Students who minor in music performance must take courses in either Western theory, literature and performance or Arab theory, literature and performance. In order to complete the minor in music, a student will:
- Understand and sight-read music notation.
- Acquire fundamental listening skills.
- Learn the basic principles of music theory (either Western or Arab).
- Study representative great works of music literature and the composers who produced them (either Western or Arab).
- Make substantial progress in singing or playing an instrument; more advanced students may also present part of a solo recital, with the permission of their private teacher and the Music Program Director.
- Perform by singing and/or playing an instrument in an ensemble.
This will require that the student complete 17 credit hours of instruction, normally including the following:
