Minor
MinorOverview
The Music minor allows students to explore music through a flexible program of study. The minor can focus on Composition, History, Music, Science & Technology (MST), Performance/Conducting, Theory, or on areas not currently served by the major, such as Ethnomusicology, Jazz, or Musical Theater. The minor can also focus on musical aspects of a non-Music major such as American Studies, Anthropology, Area Studies, Computer Science, CSRE, TAPS, etc. Courses used to fulfill the minor may not be used to satisfy any other department degree requirements (major or minor).
Requirements
Program Requirements
Requirements Overview
Courses may be fulfilled in either breadth or depth in any area(s) desired, and may be selected from any of the Department of Music’s courses. Prospective minors must choose a faculty advisor and submit a course plan. Course plans and advisor agreement forms are available from the undergraduate student services officer.
Areas
Students must complete at least three units of coursework in three of the following five areas:
Composition
History/Ethnomusicology
MST/Computer Music
Performance/Conducting
Theory
Composition
MUSIC 20AY
Exploring Soundscapes: Music-Making as a tool for Mental Wellbeing
MUSIC 20C
Jazz Arranging and Composition
MUSIC 112
Film Scoring
MUSIC 113
Introduction to Instrumental Composition
MUSIC 123A
Undergraduate Seminar in Composition: Rhythmic Design
MUSIC 123B
Undergraduate Seminar in Composition: Pitch Design
MUSIC 123C
Undergraduate Seminar in Composition: World Music
MUSIC 123I
Undergraduate Seminar in Composition: Music, Art, and Intermedia
MUSIC 123D
Undergraduate Seminar in Composition: Extended Performance Techniques
MUSIC 124A
Songwriters Workshop
MUSIC 125
First Individual Undergraduate Projects in Composition I
MUSIC 125A
Individual Undergraduate Projects in Composition
MUSIC 127A
Instrumentation and Orchestration
MUSIC 127B
Advanced Orchestration
MUSIC 155
Intermedia Workshop
MUSIC 220B
Compositional Algorithms, Psychoacoustics, and Computational Music
MUSIC 223A
Composing Electronic Sound Poetry
MUSIC 223Q
Queer Electronic Music Composition
MUSIC 228
Stanford Virtual Reality Orchestra (sVoRk)
MUSIC 228X
Research and Development for Stanford VR Orchestra
History/Ethnomusicology
MUSIC 1A
Music, Mind, and Human Behavior
MUSIC 1C
Love Songs
MUSIC 2A
The Symphony
MUSIC 2C
An Introduction to Opera
MUSIC 7B
Musical Cultures of the World
MUSIC 8A
Rock, Sex, and Rebellion
MUSIC 10N
Bad Sounds
MUSIC 14N
Women Making Music
MUSIC 11N
Harmonic Convergence: Music's Intersections with Science, Mathematics, History, and Literature
MUSIC 12N
Engaging with Music
MUSIC 16Q
Listening to Climate Change
MUSIC 18A
Introduction to Jazz History and Appreciation
MUSIC 18B
Jazz History and Appreciation: Advanced Level
MUSIC 18N
Musical Dishonesty: Fakes, Forgeries, Counterfeits, Hoaxes, Deceptions, Illusions, and Artifice
MUSIC 25
Decoding Anime
MUSIC 31N
Behind the Big Drums: Exploring Taiko
MUSIC 33N
Beethoven
MUSIC 35N
Black Music Revealed: Black composers, performers, and themes from the 18th century to the present
