The curriculum for the Music Minor in General Studies Program consists of 20 hours: 8 hours of required core classes and 12 hours of electives from one of four areas. Students may also receive a Music Minor in General Studies with an emphasis in Musical Theatre (21 hours). All students are strongly encouraged to take one applied music course. Students must maintain a 3.0 cumulative GPA for their music classes.
| Required Core Classes | Applied Music | Studies in Music | Music Technology/Business of Music | Music Theory/Composition |
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1 three hour Music Theory Class |
Trumpet/Cornet Elective Secondary | Introduction to Music Therapy | Music and Computers | Sight Singing/Ear Training 1 |
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1 three hour Studies in Music Class |
Horn Elective Secondary | Psychology of Music | Digital Sound Design/Multimedia 1 | Sight Singing/Ear Training 2 |
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two hours of Ensemble or Z100 The Live Music Performance Class |
Percussion Elective Secondary | Music for the Listener | Digital Sound Design/Multimedia 2 | Introduction to Music Theory |
| Guitar/Bass Guitar Elective Secondary | Black Music in America | Foundations of Music Production | Music Theory 2 | |
| Beginning Guitar Class | History of Rock 'n' Roll 50-60s | Music Business Marketing | Music Theory 3 | |
| Ensembles | Intermediate Guitar Class | History of Rock 'n' Roll 70-80s | Music Technology Methods | Music Theory 4 |
| Audition required* | Advance Guitar Class | Music for Film | Podcast Music Techniques | Computer Music Composition 1 |
| Chamber Music* | Piano Elective Secondary | Global Music Journeys | Principles of Multimedia Technology | Computer Music Composition 2 |
| Flute Repertoire* | Piano Class 1 | History of American Popular Music | Website Design for Musician | Introduction to Film Scoring |
| Guitar Ensemble* | Piano Class 2 | History of Jazz since 1950 | Introduction to the Music Business | |
| Percussion Ensemble | Violin Elective Secondary | Indy JazzFest: The Experience | ||
| Afro-Cuban Ensemble | Voice Elective Secondary | Music in Contemporary Film | Musical Theatre Minor | |
| IUPUI Jazz Ensemble* | Voice Class | Music of Jimi Hendrix | Musical Theatre Workshop | Voice Elective Secondary or Voice Class |
| IUPUI Pep Band | Flute Elective Secondary | Women Musicians | Sight Singing/Ear Training 1 | |
| Indianapolis Philharmonic* | Saxophone Elective Secondary | The American Musical | Beginning Piano Class | Song Interpretation & Performance or Musical Theatre Auditions |
| Steel Pan Techniques | Contemporary Broadway Musicals | IUPUI University Choir | ||
| Scottish Rite Orchestra* | Jazz Improvisation 1 | History of Jazz before 1950 | Introduction to Music Theory | The American Musical or Contemporary Broadway Musicals |
| IUPUI University Choir* | Jazz Improvisation 2 | Music of the Beatles | Acting for the Musical Theatre | |
| Indianapolis Symphonic Choir* | ||||
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Fill out the Music Minor Application form.
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To request information about our Music Minor Program please contact:
Roberta Lindsey
Phone: 317-278-7868
Email: rlindsey@iupui.edu
Dept. mailing address:
Dr. Roberta Lindsey
Music Minor Program Advisor
Music and Arts Technology at IUPUI
535 W. Michigan Street, IT 385
Indianapolis, IN 46202
Tel: 317-278-7868