MUTH - Music Theory
MUTH 100
Music Theory for the Non-Major
An introduction to the fundamentals of music: notation, scales, intervals, chords, keys, and basic harmonic and contrapuntal concepts. Improvement of reading skills and performance through an understanding of music’s structure and notation. Does not apply toward any music major. Units: 3.
MUTH 151
Music Fundamentals, Theory, and Analysis 1
An intensive version of MUTH 201, 202, this course provides a thorough grounding in music fundamentals followed by a comprehensive introduction to tonal harmony, counterpoint, and associated formal procedures. The two terms are taken in sequence. Placement determined by the Music Theory Placement Exam (administered during Welcome Week). Corequisites: MUTH 161, 171 Units: 6.
Prerequisite: Placement Corequisites: MUTH 161, 171
MUTH 152
Music Fundamentals, Theory, and Analysis 2
An intensive version of MUTH 201, 202, this course provides a thorough grounding in music fundamentals followed by a comprehensive introduction to tonal harmony, counterpoint, and associated formal procedures. The two terms are taken in sequence. Placement determined by the Music Theory Placement Exam (administered during Welcome Week). Corequisites: MUTH 162, 172. Units: 6.
Prerequisite: MUTH 151 Corequisites: MUTH 162, 172
MUTH 161
Aural Skills Fundamentals 1
Intensive ear training commensurate with MUTH 151, 152. Taken in sequence. Placement determined by the Music Theory Placement Exam (administered during Welcome Week). Credit does not count toward the B.Mus degree. Corequisites: MUTH 151, 171 Units: 2.
Prerequisite: Placement Corequisites: MUTH 151, 171 Credit does not count toward the B. Mus. degree
MUTH 162
Aural Skills Fundamentals 2
Intensive ear training commensurate with MUTH 151, 152. Taken in sequence. Placement determined by the Music Theory Placement Exam (administered during Welcome Week). Credit does not count toward the B.Mus degree. Corequisites: MUTH 152, 172. Units: 2.
Prerequisite: MUTH 161 Corequisites: MUTH 152, 172 Credit does not count toward the B.Mus degree
MUTH 171
Sight Singing Fundamentals 1
Sight singing commensurate with MUTH 151, 152. Placement determined by placement into the corequisite course. Credit does not count toward the B.Mus. degree. Corequisites: MUTH 151, 161. Units: 1.
Prerequisite: Placement Corequisites: MUTH 151, 161 Credit does not count toward the B. Mus. degree
MUTH 172
Sight Singing Fundamentals 2
Sight singing commensurate with MUTH 151, 152. Placement determined by placement into the corequisite course. Credit does not count toward the B.Mus. degree. Corequisites: MUTH 152, 162. Units: 1.
Prerequisite: MUTH 171 Corequisites: MUTH 152, 162 Credit does not count toward the B. Mus. degree
MUTH 191
Directed Study in Music Theory
Directed study follows a syllabus set primarily by the instructor to meet the needs or interests of an individual student or small group of students. The main goal of directed study is knowledge or skill acquisition, not research or creative work. Units: Variable.
MUTH 195
Internship in Music Theory
An experience-based project in music developed in consultation with a designated supervisor and a conservatory faculty member, comprising a work component and an academic component. The academic component of the internship, carried out under the supervision of the faculty member, may include readings related to the substance of the internship, discussions with the faculty member, and a written report or other culminating project appropriate to the discipline. Units: Variable.
MUTH 201
Music Theory and Analysis 1
A comprehensive introduction to the structural principles and compositional techniques of art music from the 18th and 19th centuries. Emphasis on diatonic harmony and elementary counterpoint through written exercises, model composition, and analysis. Introduction to the basic formal procedures associated with tonal music. Taken in sequence, MUTH 201 and 202 are the first two courses in the five-term music theory core. Placement determined by the Music Theory Placement Exam (administered during Welcome Week). Corequisites: MUTH 211 and 221 Units: 4.
Prerequisite: Placement Corequisites: MUTH 211, 221
MUTH 202
Music Theory and Analysis 2
A comprehensive introduction to the structural principles and compositional techniques of art music from the 18th and 19th centuries. Emphasis on diatonic harmony and elementary counterpoint through written exercises, model composition, and analysis. Introduction to the basic formal procedures associated with tonal music. Taken in sequence, MUTH 201 and 202 are the first two courses in the five-term music theory core. Placement determined by the Music Theory Placement Exam (administered during Welcome Week). Corequisites: MUTH 212 and 222. Units: 4.
Prerequisite: MUTH 201 Corequisites: MUTH 212, 222
MUTH 211
Aural Skills 1
Ear training commensurate with MUTH 201. Melodic, harmonic, and contrapuntal dictation, error detection, and aural perception of basic formal procedures. Taken in sequence. Placement and section assignment determined by the Music Theory Placement Exam (administered during Welcome Week). Corequisites: MUTH 201, 221 Units: 1.
Prerequisite: Placement Corequisites: MUTH 201, 221
MUTH 212
Aural Skills 2
Ear training commensurate with MUTH 202. Melodic, harmonic, and contrapuntal dictation, error detection, and aural perception of basic formal procedures. Taken in sequence. Placement and section assignment determined by the Music Theory Placement Exam (administered during Welcome Week). Corequisites: MUTH 202, 222. Units: 1.
Prerequisite: MUTH 211 Corequisites: MUTH 202, 222
MUTH 221
Sight Singing 1
Sight singing commensurate with MUTH 201. Solo and ensemble singing using solfège; treble and bass clefs only. One- and two-part rhythmic exercises. Improvisation. Taken in sequence. Placement and section assignment determined by sight-singing audition (conducted during Welcome Week). Corequisites: MUTH 201, 211 Units: 1.