MUSIC 36H
Dangerous Ideas
MUSIC 39B
Music and Healing
MUSIC 40
Music History to 1600
MUSIC 41
Music History 1600-1830
MUSIC 42
Music History Since 1830
MUSIC 80A
Jewish Music of the Diaspora
MUSIC 100
Movement: Migration, Songwriting, and Multi-Platform Storytelling
MUSIC 110
Music in Psychic and Social Life
MUSIC 115
Individual Undergraduate Projects in Jazz
MUSIC 116J
Studies in Ethnomusicology: Listening to the Local: Music Ethnography of the Bay Area
MUSIC 118
Musics and Appropriation Throughout the World
MUSIC 132
Music Education: Then, Now, and Then Again
MUSIC 140L
Renaissance Soundscapes
MUSIC 143F
Nineteenth-Century Pianism: History, Works, & Performance Practices
MUSIC 143J
Studies in Music of the Classical Period: Haydn and Mozart: Music in the Age of Enlightenment
MUSIC 144J
Studies in Music of the Romantic Period: The Faust Legend in Romantic Music
MUSIC 144N
Reading Recorded Performances: From Data to Interpretation
MUSIC 146N
Transcultural Perspectives of South-East Asian Music and Arts
MUSIC 146S
Sound Tracks: Music, Memory, Migration
MUSIC 147R
Performing Rights: Race, Intellectual Property, and the U.S. Recording Industry
MUSIC 147T
This Must Be The Place: American Music and American Geography
MUSIC 147U
Identity, Difference, Sound
MUSIC 153E
Close Listening: Sound, Media, and Performance
MUSIC 159M
Gay Guerilla: A Hands-On Experience of The Life, Music, and Legacy of Julius Eastman
MUSIC 159V
Groundbreaking Chamber Music Works of the Second Viennese School
MUSIC 161E
Stanford Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra
MUSIC 161F
Ottoman Music Ensemble
MUSIC 164
Old-Time Music Ensemble
MUSIC 183F
Songs of Love and Longing
MST/Computer Music
MUSIC 32N
Sculpting with Sounds, Images, and Words
MUSIC 101
Introduction to Creating Electronic Sounds
MUSIC 105
Creative Music Technology Practice
MUSIC 106
Concert Production
MUSIC 128
Stanford Laptop Orchestra: Composition, Coding, and Performance
MUSIC 128A
Body, Brain, Machine: Research in Music Performance
MUSIC 139
Optimizing Health and Wellness for Performing Musicians
MUSIC 153A
NMP CODE Ensemble
MUSIC 153D
Ensemble Sonification of Temporal Data
MUSIC 154A
Sound Art I
MUSIC 154G
Electronic Music Composition
MUSIC 158
Musical Acoustics
MUSIC 192A
Foundations of Sound-Recording Technology
MUSIC 192B
Advanced Sound Recording Technology
MUSIC 192C
Session Recording
MUSIC 192F
Sound Installation
MUSIC 203
Audiovisual Performance
MUSIC 220A
Fundamentals of Computer-Generated Sound
MUSIC 220B
Compositional Algorithms, Psychoacoustics, and Computational Music
MUSIC 220C
Research Seminar in Computer-Generated Music
MUSIC 220D
Research in Computer-Generated Music
MUSIC 222
Sound in Space
MUSIC 222B
Modular Synthesis for Composers and Performers
MUSIC 228
Stanford Virtual Reality Orchestra (sVoRk)
MUSIC 228X
Research and Development for Stanford VR Orchestra
MUSIC 223A
Composing Electronic Sound Poetry
MUSIC 223Q
Queer Electronic Music Composition
MUSIC 236
Future Media, Media Archaeologies
MUSIC 250A
