Creative Music Performance Minor | Visual & Performing Arts

If performance is your passion, the Minor in Music - Creative Music Performance is for you!

The foundation of this minor degree is ensembles and private lessons, along with Music Theory and a generous dose of electives.

21 credit hours within Music
9 upper-division credit hours (3000-4999 level)
2.0 Minor GPA (grade of C or better in any course counted toward the minor)
Residency: Last 12 credit hours of the minor must be completed while registered at UCCS

NOTE: Speak with an academic advisor to declare a minor.

For details on degree requirements, please visit the Academic Catalog.

Core Courses	4 Credit Hours	MUS 1010 - Music Theory I: Systems of Pitch & Representation MUS 1030 - Aural Skills I
Private Lessons	4 Credit Hours	Complete 4 credit hours of Private Instruction: MUS 1600 - Applied Music - Private Instruction MUS 2600 - Private Instruction: Advanced Note: Applied Lessons must be taken at UCCS.
Ensemble Courses	3 Credit Hours	Complete 4 credit hours of the following Ensemble courses: MUS 1200 - World Music Ensemble for Vocalists and Instrumentalists MUS 2250 - Jazz and Improvisation Ensemble MUS 2300 - Electronic Acoustic Ensemble MUS 2310 - VAPA Vocal Ensemble MUS 2400 - Chamber Music Ensemble MUS 4300 - Creative Music Ensemble: The Score and Composition Note: Ensemble courses must be taken at UCCS.
Upper-Division Music Electives	9 Credit Hours	Complete 12 hours from the following upper-division (3000+ level) MUS courses: MUS 3150 - Introduction to Ethnomusicology MUS 3850 - Topics in Music History and Research II MUS 4250 - The Business of Music: Entrepreneurship and Creative Enterprise MUS 4750 - Contemporary Music: Cultures, Designs, and Aesthetics

For details on program coursework, please visit the Academic Catalog.

To learn more about admission requirements and the application process, please visit the UCCS Admissions page.

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