Music History Minor

Program Coordinator: J. Schiff

Requirements

To earn a Minor in Music History, a student must complete 30 advisor-approved credits (17 credits must be in residence at Portland State University), to include the following:

Courses

Mus 101Contemporary Music Theory I

4

Mus 102Contemporary Music Theory II

4

Mus 188Performance Attendance

0

(3 terms required)

Mus 203, 301, or 302 Music in the Western World or Survey of Music Literature I or II

4

Mus 304, 305, or 306 Music History

4

Any combination of the following for 14 credits:

Mus 191Group Lessons for Beginners I: Piano, Guitar or Voice

2

Mus 192Group Lessons for Beginners II: Piano, Guitar or Voice

2

Mus 193Group Lessons for Beginners III: Piano, Guitar or Voice

2

Mus 194 or 197 Chamber Music or Chorus

1

(up to 3 credits)

Mus 304Music History: Medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque

4

(if not taken as required)

Mus 305Music History: Classical and Romantic

4

(if not taken as required)

Mus 306Music History: 20th Century

4

(if not taken as required)

Mus 355UJazz History

4

Mus 356UJazz And American Culture: How History Shaped Our Music, Then and Now

4

Mus 360UThe Guitar: its History and Music

4

Mus 361UHistory of Rock Music I (1950-1970)

4

Mus 362UHistory of Rock Music II (1970-Present)

4

Mus 374UWorld Music: Africa and the Middle East

4

Mus 375UWorld Music: Asia

4

Mus 376UAmerican Musical Traditions

4

Mus 377UWorld Music: Latin America and the Caribbean

4

Mus 470Topics in Music History

2

(up to 4 credits)

Total Credit Hours: 30