{"id":7213,"date":"2022-06-29T15:48:54","date_gmt":"2022-06-29T19:48:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/?post_type=bu-program-page&p=7213"},"modified":"2025-09-19T13:32:58","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T17:32:58","slug":"ma","status":"publish","type":"bu-program-page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/academics\/degrees-programs\/composition-theory\/ma\/","title":{"rendered":"MA Music Theory"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Master of Arts in Music Theory degree at BU School of Music is  is designed for students seeking to acquire a secure foundation in scholarly music theory prior to entering doctoral study. This foundation can be crucial to success in graduate school and beyond, bridging the gap between undergraduate curricula and advanced PhD programs. Through a series of graduate courses and seminars, students develop a close familiarity with essential approaches and techniques for the theory and analysis of tonal and post-tonal music. Emphasis is also given to secondary fields of interest such as musicology, composition, and performance. MA candidates benefit from the greater surroundings of a major school of music, its distinguished faculty, and a close connection with the wider community of students and faculty in the Composition and Musicology graduate programs.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Curriculum requirements for the MA in Music Theory can be found on the Academic Bulletin.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A small department, the Composition & Theory program instills an open, collaborative, entrepreneurial sense both inside and outside the classroom. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Students join an international community of faculty and alumni who are music theorists, performers, conductors, and composers. This is an environment that encourages individual creative work and collaborative projects. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As part of a top-tier Music school in a major University, students have an expanse of opportunities including participating in Time\u2019s Arrow, a new music ensemble of unfixed instrumentation, as both composer and performer, as well as collaborating with the College\u2019s theatre and visual arts programs, such as in dramatic productions and installations. Boston’s vibrant music community offers countless possibilities to work with ensembles as well as in Lenox at Boston University Tanglewood Institute<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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