Songwriting Minor, B.A., B.A.A., B.S., B.Mus., B.F.A.

Admission Requirements, Retention & Termination Standards

Any student in good academic standing at CMU may sign a minor in Songwriting. Every student intending to minor in Songwriting must meet with an advisor to specify the course of study. A minimum 2.5 GPA must be earned in the minor.

 

Program Requirements

Required Courses I (8 hours)

MUS 101	Fundamentals of Music Theory	4(3-2)
MUS 102	Theory and Analysis of Popular Music	4(3-2)

Required Courses II (9 hours)

MUS 209	Digital Music Production	3(3-0)
MUS 306	Songwriting I	3(3-0)
MUS 406	Songwriting II	3(3-0)

Required Courses III (2 hours)

MUS 107	The Craft of Composition	2(2-0)
MUS 141	Vocal Techniques I	1(0-2)
MUS 142	Vocal Techniques II	1(0-2)
MUS 147	Piano Class I	1(0-2)
MUS 148	Piano Class II	1(0-2)
MUS 149	Class Guitar	1(0-2)
MUS 247	Piano Class III	1(0-2)

Required Courses IV (3 hours)

ART 125	Digital Design	3(0-6)
BCA 222	Audio Production	3(1-4)
BCA 540WI	Recording Industry and Business	3(3-0)
ENG 294WI	Introduction to Creative Writing	3(3-0)
ENT 200	Introduction to Entrepreneurship	3(3-0)
MUS 304	Instrumentation and Scoring	3(2-2)
MUS 305	Choral Arranging	3(3-0)

Total: 22 semester hours