Music

College of Arts & Sciences

Concentration in Music (1005)
Minor in Music
COURSES
Courses for Nonconcentrators
Courses for Music Concentrators

Chair Victor Coelho 

Professors Coelho, de Quadros, Sheveloff, Wates 

Associate Professors Amlin, Cornell, Heimarck, Kopp, Yudkin 

Assistant Professors Headrick, Peattie, Shenton 

The concentration in music prepares the student for graduate work in musicology, theory, and composition, and for careers in composition and theory, musicology and ethnomusicology, music and research, music teaching, music criticism, music librarianship, music publishing, music therapy, arts management, and other broad areas of the music and arts industry. Music concentrators at the College of Arts & Sciences may participate in the activities of the School of Music at the College of Fine Arts; admission to all School of Music ensembles is by audition. Required music courses are taught by the faculty of the School of Music. (Students who are primarily interested in the MusB degree in instrumental or vocal performance, composition, or music history should apply directly to the School of Music at the College of Fine Arts.) 

Concentration in Music (1005)

All music concentration courses are offered by the faculty of the School of Music at the College of Fine Arts. The minimum total of prerequisite and principal courses required for the concentration is the equivalent of eight semester courses in the College of Arts & Sciences. All of the College of Fine Arts courses listed below may be taken for credit in the College of Arts & Sciences. However, any 3-credit College of Fine Arts course must be supplemented by an additional project if a student wishes to receive 4 credits for the course in the College of Arts & Sciences. No credit toward the completion of the music concentration will be given for the following courses: CFA MU 111, 112, 119, 120, 211, 212, 225, 229, 231, 238, 240 and 242; and CAS MU 117, 118, 225, 229, 230, and 242. Students electing the music concentration may take up to eight credits of applied music toward the degree. Eligibility is determined by audition and faculty availability. All music concentrators must complete CAS LF 212, CAS LG 212, or the equivalent in another language, or demonstrate equivalent proficiency. 

Students who intend to go on to graduate school in music are urged to prepare themselves in a second foreign language. Prior consultation with advisors is recommended. 

Prerequisites CFA MU 101, 102, 107, and 108. 

Principal Courses Required courses in music history are CFA MU 223, 224, and any two from CFA MU 331–339, 350–354. Required courses in music theory are CFA MU 201, 202, 207, 208, 301, and 302. 

Related Courses Five courses are required from the following: art history, history (as approved by the advisor), philosophy; French and German above CAS LF 212 or CAS LG 212, or the equivalent in another language. 

Minor in Music

A minor in music consists of 20 credits. Required courses: CFA MU 101, 102, 107, 108 (8 credits in music theory; these courses may be waived by passing a proficiency test and replaced with other courses in music). An additional 12 credits in music are selected with the approval of the advisor for music minors. Registration for applied music and composition courses requires an audition and departmental approval. 

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Courses 

Listed below are courses for nonconcentrators followed by music courses for concentrators. For additional information about courses, including descriptions of those listed here only by title, see College of Fine Arts on this site and the College of Fine Arts Bulletin .

Courses for Nonconcentrators

Courses marked with a (†) satisfy divisional studies requirements. 

†CAS MU 117, 118 Music Appreciation I, II

Introduction to music through study of representative styles and forms in the history of Western music. Music as a changing language of human communication. No prior musical experience required. Lectures, performances. CAS MU 118 continues but does not presuppose CAS MU 117. Wates. 4 cr, 1st & 2nd sem. (HU) 

†CAS MU 229 Masterpieces of Opera

History of opera from late-Renaissance experiment through Handel, Mozart, Verdi, Wagner, Puccini, Berg, Stravinsky, Britten, and Harbison. Emphasis on opera as a complex, multimedia genre continually redefining itself, its (often) noble aims conflicting with financial realities, inflated egos, and a fickle public. Wates. 4 cr, 2nd sem. (HU) 

CAS MU 230 Mozart

Study of Mozart’s work in major genres—sonata, symphony, quartet, concerto, opera—viewed in the context of rapidly changing eighteenth-century political and intellectual currents: equality vs. absolutism, free-market economy vs. aristocratic patronage, freemasonry vs. the church. Origins of the “Amadeus” myths. Wates. 4 cr, 1st sem. 

†CAS MU 242 Music and Society

A survey of the complex and fascinating relationship between music and the society which it mirrors. From Plato to punk. Focuses on several crucial crossroads in the history of Western culture: antiquity and musical ethos; medieval plainsong; feudalism and courtly love; the secular courts of the Renaissance; Bach and craftsmanship; Mozart and the Enlightenment; angst, anger, and romanticism; and the modern ferment. Staff. 4 cr, 1st sem.  

