Courses
Academic Courses
Music Theory
Semesters when certain courses are usually offered are indicated "fall," "spring," and "summer." Check the most recent schedule information to confirm availability.- MUS T109 Rudiments of Music I (3 cr.) Fundamentals of notation, ear training, and music reading. Melody and beginning harmony. Offered in traditional and online sections. Music Fundamentals Online is an alternative to T109 as a prerequisite to other music theory classes. See http://tinyurl.com/d7vpgg3 for details. A grade of C or higher is required. (fall, spring)
- MUS T132 Musical Skills I (1 cr.) P: T109 Rudiments of Music I or equivalent, and T151 Music Theory and Literature I or consent of instructor. It is strongly recommended that this course be taken concurrently with T152 Music Theory and Literature II. Diatonic melody and harmony; two-part counterpoint. Aural skills, music reading, and keyboard. A grade of C or higher is required. (fall, spring)
- MUS T151 Music Theory and Literature I (3 cr.) P: Music Fundamentals Online, or T109 Rudiments of Music I with grade of C or higher, or Z211 Music Theory II with grade of C or higher. Introduction to the literature and analysis of music. Introduction to diatonic harmony. (fall)
- MUS T152 Music Theory and Literature II (3 cr.) P: T151 Music Theory and Literature I. Diatonic harmony continued, and introduction to chromatic harmony. Two-voice counterpoint and study of small forms. (spring)
- MUS T231 Musical Skills II (1 cr.) P: T109 Rudiments of Music I or equivalent, T132 Musical Skills I, and T151 Music Theory and Literature I or consent of instructor. It is strongly recommended that this course be taken concurrently with T251 Music Theory and Literature III. Melody, harmony, and counterpoint continued; some chromaticism. Aural skills, music reading, and keyboard. A grade of C or higher is required. (fall, spring)
- MUS T232 Musical Skills III (1 cr.) P: T109 Rudiments of Music I or equivalent, T132-T231 Musical Skills I-II, and T151 Music Theory and Literature I or consent of instructor. It is strongly recommended that this course be taken concurrently with T252 Music Theory and Literature IV. Chromatic melody and harmony. Aural skills, music reading, and keyboard. A grade of C or higher is required. (fall, spring, summer)
- MUS T251 Music Theory and Literature III (3 cr.) P: T151-T152 Music Theory and Literature I-II. Study of music from the late sixteenth through the eighteenth centuries, with an emphasis on counterpoint, harmony, and form. (fall)
- MUS T252 Music Theory and Literature IV (3 cr.) P: T151-T152-T251/T261 Music Theory and Literature I-II-III. Study of music of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, with an emphasis on advanced harmonic procedures and analysis of larger forms. (spring)
- MUS T261 Music Theory and Literature III (3 cr.) Honors equivalent of T251. P: T151-T152 Music Theory and Literature I-II. Study of music from the late sixteenth through the eighteenth centuries, with an emphasis on counterpoint, harmony, and form. (fall)
- MUS T262 Music Theory and Literature IV (3 cr.) Honors equivalent of T252. P: T151-T152-T251/ T261 Music Theory and Literature I-II-III. Study of music of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, with an emphasis on advanced harmonic procedures and analysis of larger forms. (spring)
- MUS T331 Musical Skills IV (1 cr.) P: T109 Rudiments of Music I or equivalent; T132- T231-T232 Musical Skills I-II-III. It is strongly recommended that this course be taken concurrently with T351 Music Theory and Literature V. Twentieth-century materials. A grade of C or higher is required. (fall, spring, summer)
- MUS T351 Music Theory and Literature V (3 cr.) P: T151-T152-T251/T261-T252/T262 Music Theory and Literature I-II-III-IV. Study of music from the early twentieth century to the present; new compositional and analytical procedures. (fall, spring, summer)
- MUS T361 Music Theory and Literature V (3 cr.) Honors equivalent of T351. P: T151-T152-T251/ T261-T252/T262 Music Theory and Literature I-II-III-IV. Study of music from the early twentieth century to the present; new compositional and analytical procedures.
- MUS T400 Undergraduate Readings in Music Theory (arr. cr.) Independent study on a topic approved by the music theory department prior to enrollment in the course.
- MUS T410 Topics in Music Theory (3 cr.) P: Junior standing. Study of selected compositions of a particular composer, historical period, or genre. Emphasis on music and its relation to theoretical and compositional ideas. May be repeated for different topics.
- MUS T412 Advanced Aural and Keyboard Techniques (3 cr.) P: T232 Musical Skills III and T252/T262 Music Theory and Literature IV, or consent of instructor. Listening in context to music of various style periods. Keyboard skills (e.g., figured bass, harmonization, and score reading).