Physical Interaction Design for Music
MUSIC 250C
Interaction - Intermedia - Immersion
MUSIC 251
Psychophysics and Music Cognition
MUSIC 253
Symbolic Musical Information
MUSIC 256A
Music, Computing, Design: The Art of Design
MUSIC 257
You Are What You Use: Designing Technology for Neural Change
MUSIC 320
Introduction to Audio Signal Processing
MUSIC 356
Music and AI
MUSIC 451A
Basics in Auditory and Music Neuroscience
OSPBER 65A
IT & Music: Code, Sound, and Digital Culture in Berlin
Performance/Conducting
MUSIC 6F
Professional Development in Music
MUSIC 6G
Entrepreneurial Development for Classical Musicians
MUSIC 12A
Introductory Piano Class
MUSIC 12B
Introductory Piano Class
MUSIC 12C
Introductory Piano Class
MUSIC 17P
Keyboard Explorations
MUSIC 17AX
Key-Notes: A Piano and Voice Exploration
MUSIC 31N
Behind the Big Drums: Exploring Taiko
MUSIC 65A
Voice Class I
MUSIC 65AS
Voice Class 1: Beginning Voice, Level 1 (Group)
MUSIC 65B
Voice Class II
MUSIC 65BS
Voice Class 2: Beginning Voice, Level 2 (Group)
MUSIC 72A
Piano Collective
MUSIC 72C
Harpsichord Class
MUSIC 72D
Jazz Piano Class
MUSIC 73
Intermediate Voice Class
MUSIC 74C
Classical Guitar Class
MUSIC 74D
Harp Class
MUSIC 72G
Gu-Zheng Class
MUSIC 75B
Renaissance Wind Instruments Class
MUSIC 77
Percussion Class
MUSIC 110
Music in Psychic and Social Life
MUSIC 115
Individual Undergraduate Projects in Jazz
MUSIC 120D
Jazz Improvisation
MUSIC 120E
Advanced Jazz Improvisation
MUSIC 126A
Thoroughbass Accompaniment
MUSIC 128A
Body, Brain, Machine: Research in Music Performance
MUSIC 129K
Advanced Keyboard Musicianship
MUSIC 130B
Elementary Instrumental Conducting
MUSIC 130C
Elementary Choral Conducting
MUSIC 136
Intermediate Conducting: Music Since 1900
MUSIC 139
Optimizing Health and Wellness for Performing Musicians
MUSIC 151B
Red Vest Band
MUSIC 153D
Ensemble Sonification of Temporal Data
MUSIC 155A
Piano Literature
MUSIC 157
Cardinal Calypso--Steelpan Ensemble
MUSIC 159
Early Music Singers
MUSIC 159K
Stanford Facsimile Singers
MUSIC 159V
Groundbreaking Chamber Music Works of the Second Viennese School
MUSIC 160
Stanford Symphony Orchestra
MUSIC 160A
Stanford Philharmonia
MUSIC 160B
Stanford New Ensemble
MUSIC 160C
Stanford Baroque Soloists
MUSIC 160S
Stanford Summer Symphony
MUSIC 161A
Stanford Wind Symphony
MUSIC 161B
Jazz Orchestra
MUSIC 161E
Stanford Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra
MUSIC 161F
Ottoman Music Ensemble
MUSIC 162
Symphonic Chorus
MUSIC 163
Memorial Church Choir
MUSIC 164
Old-Time Music Ensemble
MUSIC 165
Chamber Chorale
MUSIC 166A
Stanford Cello Choir
MUSIC 167
University Singers
MUSIC 167S
Summer Chorus
MUSIC 169
Stanford Taiko
MUSIC 170
Collaborative Piano
MUSIC 171
Chamber Music
MUSIC 172A
Piano
MUSIC 172B
Organ
MUSIC 172C
Harpsichord
MUSIC 172D
Jazz Piano
MUSIC 172F
Carillon
MUSIC 172G
Gu-Zheng
MUSIC 173
Voice
MUSIC 174A
Violin
MUSIC 174B
Viola
MUSIC 174C
Violoncello
MUSIC 174D
Contrabass
MUSIC 174F
Classical Guitar
MUSIC 174G
Harp
MUSIC 174H
Baroque Violin
MUSIC 174I
Jazz Bass
MUSIC 174J
Jazz & Contemporary Guitar
MUSIC 175A
Flute
