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)
Discovering Music
Discovering Music offers a one-semester survey of the Western musical tradition from the Middle Ages to the present, and endeavors to show how that music connects to the music students in the course enjoy. We begin by introducing the elements of music, including pitch, rhythm and meter, timbre, instruments, and form, and then proceed historically, touching briefly on the Middle Ages, Renaissance... more
Sound, Music, and Death
An exploration of the roles sound and music play in people’s attempts to grapple with death and its many auras. How has death been imagined, anticipated, aestheticized, and rendered sensible (or not) in sound, music, and culturally situated ways of listening? How do ghosts of the past and future resound in the present? We consider these questions and many more through 1) a survey of... 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 | |
| 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: An Introduction | |
| MUSIC161 | Introduction to Music Theory | |
| MUSIC162S | Introduction to Composition: Explorations in Musical Time and Space | |
| MUSIC259 | Musical Modernisms | |
| 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 |