- MUS T416 Counterpoint: Variable Topics (3 cr.) P: T232 Musical Skills III and T252/T262 Music Theory and Literature IV. The techniques of counterpoint with an emphasis on a particular style, such as that of the sixteenth or eighteenth century.
- MUS T417 Analysis of Tonal Music (3 cr.) P: T232 Musical Skills III and T252/T262 Music Theory and Literature IV. Analytical techniques for the study of tonal music of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.
- MUS T418 Music and Ideas (3 cr.) P: Junior standing or consent of instructor. An introduction to the philosophy of music and the history and problems of musical aesthetics.
- MUS T508 Written Music Theory Review for Graduate Students (3 cr.) Part writing, form, and harmonization. Meets the proficiency requirement with a grade of C or higher. If T511 Aural Music Theory Review for Graduate Students is also required, T508 Written Music Theory Review for Graduate Students should be taken first. (fall, summer)
- MUS T509 Sight-Singing Review for Graduate Students (1 cr.) Music reading involving intervals, scales, chord outlines, and rhythm patterns through sight-singing and performance of prepared melodies in solo and ensemble settings. Meets the proficiency requirement with a grade of C or higher.
- MUS T511 Aural Music Theory Review for Graduate Students (1 cr.) Dictation of musical examples including rhythms, intervals, chords and chord proressions, melodies, two-voice contrapuntal examples, and contextual listening examples. Meets the proficiency requirement with a grade of C or higher. If T508 Written Music Theory Review for Graduate Students is also required, it should be taken before T511 Aural Music Theory Review for Graduate Students.
- MUS T545 Introductory Analysis of Music Literature (3 cr.) P: M501 Proseminar in Music History and Literature and T508 Written Music Theory Review for Graduate Students, or equivalents. Basic techniques of analysis applied to a selection of music literature emphasizing works from the seventeenth century through the early twentieth century. (fall, spring)
- MUS T550 Readings in Music Theory (3 cr.) P: T508 Written Music Theory Review for Graduate Students or equivalent. Introduction to the discipline of music theory: objectives, issues, trends, methods, resources, and literature. (spring)
- MUS T551 Analytical Techniques for Tonal Music (3 cr.) P: T508 Written Music Theory Review for Graduate Students or equivalent. In-depth analysis of common-practice repertoire through multiple techniques, including the study both of pitch and of rhythm. (fall)
- MUS T555 Schenkerian Analysis (3 cr.) P: T508 Written Music Theory Review for Graduate Students or equivalent. Develops skill in applying Heinrich Schenker’s analytic method for tonal music of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. (spring)
- MUS T556 Analysis of Music Since 1900 (3 cr.) P: T508 Written Music Theory Review for Graduate Students or equivalent. Analytical techniques for music of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. (fall)
- MUS T561 Music Theory: Variable Topics (3 cr.) May be repeated for different topics.
- MUS T565 Stylistic Counterpoint: Variable Topics (3 cr.) P: T508 Written Music Theory Review for Graduate Students or equivalent. Analysis of, and composition in, the contrapuntal style of a given period, e.g., J. S. Bach and his contemporaries, the sixteenth-century sacred style, the Romantic period. May be repeated for different topics. (fall)
- MUS T591 Teaching of Music Theory (3 cr.) P: T508 Written Music Theory Review for Graduate Students or equivalent. Comparative analysis of teaching techniques, procedures, and materials, with practical application. (spring, summer)
- MUS T599 Master’s Degree Comprehensive Review (0 cr.) Review of a portfolio assembled from master’s course work. Taken in the final semester of study. This course is eligible for deferred (R) grading. (fall, spring)
- MUS T619 Projects and Problems in Music Theory (arr. cr.) P: Consent of music theory department. Investigation and research in the field of music theory designed to meet individual needs of graduate students.
- MUS T623 History of Music Theory I (3 cr.) Musical systems of antiquity; modal, rhythmic, and contrapuntal music theory to 1600. (fall of odd-numbered years)
- MUS T624 History of Music Theory II (3 cr.) Music theory from 1600 through the mid-twentieth century. (spring of even-numbered years)
- MUS T658 Seminar in Music Theory: Variable Topics (3 cr.) May be repeated for different topics only. (fall, spring)
- MUS T659 Public Lecture (0 cr.) Formal presentation to the public of a research paper. This course is eligible for deferred (R) grading.
- MUS T700 Dissertation in Music Theory (arr. cr.)
This course is eligible for deferred (R) grading.