Music (Minor)
Why study music?
Music is an extraordinary intellectual discipline that combines creativity, technique, historical awareness, and a fascinating perpetual investigation of the human condition. It takes focus, ambition, and commitment. A music minor will equip you with a foundational understanding of music theory and music history, and it will advance your performance skills. You can also be involved in music without pursuing a minor in it through applied lessons, courses, and ensembles.
Why study music at AU?
As an Aurora University music minor, you will pursue excellence in either instrumental, voice, or keyboard. Performance, both as a soloist and as part of an ensemble, is at the core of the music minor. You will focus on your own development in private instruction, while also discovering the specific needs of performing in a group.
AU’s in-depth program will help you explore and develop a foundational core that combines a liberal arts curriculum alongside the study of music history, music theory, and performance. Through the guidance and mentorship of nationally and internationally accomplished professors, you’ll hone your skills through sustained, comprehensive musical training and build an experience base from the moment you step on campus.
The Music Department welcomes all students to be involved in the program.
I always believed my purpose in life is to be in the world of music. AU's program has increased my confidence in performance, deepened my passion for teaching, and reshaped how I view music and life itself.Eddy Benitez Jr. '25
- Ensembles
- Music history
- Music theory
- Private instruction
- Aurora Singers
- Band
- Drumline
- Flute Ensemble
- Jazz Band
- Mariachi Las Luces
- Percussion Ensemble
- String Ensemble
- University Chorale
- Vocal Jazz Ensemble
Singing is what I love doing most, and AU has allowed me to continue to embrace my passion for music while studying to become a nurse.Audrey Esquivel '26
AU Chorale journeys to Ireland in first overseas tour
Forty-one members of the AU Chorale raised their voices in song across Ireland for a week in May 2023 in the first-ever choir tour abroad in the history of the university.