Music Minor

The minor in Music will deepen your understanding of and appreciation for music. Saint Joseph’s music faculty members are accomplished, award-winning professionals whose goal is to provide you with an excellent, personalized education.

The curriculum offers students majoring in another discipline the opportunity to explore their interest in music in a number of dynamic courses that cover music theory, composition, history and culture, and performance in a department-sponsored performance ensemble or private studio.

In addition to MTF 251  Music Theory I, students take five music courses to complete the minor, plus one semester of performance. 

Goal 1: Perform, create, and compose music. 

Objective 1.1: Students will perform and compose music that expresses their creativity and unique voices, showing an understanding of musical notation, technical skills, and musicianship.

Goal 2: Analyze music in support of interpretation and creative work.

Objective 2.1: Students will analyze important aspects of musical style, formal design, and melodic and harmonic structure, both in score and aurally.

Goal 3: Examine the intersections of music with history and social practice.

Objective 3.1: Students will study, analyze, and interrogate the relationships between music, history, and culture in speech and writing.

Goal 4: Prepare students for entry into professional careers or graduate studies.

Objective 4.1: Students will demonstrate career preparation through experiential learning opportunities and individual projects that develop creative, technical, analytical, and/or problem-solving skills.

The minor requires six courses plus one semester of performance.