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Courses for Music Concentrators 

Composition and Theory The Music Theory Placement Examination, offered prior to September and January registrations, is required for all students enrolling in CFA MU 101, 102, 201, 202, 301, and 302. (Details are available at Current Music Students.) Students should enroll in CFA MU 101 X1 and MU 107 X1. Students who have had very little experience with music study should enroll in CFA MU 111. 

CFA MU 101 Music Theory I

Basic music vocabulary. Elements of tonal music approached through hearing, writing, analytical work, and keyboard. Species counterpoint. All students must also enroll in CFA MU 107 Ear-Training and Sight-Singing I. 3 cr. 

CFA MU 102 Music Theory II

Understanding of chord grammar through study of voice-leading, figured bass, and harmonization of melodies. Keyboard harmony and coordination exercises. Introduction to the systematic study of form. All students must also enroll in CFA MU 108 Ear-Training and Sight-Singing II. 3 cr. 

CFA MU 103 Honors Theory I

Prereq: departmental approval. Basic music vocabulary. Elements of tonal music approached through hearing, writing, analytical work, and keyboard. Species counterpoint. All students must also enroll in CFA MU 107 Ear-Training and Sight-Singing I. 3 cr. 

CFA MU 104 Honors Theory II

Prereq: departmental approval. Understanding of chord grammar through the study of voice-leading, counterpoint, figured bass, and harmonization of melodies. Formal and compositional idioms of the late baroque. Introduction to the systematic study of form. Keyboard harmony and coordination exercises. All students must also enroll in CFA MU 108 Ear-Training and Sight-Singing II. 3 cr. 

CFA MU 106 Introduction to Musicianship

(Credit not applicable to music concentration.) Elementary reading in treble and bass clefs, with emphasis on basic scale and arpeggio patterns, intervals, rhythm, spelling of scale and chords. Beginning skills in musical dictation. 1 cr. 

CFA MU 107 Ear-Training and Sight-Singing I

Prereq: CFA MU 106 or placement by examination. Sight-singing and dictation of diatonic materials in all clefs and intervals. Exercises in rhythmic reading, conducting, prepared singing, and intonation. 1 cr. 

CFA MU 108 Ear-Training and Sight-Singing II

Prereq: CFA MU 107 or placement by examination. Continuation of CFA MU 107. Introduction of chromaticism and modulation within a tonal context. Triplets and compound rhythms. Melodic, harmonic, and rhythmic dictation. 1 cr. 

CFA MU 201 Music Theory III

More advanced study of tonal harmony and voice leading. Tonal counterpoint. Formal and compositional idioms of the late baroque. Keyboard harmony, figured bass, introduction to score reading. All students must also enroll in CFA MU 207 Ear-Training and Sight-Singing III. 3 cr. 

CFA MU 202 Music Theory IV

Continued study of tonal and chromatic harmony and voice leading. Composition of small forms. Introduction to instrumentation and scoring. Formal and compositional idioms of the classical period. Keyboard harmony and score reading. All students must also enroll in CFA MU 208 Ear-Training and Sight-Singing IV. 3 cr. 

CFA MU 203 Honors Theory III

Prereq: departmental approval. Continued study of tonal and chromatic harmony and voice leading. Composition of small forms. Instrumentation and scoring. Formal and compositional idioms of the classical period. Keyboard harmony, figured bass realization, introduction to score reading. All students must also enroll in CFA MU 207 Ear-Training and Sight-Singing III. 3 cr. 

CFA MU 204 Honors Theory IV

Prereq: departmental approval. Advanced tonal and chromatic harmony, instrumentation, and scoring. Formal and compositional idioms of the romantic period. Keyboard harmony and score reading. All students must also enroll in CFA MU 208 Ear-Training and Sight-Singing IV. 3 cr. 

CFA MU 207 Ear-Training and Sight-Singing III

Prereq: CFA MU 108 or placement by examination. Continuation of CFA MU 108. More challenging exercises in sight-singing and preparation of increasingly chromatic or disjunct materials. Melodic, harmonic, two-part, and rhythmic dictation. Two-part rhythmic exercises and conducting. 1 cr. 

CFA MU 208 Ear-Training and Sight-Singing IV

Prereq: CFA MU 207 or placement by examination. Continuation of CFA MU 207. Greater emphasis on nondiatonic material, more difficult exercises in prepared singing, sight-singing, dictation, and rhythm. 1 cr. 

CFA MU 301 Music Theory V

Individual musicianship problems developed according to the area of music concentration. Formal and compositional idioms of the romantic period of music. Individual study or compositional projects. 2 cr, 1st sem. 

CFA MU 302 Music Theory VI

Individual musicianship problems developed according to the area of music concentration. Formal and compositional idioms of the twentieth century. Individual study or compositional projects. 2 cr, 2nd sem. 

CFA MU 303 Instrumentation

2 cr, 1st sem. 

CFA MU 304 Honors Theory V

2 cr, 1st sem. 

CFA MU 405 Modal Counterpoint

2 cr, 1st sem. 

