12 Music Courses Available to Students not Enrolled in a Program Offered by the School

  1. The following Music courses are available to students who have not been admitted to a program in the School of Music, and are appropriate for students with little or no musical background:

    • Music 1105 Elements of Music I (3 credit hours)
    • Music 1106 Elements of Music II (3 credit hours
    • Music 1120 Rudiments 1 (3 credit hours)
    • Music 2011 North American Popular Music (3 credit hours)
    • Music 2012 Understanding Classical Music (3 credit hours)
    • Music 2013 Twentieth-Century Musicals (3 credit hours)
    • Music 2014 Introduction to World Music (3 credit hours)
  2. The following ensemble courses are available to non-music students with appropriate background, subject to the approval of the instructor:

    • Music 2611 Festival Choir (1 credit hour per semester)
    • Music 2614 Concert Band (1 credit hour per semester)
  3. Non-Music students may also audition to participate in the following ensemble courses:

    • Music 2612 Chamber Choir (1 credit hour per semester)
    • Music 2613 Chamber Orchestra (1 credit hour per semester)
    • Music 2615 Jazz Orchestra (1 credit hour per semester)
    • Music 2616 Opera Workshop (1 credit hour per semester)
    • Music 2617 Opera Workshop (2 credit hours per semester)
    • Music 2619 Wind Ensemble (1 credit hour per semester)
    • Music 263A/B Chamber Orchestra (1 credit hour per two semesters)
    • Music 265A/B Jazz Orchestra (1 credit hour per two semesters)

    Contact the School of Music office for further information regarding the audition process.

  4. Most courses in musicologies (course numbers with second digit “0") and music theory/composition (course numbers with second digit “1") are available to non-music Majors who have fulfilled the prerequisites.

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