Music Minors:

Music Minor in Jazz Performance 
(for music majors only) 20 credits

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The jazz performance minor is a supplementary program of courses and performance experiences that give music majors a knowledge of and appreciation for the historical and stylistic features of jazz, America’s only original art form. The jazz performance minor can be added to the B.S. in Music Education, B.S. in Music Industry or B.A. in Music degrees.

MUS 367-Jazz Improvisation I
MUS 368-Jazz Improvisation II
MUS 369-Jazz Improvisation III
MUS 351–Jazz Arranging
MUS 253–Jazz History
MUS 257-MIDI
MUS 299-Jazz Chamber Ensemble
MUS 298-Instrumental Jazz Ensemble or MUS 295-Vocal Jazz Ensemble

Participation in the Saint Rose Instrumental Jazz Ensemble must be fulfilled by performance on instruments traditionally associated with the large jazz ensemble tradition. These include saxophone, trumpet, trombone, piano, bass, drum set and guitar.

Music Minor in Liturgical Music 
(for music majors only) 26 credits

Select 1 of the following:
RLS 280-American Catholicism, RLS 204-New Testament Studies, RLS 203-Hebrew Scriptures, RLS 212-American Religious Studies

Plus the following courses:
RLS 332-Sacraments, Worship & Praise
MUS 393-Applied Conducting
MUS 393-Applied Voice
MUS 393-Applied Liturgical Piano or Organ
MUS 394-Secondary Applied in Liturgical Piano or Organ
MUS 315-Liturgical Music & Rites
MUS 316-Lab: Liturgical Music & Rites
MUS 494-Liturgical Music Internship
MUS 291-Masterworks Chorale (2 semesters)

Music Minors (for non-music majors only)
We have three minors in music for students who major in a field other than music. An audition is required for students who wish to minor in General Music. An audition is not required for students who wish to minor in Music Technology or Music Business.

1. General Music  
(audition required) 19-20 credits

MUS 101-102 Music Theory (3 + 3) 6
MUS 161-162 Applied Music Primary 
Instrument (1 + 1) 2
MUS 261-262 Applied Music Primary 
Instrument (1+1) 2
MUS 255-256 Survey of Music 1 & 2 (3 + 3) 6
Plus 3-4 credits of Electives drawn from: MUS 103-104, 201-202, 203-204, 253-254, 257, 350, 301, 302

2. Music Technology  
(no audition required) 27-28 credits

MUS 101-102 Music Theory (3 + 3) 6
MUS 181-182 Keyboard Harmony (2 + 2) 4
MUS 255-256 Survey of Music 1+2 (3 + 3) 6
Plus 11-12 credits of Electives drawn from: MUS 257, 350, 353, 452, 455

3. Music Business 
(no audition required) 27-28 credits

MUS 101-102 Music Theory (3 + 3) 6
MUS 181-182 Keyboard Harmony (2 + 2) 4
MUS 255-256 Survey of Music 1+2 (3 + 3) 6
Plus 11-12 credits of Electives drawn from: MUS 353, 354, 358, 359, 455

Students choosing a minor in Music may count a total of three, 1-credit semesters of participation in ensembles related to their area of interest as fulfilling a 3-credit Music elective course.


Ut Sol inter planetas, Ita MUSICA inter artes liberales in medio radiat.

As the sun among the planets, so MUSIC among the liberal arts shines forth from the center.


-Heinrich Schutz, 1640