Post-Genre Music: Performance and Creation (Minor)

Overview

The Post-Genre Music: Performance and Creation minor is offered through the College of Performing Arts.

Post-Genre Music prepares 21st-century musicians to perform in range of settings and to be actively involved in the creation of meaningful new work. In a world where musicians can no longer stay confined to a single genre, performers need to be able to survive and thrive in a wide variety of styles of music and, increasingly, in music that combines many different styles into one. Designed to complement intensive instrumental or vocal study, Post-Genre Music focuses on the here and now, drawing on the vast New York City musical landscape to do so. In addition to learning how to perform in multiple contexts, students gain arranging and composition skills and practical experience in technology and entrepreneurship, acquiring the tools necessary to turn ideas into action.

Curriculum

The minor in Post-Genre Music requires successful completion of 18 credits across four subject areas, as outlined in the chart below.

Course availability may vary from semester to semester. Students seeking to pursue alternative coursework to fulfill the minor should consult with their advisors.

Learning Outcomes

By the successful completion of the minor, students will be able to:

• Perform in multiple mixed ensemble settings, spanning a range of styles, sizes, and instrumentation
• Apply knowledge of basic improvisation skills in a variety of settings
• Demonstrate awareness of the history and context of multiple genres of music including indie rock, hip-hop, rock opera, folk music, and world music
• Incorporate the use of music software for recording, sampling, and composition
• Create basic instrumental or vocal arrangements and compositions and parts for multiple settings
• Use entrepreneurial skills to facilitate their own creative pursuits

Eligibility

This minor is open to all students at Mannes School of Music and the School of Jazz and to students in other New School colleges by audition (submit two work samples that demonstrate your artistic practice with your application for the minor). 

For questions regarding this minor's curriculum, including requests for course substitutions, please contact CoPA Academics at [email protected]. 

How to Declare, Change, or Apply to a Minor

General guidelines for declaring a minor are available here. Current students can declare or change a minor by logging in to my.newschool.edu, clicking on the Academics tab, and then clicking on the link to Major/Minor Declarations.

An application is required for admission to this minor. Access the application form by logging in to my.newschool.edu, clicking on the Academics tab, and then clicking on the link to Major/Minor Declarations.

To start a minor in the fall, submit your application by March 1. Notification of decision on minor applications happens by April 1.

To start a minor in the spring, submit your application by October 1. Notification of decision on minor applications happens by November 1.