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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 101Fundamentals of Music Theory

4(3-2)

MUS 102Theory and Analysis of Popular Music

4(3-2)

Required Courses II (9 hours)

MUS 209Digital Music Production

3(3-0)

MUS 306Songwriting I

3(3-0)

MUS 406Songwriting II

3(3-0)

Required Courses III (2 hours)

MUS 107The Craft of Composition

2(2-0)

MUS 141Vocal Techniques I

1(0-2)

MUS 142Vocal Techniques II

1(0-2)

MUS 147Piano Class I

1(0-2)

MUS 148Piano Class II

1(0-2)

MUS 149Class Guitar

1(0-2)

MUS 247Piano Class III

1(0-2)

Required Courses IV (3 hours)

ART 125Digital Design

3(0-6)

ENG 294WIIntroduction to Creative Writing

3(3-0)

ENT 200Introduction to Entrepreneurship

3(3-0)

MCA 222Audio Production

3(1-4)

MCA 540WIMusic Industry and Business

3(3-0)

MUS 304Instrumentation and Scoring

3(2-2)

MUS 305Choral Arranging

3(3-0)

Total: 22 semester hours