Western Art Music Minor

The undergraduate minor program in Western art music offers a course of study leading to the minor in music. The goal of this program is to provide a focus for music activities, as well as a background in music theory, history, and performance.

Course Requirements

Lower-Division Courses

Choose one of the following courses:

MUSC 11A	Introduction to Western Classical Music	5
MUSC 11D	Introduction to World Music	5

Plus all of the following courses:

MUSC 30A	Theory, Literature, and Musicianship I	5
MUSC 30B	Theory, Literature, and Musicianship II	5
MUSC 30C	Theory, Literature, and Musicianship III	5

The following courses should be taken concurrently with the MUSC 30 sequence:

MUSC 31	Ear Training	2
MUSC 60	Fundamental Keyboard Skills	2

MUSC 60 enrollment may be waived by instructor approval, or if the student is taking piano lessons from a UC Santa Cruz instructor.

Plus three quarters of the following lower-division instrumental/voice lesson course:

MUSC 61	Individual Lessons: Half Hour	2
MUSC 62	Individual Lessons: One Hour	3
MUSC 63	Group Instrumental and Vocal Lessons	2

Upper-Division Courses

Six quarters of upper-division ensembles

MUSC 102	University Orchestra	2
MUSC 103	University Concert Choir	2
MUSC 158	South African Music Ensemble	2
MUSC 163	Early Music Band	2
MUSC 164	Jazz Combos	2
MUSC 165	Chamber Music Workshop	2
MUSC 166	Chamber Singers	2
MUSC 168	Experimental Music Ensemble	2

Students can petition to take lower-division ensembles, rather than upper-division ensembles. Petitions can be sent to music@ucsc.edu.

Plus three quarters of the following upper-division instrumental/voice lessons course:

MUSC 161	Individual Lessons: One Hour	3
MUSC 161A	Individual Lessons: Half Hour	2
MUSC 161B	Group Instrumental & Vocal Lessons	2
MUSC 162	Advanced Individual Lessons: One Hour	5

One course from the following list:

MUSC 101A	Western Music History (c. 1150 - 1750)	5
MUSC 101B	Western Music History (1750-1910)	5
MUSC 101C	Western Music History (1910-present)	5
MUSC 101F	Musics of Africa and the Americas	5
MUSC 101E	Musics of South and Southeast Asia	5
MUSC 101G	Musics of Central Asia	5
MUSC 101H	Music of Insular Southeast Asia	5

Planner

The table below is for informational purposes and do not reflect all university, general education, and credit requirements. See Undergraduate Graduation Requirements for more information.

Two-Year Western Art Music Minor Plan

	Fall	Winter	Spring
1st	MUSC 11A*
	MUSC 61, MUSC 62 or MUSC 63	MUSC 61, MUSC 62 or MUSC 63	MUSC 61, MUSC 62, or MUSC 63
	Ensemble	Ensemble	Ensemble
2nd	MUSC 30A/MUSC 31	MUSC 30B/MUSC 31	MUSC 30C/MUSC 31
		MUSC 101A**
	MUSC 161A, MUSC 161B or MUSC 161	MUSC 161A, MUSC 161B or MUSC 161	MUSC 161A, MUSC 161B or MUSC 161
	Ensemble	Ensemble	Ensemble

*Satisfies the MUSC 11 requirement; can be replaced with MUSC 11D.

**Satisfies upper-division requirement; can be replaced with MUSC 101B or MUSC 101C or a MUSC 180 series course.

General Education (GE) Codes

MUSC 11A satisfies the IM GE code, and MUSC 11D satisfies the CC GE code.

Most, but not all, ensembles satisfy the PR-C or PR-E code GE requirement. Students should check to confirm which courses from the ensembles course list satisfy GE codes.