CFA MU 406 Tonal Counterpoint

2 cr, 2nd sem. 

CFA MU 411/611 Electronic Music I

2 cr, 1st sem. 

CFA MU 412/612 Electronic Music II

2 cr, 2nd sem. 

CFA MU 413/613 Electronic Music III

2 cr, 1st sem. 

CFA MU 414/614 Electronic Music IV

2 cr, 2nd sem. 

CFA MU 415 Acoustics

1 cr, either sem. 

CFA MU 561, 562 Composition I, II

2 cr, each sem. 

CFA MU 563, 564 Composition III, IV

2 cr, each sem.  

CFA MU 565, 566 Composition V, VI

3 cr, each sem. 

CFA MU 601 Analytical Techniques 1

2 cr, 1st sem. 

CFA MU 602 Analytical Techniques II

2 cr, 2nd sem. 

CFA MU 603 Instrumentation II

2 cr, 2nd sem. 

CFA MU 605 Canon and Fugue

2 cr, 1st sem. 

CFA MU 609, 610 Theory Practicum

2 cr, each sem. 

CFA MU 615, 616 Contemporary Techniques I, II

2 cr, each sem. 

CFA MU 705 Advanced Fugue

2 cr, 2nd sem. 

History and Literature of Music 

CFA MU 223 and MU 224 are required for music concentrators and are prerequisite for all courses in Series A (MU 331–339). There are no prerequisites for courses in Series B (MU 350–354). 

CFA MU 223 History and Literature of Music 1

Prereq: CAS Music concentrators only. Historical survey of music from the Middle Ages to the end of the Baroque. 4 cr, 1st sem. 

CFA MU 224 History and Literature of Music 2

Prereq: CFA MU 223 and CAS Music concentrators only. Historical survey of music from 1750 to the present. 4 cr, 2nd sem. 

SERIES A 

CFA MU 331 Medieval Music

Prereq: CFA MU 221/223 and MU 222/224. Special topics in music from the beginnings of chant to 1400, including traditions of chant, early polyphony, secular song, sources, and musical institutions (monastery, convent, cathedral, court, city). 4 cr, either sem. 

CFA MU 332 Renaissance Music

Prereq: CFA MU 221/223 and MU 222/224. Special topics in music from ca. 1400–1600, including mass, motet, secular vocal, and instrumental repertories, composers and institutions, music and text, humanism, and the relationship between music and Renaissance culture. 4 cr, either sem. 

CFA MU 333 Baroque Music

Prereq: CFA MU 221/223 and MU 222/224. Special topics in music from ca. 1600–1750, including examinations of opera, cantata and oratorio, monody, instrumental genres, and composers, from Monteverdi to J. S. Bach. 4 cr, either sem. 

CFA MU 334 Classical Music

Prereq: CFA MU 221/223 and MU 222/224. Special topics in music from ca. 1750–1820, dealing mainly with symphonic, chamber, and keyboard music by Haydn and Mozart through Beethoven. 4 cr, either sem. 

CFA MU 335 Romantic Music

Prereq: CFA MU 221/223 and MU 222/224. Special topics in music from ca. 1820–1900, dealing mainly with orchestral, chamber and piano music, as well as Lieder, opera, program music, and individual or groups of composers. 4 cr, either sem. 

CFA MU 336 Music After 1900

Prereq: CFA MU 221/223 and MU 222/224. Special topics in orchestral, chamber, solo, and vocal genres from 1900 to the present covering such issues as atonality, neo-classicism, expressionism, the avant-garde, post-modernism, minimalism, technology, etc., and with individual or groups of composers. 4 cr, either sem. 

CFA MU 337 Selected Topics in Music History

Prereq: CFA MU 221/223 and MU 222/224. Special topics in the history of music, covering a variety of approaches, styles, and periods, from Antiquity through the present. 4 cr, either sem. 

CFA MU 338 Opera

Prereq: CFA MU 221/223 and MU 222/224. Special topics and surveys in opera history from its beginnings, ca. 1600, to the present, focusing on major works, libretti, productions, and music/text relationships. 4 cr, either sem. 

CFA MU 339 Performance Practice

Prereq: CFA MU 221/223 and MU 222/224. Selected issues and/or surveys in the history of performance practice, covering instruments, treatises, ornamentation, style, and playing technique. 4 cr, either sem. 

SERIES B 

CFA MU 350 Musical Cultures of the World

(formerly MU 325) No prereq; open to all students. A survey of music and musical cultures from around the world, including African- and Native-American traditions, Africa, India, Japan, Indonesia, and Latin America. 4 cr, either sem. 

CFA MU 351 Topics in World Music

No prereq; open to all students. Selected topics concerning non-western music and culture, including colonialism and post-colonialism, orientalism, anthropological perspectives, modernization, transmission, migration, diaspora, and the influence of technology. 4 cr, either sem. 

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