Courses
Course Numbering Scheme
The courses below are representative of the courses that may be taught during a given semester. Select a specific semester to view courses currently offered.
0-99 Advanced Placement Credit; House Courses; First-Year Seminars; First-Year Writing; Registrar/Department special purpose
100-199 Introductory-level undergraduate courses; basic skills/activity courses; foundation courses; Focus program courses
200-399 Undergraduate courses above introductory level
400-499 Advanced undergraduate, senior seminars, capstone courses, honors thesis courses
500-699 Graduate courses open to advanced undergraduates
700-999 Graduate only courses (not open to undergraduates)
Modern Women Making Music
In this course, we recognize that women have been ignored in the discussion of the history of music. Many women throughout history have played significant roles in the development of music, but their contributions have gone unnoticed. This course will explore the compositional and performance styles of women in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries and help students understand scholarly... more
Film, Concerts, Gaming: Gender - Music by American Women
We will engage with several contemporary themes as we explore and appreciate compositions and music scores, including: Fortnite Little Big Planet Call of Duty God of War Plants vs. Zombies Assassin’s Creed Captain Marvel The Shining A Clockwork Orange Dear John Margaret Bonds’s Freedom March on Montgomery Joan Tower’s Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman Julia... more| Course Number | Title | Crosslisting Numbers |
|---|---|---|
| MUSIC101-1 | Class Piano | |
| MUSIC101-2 | Class Voice | |
| MUSIC101-3 | Class Guitar | |
| MUSIC101-4 | Djembe Class | |
| MUSIC101-5 | Class Improvisation | |
| MUSIC101-5 | Class Improvisation: String Improvisation | |
| MUSIC101-6 | African Dance Percussion | DANCE132 |
| MUSIC101-7 | Class Brass | |
| MUSIC103-1 | Classical Piano | |
| MUSIC103-2 | Jazz Piano | |
| MUSIC103-3 | Organ | |
| MUSIC103-4 | Harpsichord | |
| MUSIC104-1 | Violin | |
| MUSIC104-2 | Viola | |
| MUSIC104-3 | Cello | |
| MUSIC104-4 | Double Bass | |
| MUSIC104-5 | Classical Guitar | |
| MUSIC104-6 | Jazz Guitar | |
| MUSIC104-7 | Harp | |
| MUSIC105-1 | Flute | |
| MUSIC105-2 | Oboe | |
| MUSIC105-3 | Clarinet | |
| MUSIC105-4 | Bassoon | |
| MUSIC105-5 | Saxophone | |
| MUSIC105-6 | Jazz Saxophone | |
| MUSIC106-1 | Trumpet | |
| MUSIC106-2 | French Horn | |
| MUSIC106-3 | Trombone | |
| MUSIC106-4 | Tuba | |
| MUSIC107-1 | Percussion | |
| MUSIC107-2 | Djembe | |
| MUSIC108 | Voice | |
| MUSIC115S | Vocal Diction | |
| MUSIC116S | Vocal Diction | |
| MUSIC203-1 | Classical Piano | |
| MUSIC203-2 | Jazz Piano | |
| MUSIC203-3 | Organ | |
| MUSIC203-4 | Harpsichord | |
| MUSIC204-1 | Violin | |
| MUSIC204-2 | Viola | |
| MUSIC204-3 | Cello | |
| MUSIC204-4 | String Bass | |
| MUSIC204-5 | Classical Guitar | |
| MUSIC204-6 | Jazz Guitar | |
| MUSIC204-7 | Harp | |
| MUSIC205-1 | Flute | |
| MUSIC205-2 | Oboe | |
| MUSIC205-3 | Clarinet | |
| MUSIC205-4 | Bassoon | |
| MUSIC205-5 | Saxophone | |
| MUSIC205-6 | Jazz Saxophone | |
| MUSIC206-1 | Trumpet | |
| MUSIC206-2 | French Horn | |
| MUSIC206-3 | Trombone | |
| MUSIC206-4 | Tuba | |
| MUSIC207-1 | Percussion | |
| MUSIC207-2 | Djembe | |
| MUSIC208 | Voice | |
| MUSIC210-1 | Symphony Orchestra | |
| MUSIC210-2 | Wind Symphony | |
| MUSIC210-3 | Marching Band | |
| MUSIC210-4 | Jazz Ensemble | |
| MUSIC210-5 | Small Jazz Ensemble | |
| MUSIC210-6 | Chinese Music Ensemble | |
| MUSIC211-1 | Collegium Musicum | |
| MUSIC211-2 | Chamber Music | |
| MUSIC211-3 | Piano Ensemble | |
| MUSIC212-1 | Djembe Ensemble | |
| MUSIC212-2 | Afro-Cuban Percussion | |
| MUSIC213-1 | Opera Theater | |
| MUSIC213-2 | Chapel Choir | |
| MUSIC213-3 | Chorale |
| Course Number | Title | Crosslisting Numbers |
|---|---|---|
| MUSIC120 | Music, Sound, and Style | |
| MUSIC161 | Introduction to Music Theory (Advanced) | |
| MUSIC161-1 | Introduction to Music Theory (Beginning) | |
| MUSIC162S | Introduction to Composition: Explorations in Musical Time and Space | |
| MUSIC259 | Music and Modernism | |
| MUSIC261 | Theory and Practice of Tonal Music I | |
| MUSIC281S | Composition I | |
| MUSIC361 | Theory and Practice of Tonal Music II | |
| MUSIC418 | Advanced Study in Conducting | |
| MUSIC461 | Theory and Practice of Tonal Music III | |
| MUSIC463S | Theory and Practice of Post-Tonal Music | |
| MUSIC465S | Counterpoint | |
| MUSIC481S | Advanced Composition | |
| MUSIC490S | Advanced Topics in Music |