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The lower division courses for the music minor are:
Courses for the music major may be substituted for the equivalent minor course (on left) if student has placed 49B or higher on the Music Placement Procedure*.
| MUSIC MINOR COURSES | MUSIC MAJOR COURSE EQUIVALENT |
| 20A, Basic Musicianship | 49B, Musicianship. Must be taken concurrently with or after 25A or 49C (see below) |
| 20B, Basic Musicianship, OR 25A, Introduction to Music Theory. (20A must be taken before 25A) |
49C, Harmony. Must be taken concurrently or before 49B |
| 27, Introduction to Western Music, OR 26AC, Music in American Culture |
49A, Thinking about Music, OR Music history and culture classes 74, 75, 76, 77. Instructor approval required for 75-77 |
*The Music Placement Exam is given at 9 am, 125 Morrison Hall, the Friday before the first day of instruction Fall and Spring. Come prepared with a piece to play or sing, and a pencil with an eraser. For more information, see http://music.berkeley.edu/musplacproc.html
Exemption from lower division requirements
Music 20A and B may be waived by examination. Intending minors who have:
Some musical accomplishment (ability to sing, play an instrument or compose music) and mastery of music theory rudiments and would like to place out of the requirement should make an appointment with Ms Dana or Ms Rosenak in room 232 to take a 15-minute oral waiver test. The waiver test will include sight singing in major and minor modes, in simple and compound meters; identification of major and minor key signatures; singing and spelling of major and three forms of minor scales; singing and identification of intervals; and singing and spelling of chord functions in various keys, i.e. “sing and spell iv and V7 in the key of F-sharp minor.”
Those with training in four-part harmony writing who would like to place out of 25A or 49C should take the Advanced Placement Harmony Exam which is given at 3:00 the Friday before the first day of instruction Fall and Spring.
Those who have had a survey course at another school should see the adviser for the minor, Ms Dana.
A minimum of 5 upper division music courses (100-149).
Upper division courses designed primarily for music majors (151-189) may be substituted if the student has met the prerequisites or has the permission of the instructor.
Procedure for Confirmation of the Minor
Once students have satisfied the requirements, they should file a Petition for Confirmation of Minor in the Department of Music office. The petition may be picked up in the department office or downloaded from http://music.berkeley.edu/musicforms. Students need to bring a print-out of their unofficial transcript and, if relevant, their current course list.
Ms Dana: email cdana@berkeley.edu; phone 643-5515; office 232 Morrison Hall
Updated 11/6/2007
