Music Performance Minor
The doctoral minor in Music Performance offers doctoral students in music an opportunity to engage more deeply with music performance. Students in the DMA Music Performance degree may apply to pursue the doctoral minor in Music Performance on a different instrument.
Admissions Requirements
A grade point average of at least 3.0 from doctoral study at USC. Approval of the advisor, doctoral minor area faculty, and the Graduate Director. An audition on the applied instrument is required. Credits from a doctoral minor may also count toward the completion of a doctoral degree.
Minor Requirements (12 hours)
Advisor-Approved Applied Study (6–9 hours)
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| MUSC 711A - MUSC 711Z | 6-9 | |
Advisor-Approved Electives (3–6 hours)
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Music Literature | ||
| Song Literature | ||
| Survey of the Opera | ||
| Orchestra Literature | ||
| Survey of Chamber Music | ||
| Piano Literature I | ||
| Piano Literature II | ||
| Organ Literature I | ||
| Organ Literature II | ||
| Repertories of Lute, Vihuela, and Guitar | ||
| Music Literature | ||
| Topics in Piano Pedagogy and Literature | ||
| Pedagogy | ||
| Vocal Pedagogy | ||
| Pedagogy of Group Piano | ||
| Suzuki String Pedagogy I | ||
| Suzuki String Pedagogy II | ||
| Seminar in Performance Pedagogy I | ||
| Seminar in Performance Pedagogy II | ||
| Special Topics in Piano Pedagogy | ||
| Advanced Vocal Pedagogy | ||
| Advanced Performance Pedagogy | ||
| Ensembles | ||
| Ensemble | ||
| Solo Recital | ||
Credits from the doctoral minor may also count toward the completion of a doctoral degree.