Semester Requirements
College of Liberal Arts, Office of Student Services
(585) 475-2444, libarts@rit.edu
This minor has not been converted to semesters.
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Quarter Curriculum - For Reference Only
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The music and technology minor includes courses in music performance, music theory, music history, contemporary and historical instrument technology, acoustics, and audio engineering. The minor provides students who do not possess sufficient instrumental or vocal performance skills with an avenue to integrate their technological interests with music.
Required Courses:
0505-449 Music Theory I
0614-250 Fundamentals of Audio Engineering
Elective—Choose one of the following:
0614-325 Introduction to Digital Audio Production
0614-345 Intermediate Digital Audio Production
0618-206 Computers and Their Applications
4002-206 Web Foundations
4002-527 Digital Audio and Computer
Electives—Choose two of the following:
0505-442 Music in the United States
0505-447 The American Musical Theater
0505-448 20th Century American Music
0505-450 Music and the Stage
0505-454 Orchestra Repertoire and History
0505-455 Survey of Jazz
0505-459 Era of Haydn and Mozart
0505-461 World Music I
0505-462 World Music II
0505-463 Survey of African-American Music
0505-464 Blues as Personal and Social Commentary
0505-465 Special Topics: Mozart’s Opera
0505-466 Sounds of Protest
0505-471 American Popular and Rock Music
0505-482 Beethoven
0505-483 Bach and the Baroque
0505-484 Romanticism in Music
0505-485 Music Theory II
Electives—Music Performance (1 credit each):
0505-401 RIT Singers
0505-402 RIT Orchestra
0505-403 RIT Concert Band
0505-404 RIT Jazz Ensembles
0505-405 RIT World Music Ensemble
0505-420 Applied Music
* A maximum of 4 credits of ensemble and/or applied study is applicable toward the minor.