The Music Minor
- The Music Minor
- Music Minor Requirements
- Sample Plans for Music Minors
- Waiver of Music Minor Requirements
THE MUSIC MINOR
At Duke, a large number of undergraduates have a serious interest in music as performers, listeners, and composers. To such students the Department of Music offers the advantages of fine undergraduate ensembles, compelling studio and classroom teachers, and a wide variety of courses about many different kinds of music. Because the major in music is relatively demanding, many musically inclined students have taken courses as non-majors, completing in some cases several of the courses required for the major as well as performing in recitals and ensemble concerts., but without finishing the major.
For such students the music minor is a good option. Briefly stated, the program aims to broaden, as well as deepen, students' understanding of the art of music, regardless of their principal interest in performance, composition, or literature. The music minor offers a good deal of flexibility, as outlined below. As with the music major, upon the student's declaration of the minor, the University will waive the applied music fees for the first instrument or voice up to the point that the requirement for the minor is met.
MUSIC MINOR REQUIREMENTS
A minor in music allows a student to gain a basic introduction in several areas of music and pursue more advanced work in one or more of those areas. It consists of six full course credits, of which at least three must be at the level of 100 or above. The usual applied lesson fee (currently $364 for one-hour lessons, $182 for half-hour lessons, and $91 for class lessons) is waived for music minors in the primary area of concentration up to the point that the requirement in the minor is met.
Requirements: A minimum of five and one-half course credits is required for the minor, of which at least three full course credits must be above Music 113.
Music 65: : Theory and Practice of Tonal Music I (Music 55, if taken first, may count as an elective toward the minor.)
One course in music history from: Music 155-157
One full course credit from: Music 74, 75, 76, 114, 134-138S, 141S, 142, 155-157
Two semester courses in performance from: Music 79-113 (excluding 102), 128, 129, 177, 179
Two additional full course credits in music, one of which must be above 113.
SAMPLE PLANS FOR MUSIC MINORS IN:
African and African-American
Music (pdf)
Composition and Music
Theory(pdf)
Jazz (pdf)
Performance (pdf)
World Music (pdf)
WAIVER OF MUSIC MINOR REQUIREMENTS
A request for waiver of any requirement for the music major or the music minor, together with supporting documentation where appropriate, should be submitted to the Director of Undergraduate Studies (DUS). After reviewing the request, the DUS may decide that the student needs to take a departmental examination in the area before a final decision can be made. Waived courses earn no credit towards the 34-course graduation requirement, nor will grades for them appear on your transcript.