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Minor in Music
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The academic music program, housed in the School of Performing Arts, offers a major, minor, music elective courses, individual private lessons and performing ensembles.
The music minor program provides the environment and opportunity to hear, experience, and participate in the art of music. The study of music both as a knowledgeable listener, creator, and/or performer nurtures an important human aesthetic dimension.
The music minor program provides the environment and opportunity to hear, experience, and participate in the art of music. The study of music both as a knowledgeable listener, creator, and/or performer nurtures an important human aesthetic dimension.
Music, in its many cultural manifestations, touches upon the enduring questions of human meaning and value. It serves as an opportunity to develop imagination, creativity, and understanding, and gives students the opportunity to use and further help their own skills and talents. The program’s goal is to encourage students to experience music so that a foundation for continued learning, appreciation and enrichment is created.
Track I: Regular | 18 credits
This course focuses on the development and enhancement of musical skills through music reading and notation, rhythmic and tonal perception, and analysis. Other areas covered include the construction and function of scales, intervals, and triads. Open to all students.
3.0 Credit(s)
- MU 102 History of Jazz OR
- MU 103 From Bach to Beethoven OR
- MU 104 Brahms to Bernstein
Three credits in applied music
Nine credits from music history or music literature courses
Track II: Performance | 18 credits
This course focuses on the development and enhancement of musical skills through music reading and notation, rhythmic and tonal perception, and analysis. Other areas covered include the construction and function of scales, intervals, and triads. Open to all students.
3.0 Credit(s)
- MU 102 History of Jazz OR
- MU 103 From Bach to Beethoven OR
- MU 104 Brahms to Bernstein
Nine credits in applied music (five in an ensemble and four of private lessons)
One additional music elective course (three credits) in a music history or music literature course
Coming into college, I knew music was a passion of mine that I wanted to continue to pursue. Studying music at Sacred Heart allowed me to expand my knowledge of music theory and history, as well as meet people with similar passions and interests in addition to playing with the orchestra here! Screen reader support enabled. ~ Megan Cloutier '22
As a prospective social studies teacher, incorporating music and its history into my career is important to me. I chose to minor in music at Sacred Heart to expand my knowledge of the history, language and performance aspects of music. Studying music at SHU has enabled me to keep growing and exploring something that has meant so much to me. ~ Nick Iasparra '22
My main factors in choosing Sacred Heart were the band programs and music performance minor. These programs gave me a deeper understanding of musical theory, history and performance, and allowed me to learn and perform on different instruments. Today, the education I gained at SHU continually helps me as an amateur musician and professional educator. Sharing different genres and peeling back musical layers and historical meanings adds a lively flare to my curriculum, and has a positive and inspirational impact in my classroom. Screen reader support enabled. ~ Erik Johnson BA '05, MAT '06
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