About This Program
The Music minor allows students with a passion for music to select the coursework that best aligns with their interests and talents. Students select from a wide variety of courses and ensembles to create an individualized course combination that allows them to explore music performance in solo, chamber, small group and large ensembles; music history and literature; music theory and analysis; jazz; world music; and more.
Contact Information
- Gerrey Noh | hnoh@kent.edu
- Speak with an Advisor
Program Delivery
- Delivery:
- In person
- Location:
- Kent Campus
- Stark Campus
Admission Requirements
Admission to a minor is open to students declared in a bachelor’s degree, the A.A.B. or A.A.S. degree or the A.T.S. degree (not Individualized Program major). Students declared only in the A.A. or A.S. degree or the A.T.S. degree in Individualized Program may not declare a minor. Students may not pursue a minor and a major in the same discipline.
Students with a solo performance focus are required to do a program/scholarship audition to participate in applied lessons and select ensembles.
Program Requirements
Minor Requirements
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Minor Requirements (min C grade required in all courses) | ||
| MUS 22121 | MUSIC AS A WORLD PHENOMENON (DIVG) (KFA) | 3 |
| Minor Electives, choose from the following: | 6 | |
| THEORY I | ||
| THEORY II | ||
| APPLIED MUSIC | ||
| FUNDAMENTALS OF JAZZ PIANO | ||
| PIANO CLASS I | ||
| PIANO CLASS II | ||
| MUSIC PRODUCTION I | ||
| CLASS COMPOSITION I | ||
| UNDERSTANDING WESTERN MUSIC (KFA) | ||
| SURVEY OF ROCK MUSIC HISTORY (DIVD) | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO CONDUCTING | ||
| STUDIO ENSEMBLE 1 | ||
| JAZZ IMPROVISATION I | ||
| JAZZ IMPROVISATION II | ||
| MUSIC OF THE UNITED STATES | ||
| HISTORY OF JAZZ (DIVD) | ||
| JAZZ STYLES AND ANALYSIS | ||
| POPULAR WORLD MUSIC (DIVG) | ||
| SYMPHONIC LITERATURE | ||
| WIND BAND LITERATURE | ||
| PIANO LITERATURE | ||
| VOCAL LITERATURE | ||
| CHORAL LITERATURE | ||
| SEMINAR IN MUSIC HISTORY AND LITERATURE | ||
| KENT CHORUS 2,3 | ||
| KENT STATE OPERA THEATRE WORKSHOP 2,3 | ||
| KENT STATE UNIVERSITY CHORALE 3 | ||
| CORO CANTARE 2,3 | ||
| CANTIQUE 2,3 | ||
| ORCHESTRA 2,3 | ||
| SYMPHONY BAND 2,3 | ||
| MARCHING BAND 2 | ||
| WIND ENSEMBLE 2,3 | ||
| FLASHER BRASS 2 | ||
| UNIVERSITY BAND 2 | ||
| JAZZ ENSEMBLE 2 | ||
| PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE | ||
| AFRICAN ENSEMBLE (DIVG) 2 | ||
| CARIBBEAN STEELBAND (DIVG) 2 | ||
| CHAMBER MUSIC | ||
| JAZZ COMBO DEVELOPMENT 2 | ||
| NOVA JAZZ SINGERS 2 | ||
| ASIAN MUSIC ENSEMBLE (DIVG) | ||
| SINGER'S DICTION | ||
| Minor Upper-Division Electives, choose from the following: | 6 | |
| INTRODUCTION TO CONDUCTING | ||
| STUDIO ENSEMBLE 1 | ||
| JAZZ IMPROVISATION I | ||
| JAZZ IMPROVISATION II | ||
| MUSIC OF THE UNITED STATES | ||
| HISTORY OF JAZZ (DIVD) | ||
| JAZZ STYLES AND ANALYSIS | ||
| POPULAR WORLD MUSIC (DIVG) | ||
| SYMPHONIC LITERATURE | ||
| WIND BAND LITERATURE | ||
| PIANO LITERATURE | ||
| VOCAL LITERATURE | ||
| CHORAL LITERATURE | ||
| SEMINAR IN MUSIC HISTORY AND LITERATURE | ||
| KENT CHORUS 2,3 | ||
| KENT STATE OPERA THEATRE WORKSHOP 2,3 | ||
| KENT STATE UNIVERSITY CHORALE 3 | ||
| CORO CANTARE 2,3 | ||
| CANTIQUE 2,3 | ||
| ORCHESTRA 2,3 | ||
| SYMPHONY BAND 2,3 | ||
| MARCHING BAND 2 | ||
| WIND ENSEMBLE 2,3 | ||
| FLASHER BRASS 2 | ||
| UNIVERSITY BAND 2 | ||
| JAZZ ENSEMBLE 2 | ||
| PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE | ||
| AFRICAN ENSEMBLE (DIVG) 2 | ||
| CARIBBEAN STEELBAND (DIVG) 2 | ||
| CHAMBER MUSIC | ||
| JAZZ COMBO DEVELOPMENT 2 | ||
| NOVA JAZZ SINGERS 2 | ||
| ASIAN MUSIC ENSEMBLE (DIVG) | ||
| SINGER'S DICTION | ||
| Minimum Total Credit Hours: | 15 | |
- 1
Course is only offered at the Stark campus.
- 2
Repeatable for up to eight semesters.
- 3
An audition is required.
Graduation Requirements
| Minimum Minor GPA | Minimum Overall GPA |
|---|---|
| 2.250 | 2.000 |
- A minimum C grade is required for all minor courses.
- Transfer students must complete a minimum 11 credit hours of music (MUS) courses at Kent State University, including one semester of applied music and one semester of a major ensemble.
- Minimum 6 credit hours in the minor must be upper-division coursework (30000 and 40000 level).
- Minimum 6 credit hours in the minor must be outside of the course requirements for any major or other minor the student is pursuing.
- Minimum 50 percent of the total credit hours for the minor must be taken at Kent State (in residence).
Program Learning Outcomes
Graduates of this program will be able to:
- Perform from a variety of musical styles, composers and eras based on their area of musical interest.
- Analyze music from a variety of musical styles, composers and eras based on their area of musical interest.
- Create music from a variety of musical styles, composers and eras based on their area of musical interest.