Popular Music Minor

Current UNCW Undergraduate Students

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Voice Performance Course (1 Credit Hour)

• MUS 146  -  Class Voice I

• Students who successfully audition into MUS 195 or MUS 196 may substitute 1 credit of MUS 195 or MUS 196 applied lessons for Class Voice I (MUS 146).

Guitar Performance Course (1 Credit Hour)

• MUS 143  -  Class Guitar I

• Students who successfully audition into MUS 195 or MUS 196 may substitute 1 credit of MUS 195 or MUS 196 applied lessons for Guitar Class I (MUS 143).

Piano Performance Course (1-2 Credit Hours)

Students must choose 1 course from the following:

• MUS 136  -  Jazz Theory and Keyboard
• MUS 140  -  Basic Piano for Non-Majors
• MUS 141  -  Class Piano I

• Students who successfully audition into MUS 195 or MUS 196 may substitute 1 credit of MUS 195 or MUS 196 applied lessons for any of the following: MUS 136, MUS 140, MUS 141.

Ensemble Performance Courses (3 Credit Hours)

Students must choose 1 credit in the first category and 2 credits in the second category:

• Students must choose 1 credit in the first category and 2 credits in the second category:

• MUS 183  -  Chamber Singers
• MUS 184  -  Jazz Ensemble
• MUS 185  -  Symphonic Band
• MUS 186  -  University Chorale
• MUS 188  -  Pep Band
• MUS 189  -  Jazz Combo

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• Students choose 2 credits from the following (at 1 credit per semester):

• MUS 130  -  Chamber Music Workshop

• Either Digital Controller or Pop Rock Ensembles.

Popular Music Instruments Performance Course (1 Credit Hours)

Students will learn ukulele, electric bass guitar, and drum set.

• MUS 246  -  Instrumental Techniques III

Music History Course (3 Credit Hours)

Students choose from one of the following:

• FNA 103  -  Pop Divas and the Art of Performance

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• MUS 116  -  History of Jazz
• MUS 117  -  American Music
• MUS 118  -  History of Rock
• MUS 120  -  Latin American Music
• MUS 220  -  African American Music
• MUS 345  -  Latin American Popular Music
• MUS 365  -  Advanced Jazz History

Music Technology Course (1 Credit Hour)

All students must take and succesfully pass MUS 110 with a minimum of a C-.

• MUS 110  -  Introduction to Music Technology

Music Theory & Aural Skills Courses (3 Credit Hours)

Students must complete and successfully pass MUS 111 and MUSL 111 with a minimum passing grade of a C-. All students will be required to take a music literacy pretest which will determine what theory course is appropriate. Students who are not able to pass the theory pretest should plan to take MUS 105 prior to MUS 111 and MUSL 111.

• MUS 111  -  Theory I
• MUSL 111  -  Aural Skills and Sight-Singing I

Popular Music Elective Courses (6 Credit Hours)

Students choose from the course listing below and must complete 6 credits of electives.
* Music Technology students should plan to take MUS 305 and MUS 307 for their popular music minor electives and a 300-level history/literature course.
* Students who fulfill their history/literature requirement with a 100-level course must choose all 300-level courses for popular music electives. 

• MUS 210  -  Digital Music Production
• MUS 214  -  Recording Technology I
• MUS 305  -  Beat Making
• MUS 307  -  Songwriting
• MUS 310  -  Film Scoring and Video Game Music
• MUS 381  -  Music Entrepreneurship
• MUS 382  -  Music Industry