Guitar Minor
This program is available at the following location:
- Corvallis
A Guitar Minor designed to introduce students to essential concepts in music theory, history, technology, and performance in both the solo and ensemble mediums.
Minor Code: 906
Upon successful completion of the program, students will meet the following learning outcomes:
- Demonstrate performance skills in realizing standard notation and polyphonic music on the guitar via evolving practice strategies, and an application of those competencies in live performance.
- Demonstrate the richly diverse culture, history, and performance practices of the guitar and related instruments in live performance.
- Demonstrate competencies in basic recording skills which allow for the preservation and dissemination of the above competencies.
- Demonstrate analytical and aural skills required for elevated musicianship, including the emphasis on harmony required for composition and arranging.
- Communicate the value of their art to the world through the written and spoken word.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Lower-Division | ||
| MUS 121 | LITERATURE AND MATERIALS OF MUSIC I | 3 |
| MUS 162 | CHAMBER ENSEMBLE: GUITAR (repeatable) | 3 |
| Select 6 credits from the following: 1 | 6 | |
| INDIVIDUAL LESSONS: GUITAR | ||
| INDIVIDUAL LESSONS: GUITAR | ||
| Select 3 credits from the following: | 3 | |
| THE FUNDAMENTALS OF MUSIC TECHNOLOGY | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO DIGITAL AUDIO | ||
| AUDIO TECHNOLOGIES | ||
| Upper-Division | ||
| MUS 362 | CHAMBER ENSEMBLE: GUITAR (repeatable) | 3 |
| Select 6 credits from the following: 1 | 6 | |
| INDIVIDUAL LESSONS: GUITAR | ||
| INDIVIDUAL LESSONS: GUITAR | ||
| Select 3 credits from the following: | 3 | |
| HISTORY OF WESTERN MUSIC | ||
| HISTORY OF WESTERN MUSIC | ||
| HISTORY OF WESTERN MUSIC | ||
| Total Credits | 27 | |
- 1
Select a combination of 1 or 2 credit lessons per term to equal 6 credits total
Minor Code: 906