MUSIC 175B
Oboe
MUSIC 175C
Clarinet
MUSIC 175D
Bassoon
MUSIC 175E
Recorder/Early Winds
MUSIC 175F
Saxophone
MUSIC 175G
Baroque Flute
MUSIC 175H
Jazz Saxophone
MUSIC 176A
French Horn
MUSIC 176B
Trumpet
MUSIC 176C
Trombone
MUSIC 176D
Tuba
MUSIC 176E
Jazz Trumpet
MUSIC 177
Percussion
MUSIC 177A
Drum Set Lessons
MUSIC 181
Jazz Combos
MUSIC 182
Diction for Singers
MUSIC 183A
German Art Song Interpretation
MUSIC 183B
French Art Song Interpretation
MUSIC 183C
Interpretation of Musical Theater Repertoire
MUSIC 183E
Singing for Musicals
MUSIC 183G
Sing & Be Well: Exploring and Integrating Wellness Through Singing
MUSIC 183H
Vocal Pedagogy
MUSIC 184A
Editing and Performing Early Music
MUSIC 184B
Topics on the Musical Stage
MUSIC 203
Audiovisual Performance
MUSIC 228
Stanford Virtual Reality Orchestra (sVoRk)
MUSIC 230
Advanced Orchestral Conducting
MUSIC 231
Advanced Choral Conducting
MUSIC 272A
Piano for Music Majors/Minors
MUSIC 272B
Organ for Music Majors/Minors
MUSIC 272C
Harpsichord for Music Majors/Minors
MUSIC 272D
Jazz Piano for Music Majors/Minors
MUSIC 272F
Carillon for Music Majors/Minors
MUSIC 272G
Gu-Zheng for Music Majors/Minors
MUSIC 273
Voice for Music Majors/Minors
MUSIC 274A
Violin for Music Majors/Minors
MUSIC 274B
Viola for Music Majors/Minors
MUSIC 274C
Violoncello for Music Majors/Minors
MUSIC 274D
Contrabass for Music Majors/Minors
MUSIC 274F
Advanced Classical Guitar
MUSIC 274G
Advanced Harp
MUSIC 274H
Advanced Baroque Violin
MUSIC 274I
Jazz Bass for Music Majors/Minors
MUSIC 274J
Jazz & Contemporary Guitar for Music Majors/Minors
MUSIC 275A
Flute for Music Majors/Minors
MUSIC 277A
Drum Set for Music Majors/Minors
MUSIC 275B
Oboe for Music Majors/Minors
MUSIC 275C
Clarinet for Music Majors/Minors
MUSIC 277
Percussion for Music Majors/Minors
MUSIC 275D
Bassoon for Music Majors/Minors
MUSIC 275E
Recorder/Early Winds for Music Majors/Minors
MUSIC 275F
Saxophone for Music Majors/Minors
MUSIC 275G
Baroque Flute for Music Majors/Minors
MUSIC 275H
Jazz Saxophone for Music Majors/Minors
MUSIC 276A
French Horn for Music Majors/Minors
MUSIC 276B
Trumpet for Music Majors/Minors
MUSIC 276C
Trombone for Music Majors/Minors
MUSIC 276D
Tuba for Music Majors/Minors
MUSIC 276E
Jazz Trumpet for Music Majors/Minors
Theory
MUSIC 19A
Introduction to Music Theory
MUSIC 19B
Intermediate Music Theory
MUSIC 20A
Jazz Theory
MUSIC 20B
Advanced Jazz Theory
MUSIC 21
Introduction to Tonal Theory
MUSIC 22
Intermediate Tonal Theory
MUSIC 23
Advanced Tonal Theory
MUSIC 24A
Ear Training I
MUSIC 24B
Ear Training II
MUSIC 24C
Ear Training III
MUSIC 113
Introduction to Instrumental Composition
MUSIC 115
Individual Undergraduate Projects in Jazz
MUSIC 120D
Jazz Improvisation
MUSIC 120E
Advanced Jazz Improvisation
MUSIC 122A
Counterpoint
MUSIC 122B
Analysis of Tonal Music
MUSIC 122C
Introduction to Post-Tonal Analysis
MUSIC 122D
Analysis for Performance
MUSIC 155A
Piano Literature
MUSIC 129K
Advanced Keyboard Musicianship
MUSIC 254
Computational Music Analysis
MUSIC 255A
Piano Literature

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