The Conservatory of Music offers a Music Minor to University students with an interest and ability in music. Students who apply for admission to the Music Minor program are required to perform a placement audition in an instrument or voice. Students admitted to the Music Minor program are assigned a faculty advisor to direct their courses of study. Applications are available at the Office of Student Services, Room 300, Conservatory Building.

Minor in Music

Students must complete a minimum of 21 units and 10 courses with a Pacific minor grade point average of 2.0 in order to earn a minor in music.

Minor Requirements:

MCOM 032Diatonic Harmony **3
MCOM 042Musicianship I1
MHIS 005Music Appreciation4
Select one of the following:3-4
Survey of Music History I
Survey of Music History II
MAPP 010 Applied Music *2
Two Semesters of Participation in any Ensemble2
5-7 Units of Additional Courses Excluding MCOM 002 and MCOM 0035-7
*

Students take a minimum of two semesters of private instruction.

**

A qualified student may pass out of MCOM 032 and then elect to take MCOM 033/MCOM 034 or one additional semester of MHIS 011 or MHIS 012.

Music History Minor for Music Majors

The Music History minor for music majors is designed for students who wish to pursue additional coursework in the field of music history. It is open to students with the appropriate prerequisites. The minor allows other conservatory majors to explore more research-oriented courses. The requirements include four upper-division music history courses, one semester of German, one additional course in the liberal arts (specified below), and a semester of individualized research.

Minor in Music History

Students must complete a minimum of 22 units and 7 courses with a Pacific minor grade point average of 2.3 in order to earn a minor in music history.

Minor Requirements:

Twelve units in MHIS (100-level, not including MHIS 197), 9 of which must be taken from the following: *12
Topics in Early Music
Topics in Eighteenth-Century Music
Topics in Nineteenth-Century Music
Topics in Music of the 20th-21st Century
American Music
MHIS 193: Special Topics
GERM 011AFirst-Year German, First Semester (If waived upon exam, choose 8 units from below instead of 4)4
Four units from the following:4
Any other language course
Any course in ARTH, HIST, ENGL, CLAS, or RELI
Cultural Anthropology
Introduction to Ethnic Studies
Introduction to Gender Studies
Introduction to Sociology
MHIS 197Research in Music History2
*

Students may substitute special topics courses with the consent of the advisor.

Music Theory Minor for Music Majors

The minor in music theory is available only to music majors. The intent is to offer significant study in music theory as a secondary area for a student already involved in the study of music. It can be combined with any music area except composition, but is particularly useful for majors in performance who are interested in extending their knowledge of music theory to support their performance activities or in expanding their compositional interests. It consists of seven courses that include upper division study in music analysis, counterpoint, orchestration and computer music.

Minor in Music Theory

Students must complete a minimum of 22 units and 7 courses with a Pacific minor grade point average of 2.0 in order to earn a minor in music theory.

Note: 1) Only music majors are eligible for the minor in music theory.

Minor Requirements:

MCOM 019Music and Computer Technology3
MCOM 108Counterpoint3
MCOM 109Advanced Orchestration3
MCOM 113Advanced Analysis3
MCOM 118Music and Video Technology: Performance3
PHYS 039Physics of Music3
One Upper Division Music History (MHIS) course3

Note: 1) All the courses above must be taken at Pacific.

Minor in Music Industry Studies

Students must complete a minimum of 20 units and 6 courses with a Pacific minor grade point average of 2.0 in order to earn a minor in music industry studies.

MMGT 011Introduction to Music Business3
MMGT 021Follow the Money3
MMGT 050Music Industry Forum (two units required)1
MMGT 187Music Management Internship3
or MMGT 188 Music Industry Professional Practice
Nine units of electives in any MMGT course offering9
Recommended elective MMGT courses:
Digital Music Basics
Music Industry Forum
Pac Avenue Records I
Pac Avenue Records II
Music Publishing
Sound Recording Fundamentals
Media Promotion
Popular Songwriting
Digital Music Synthesis
Entertainment Law
Recording Studio Production (3 units B or better required in MMGT 106 to enroll)
Music Royalty Analysis
Music Management Internship
Music Industry Professional Practice

 Minor in Jazz Studies

Students must complete a minimum of 20 units with a Pacific minor grade point average of 2.0 in order to earn a minor in jazz studies.

MUJZ 010Jazz Piano I1
MUJZ 011Jazz Piano II1
MUJZ 020Jazz Theory and Aural Training3
MUJZ 030Jazz Improvisation I2
MUJZ 031Jazz Improvisation II2
MUJZ 158Advanced History of Jazz3
or MUJZ 008 Introduction to Jazz
MUJZ 171Jazz Applied I1-2
MUJZ 172Jazz Applied II1-2
MUJZ 173Jazz Applied III1-2
MUJZ 174Jazz Applied IV1-2
Select one of the following:4
Jazz Ensemble
Jazz Combo

Minor in Creative Music Technology

 Students must complete a minimum of 20 units with a Pacific minor grade point average of 2.0 in order to earn a minor in creative music technology.

MCOM 002Music Fundamentals3
MCOM 029The Analog-Digital Studio3
MCOM 118Music and Video Technology: Performance3
MCOM 127Introduction to Film Scoring2
MMGT 106Sound Recording Fundamentals3
Select one of the following:6
Composition- Computer Music *
Recording Studio Production
and Composition- Computer Music **
*

 Must be taken for three semesters.

**

 Must be taken for two semesters.