  {"id":17637,"date":"2025-11-03T11:10:10","date_gmt":"2025-11-03T16:10:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.qc.cuny.edu\/academics\/music\/?page_id=17637"},"modified":"2026-01-07T14:28:42","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T19:28:42","slug":"minor-music-literature","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.qc.cuny.edu\/academics\/music\/minor-music-literature\/","title":{"rendered":"Minor in Music Literature"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; next_background_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/www.qc.cuny.edu\/academics\/music\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/149\/2025\/11\/mus-literature-scaled.jpeg&#8221; width=&#8221;99.8%&#8221; height=&#8221;550px&#8221; max_height=&#8221;550px&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; bottom_divider_style=&#8221;arrow2&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;8%||||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][dsm_text_divider header=&#8221;Minor in Music Literature&#8221; color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; divider_style=&#8221;none&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_font=&#8221;Open Sans|700||on|||||&#8221; header_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;60px&#8221; background_enable_color=&#8221;off&#8221; min_height=&#8221;109px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||0px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;26px||||false|false&#8221; header_font_size_tablet=&#8221;60px&#8221; header_font_size_phone=&#8221;35px&#8221; header_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; background_color_tablet=&#8221;rgba(0,0,0,0.39)&#8221; background_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; background_enable_color_tablet=&#8221;on&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/dsm_text_divider][et_pb_divider color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; width=&#8221;51%&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||0px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_divider][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][dsm_text_divider header=&#8221;Minor in Music Literature&#8221; text_alignment=&#8221;left&#8221; divider_style=&#8221;none&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_font=&#8221;Open Sans|700|||||||&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;26px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||36px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|||12px||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/dsm_text_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;17px&#8221; min_height=&#8221;131.2px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;8px|||||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|||22px||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The minor in Music Literature is designed for students interested in the history of music, in music criticism, and in writing about music. The program is open to students with a wide variety of practical musical experience, from those who have studied an instrument or voice for many years but prefer to major in some other field, to those without music literacy skills of any kind. ºì¶¹ÊÓÆµ students in good standing from any undergraduate program are encouraged to apply. Interested students should complete MUS 1 \u201cIntroduction to Music\u201d and speak with the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.qc.cuny.edu\/academics\/music\/program-advisors\/\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">program advisor in musicology<\/span><\/b><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335551671&quot;:6,&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"45\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><a href=\"https:\/\/qc-undergraduate.catalog.cuny.edu\/programs\/MUSLIT-MIN\">Requirements for the Minor in Music Literature<\/a> <\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335551671&quot;:6,&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"45\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.qc.cuny.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2022\/03\/Declaration-of-Major-Form-Fillable.pdf\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\" style=\"font-size: 17px\">Apply here<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_button button_url=&#8221;https:\/\/outlook.office365.com\/owa\/calendar\/ACSMOffice1@CUNY907.onmicrosoft.com\/bookings\/&#8221; 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