Program Recognition
•Bullet: NASM-accredited Music minor within Minot State's Department of Fine and Performing Arts, open to non-majors alongside another degree.
Training
•Bullet: Core coursework is MUSC 122 Musicianship I, MUSC 123 Musicianship Lab I, MUSC 124 Musicianship II, MUSC 125 Musicianship Lab II, MUSC 250 Basic Conducting, and MUSC 260 Introduction to Music History.
•Bullet: Students choose one private-lesson applied-study area (4 credits) from piano, organ, voice, strings, guitar, brass, composition, percussion, or woodwinds, plus one large ensemble (4 credits) from Concert Choir, Orchestra, or Concert Band; choosing composition substitutes MUSC 321 Orchestration and Arranging for two ensemble semesters.
•Bullet: Minors complete MUSC 099 Recitals/Concerts across all four semesters of applied study.
Facilities
•Bullet: Ensemble and lesson study take place in Ann Nicole Nelson Hall's 920-seat auditorium and Hartnett Hall's renovated 80-seat recital hall with a Steinway grand piano.
