Contemporary Commercial Music - Minor

Required Courses

• MUS 220 - Rock and Contemporary Commercial Music Theory and Composition Credits: 3 or MUS 223 Music Theory III  Credits: 3
• MUS 209 - History of Rock and Contemporary Commercial Music Credits: 3 or MUS 317 The History of Western Music III: Music Since 1900  Credits: 3
• MUB 222 - Introduction to Recording Credits: 3
• MUS 320 - Contemporary Commercial Music Composition and Recording Credits: 3 - prerequisite required
• MUP 1CC Contemporary Commercial Music Applied Study  - minimum 2 semesters or MUP 1Z - Performance Primary Jazz 1 - minimum 2 semesters
• ENS 079 - Rock and Contemporary Music Ensemble Credits: 0 to 0.5 - minimum two semesters required for a total of one credit

Elective Courses

Students must select a minimum of one elective course from the courses listed below. Other elective courses may be credited with permission of program director.

• MUB 101 - Music Business I Credits: 3
• MUB 301 - Music Business II Credits: 3
• MUS 303 - Jazz History Credits: 3
• MUS 322 - Jazz Theory Credits: 3
• MTR 302 - Psychology of Music Credits: 3
• MUS 321 - Orchestration and Arranging Credits: 3
• MUS 415 - Topics in Twentieth and Twenty-First Century Music History Credits: 3
• MUS 470 - Musical Borrowing Credits: 3

Portfolio

Students enrolled in the Contemporary Commercial Music Minor will build a portfolio that by their senior year will include the following:

1. Compose, perform, record, produce a contemporary commercial music EP of 4-6 songs. This would include both original and covers of contemporary music pieces.
2. A reflection paper on the student’s ensemble experiences associated with contemporary commercial music.