Prerequisite: Placement Corequisites: MUTH 201, 211
MUTH 222
Sight Singing 2
Sight singing commensurate with MUTH 202. Solo and ensemble singing using solfège; treble and bass clefs only. One- and two-part rhythmic exercises. Improvisation. Taken in sequence. Placement and section assignment determined by sight-singing audition (conducted during Welcome Week). Corequisites: MUTH 202, 212. Units: 1.
Prerequisite: MUTH 221 Corequisites: MUTH 202, 212
MUTH 240
Jazz Theory and Aural Training
A comprehensive introduction to jazz scales, modes, chords, harmonic progressions, nomenclature, and notation. Emphasis on linking essential jazz theoretic functions to performance practice, composition, and arranging. Units: 3.
MUTH 251
Music Theory and Analysis 3
Continued study of the harmonic techniques and structural principles of tonal music, with emphasis on chromatic harmony and contrapuntal elaboration through written exercises, model composition, and analysis. Introduction to large-scale formal procedures associated with 18th- and 19th-century art music. Part of the five-term music theory core, taken in sequence. Corequisites: MUTH 261, 271. Units: 4.
Prerequisite: MUTH 152 or MUTH 202 Corequisites: MUTH 261, 271
MUTH 252
Music Theory and Analysis 4
Continued study of the harmonic techniques and structural principles of tonal music, with emphasis on chromatic harmony and contrapuntal elaboration through written exercises, model composition, and analysis. Introduction to large-scale formal procedures associated with 18th- and 19th-century art music. Part of the five-term music theory core, taken in sequence. Corequisites: MUTH 262, 272. Units: 4.
Prerequisite: MUTH 251 Corequisites: MUTH 262, 272
MUTH 261
Aural Skills 3
Ear training commensurate with MUTH 251. Continued work in melodic, harmonic, and contrapuntal dictation, error detection, and aural perception of basic forms of tonal music. Taken in sequence. Section assignment determined by the music theory/composition department. Corequisites: MUTH 251, 271. Units: 1.
Prerequisite: MUTH 162 or MUTH 212 Corerequisites: MUTH 251, 271
MUTH 262
Aural Skills 4
Ear training commensurate with MUTH 252. Continued work in melodic, harmonic, and contrapuntal dictation, error detection, and aural perception of basic forms of tonal music. Taken in sequence. Section assignment determined by the music theory/composition department. Corequisites: MUTH 252, 272 Units: 1.
Prerequisite: MUTH 261 Corerequisites: MUTH 252, 272
MUTH 271
Sight Singing 3
Sight singing commensurate with MUTH 251. Continued solo and ensemble singing (modes, alto and tenor clefs added), rhythmic exercises, and improvisation. Taken in sequence. Section assignment determined by the music theory/composition department. Corequisites: MUTH 251, 261 Units: 1.
Prerequisite: MUTH 172 or MUTH 222 Corequisites: MUTH 251, 261
MUTH 272
Sight Singing 4
Sight singing commensurate with MUTH 252. Continued solo and ensemble singing (modes, alto and tenor clefs added), rhythmic exercises, and improvisation. Taken in sequence. Section assignment determined by the music theory/composition department. Corequisites: MUTH 252, 262. Units: 1.
Prerequisite: MUTH 271 Corerequisites: MUTH 252, 262
MUTH 301
Music Theory and Analysis 5
The final course in the music theory core curriculum. The first half of the course develops and refines analytic skills introduced earlier in the core, applying them to specific works of the tonal repertory. The second half provides an introduction to the structural principles and formal procedures of art music from the early 20th century to the present. Corequisites: MUTH 311, 321. Units: 4.
Prerequisite: MUTH 252 Corequisites: MUTH 311, 321
MUTH 311
Aural Skills 5
Ear training commensurate with MUTH 301. Section assignment determined by the music theory/ composition department. Corequisites: MUTH 301, 321. Units: 1.
Prerequisite: MUTH 262 Corequisites: MUTH 301, 321
MUTH 321
Sight Singing 5
Sight singing commensurate with MUTH 301. Section assignment determined by the music theory/ composition department. Corequisites: MUTH 301, 311. Units: 1.
Prerequisite: MUTH 272 Corequisites: MUTH 301, 311
MUTH 350 Topic for Fall 2009: The Film Music Score in the Hollywood Studio System
Topics in Music Analysis
This course will examine the development of the dramatic film score produced by the major Hollywood film studios from 1928 to 1959. Through aural and written analysis of selected film scores, as well as engagement with primary and secondary source readings, the course will explore the changing role of musical underscore in its formative years. Films to be studied include /Anthony Adverse/ (1936), /The Maltese Falcon/ (1941), and /The Best Years of Our Lives/ (1946).
Prerequisite: MUTH 301
MUTH 390
Tutorial Studies in Music Theory
Units: Variable.
Prerequisite: Counter Registration Required.
MUTH 391
Directed Study in Music Theory
Directed study follows a syllabus set primarily by the instructor to meet the needs or interests of an individual student or small group of students. The main goal of directed study is knowledge or skill acquisition, not research or creative work. Units: Variable.
MUTH 395
Internship in Music Theory
An experience-based project in music developed in consultation with a designated supervisor and a conservatory faculty member, comprising a work component and an academic component. The academic component of the internship, carried out under the supervision of the faculty member, may include readings related to the substance of the internship, discussions with the faculty member, and a written report or other culminating project appropriate to the discipline. Units: Variable.
MUTH 399
Independent Study in Music Theory
Students considering an honors project should register for independent study for one or more terms. Units: Variable.
MUTH 401
Counterpoint I
The first course in a two-term survey of the techniques of 18th-century counterpoint. Imitative and non-imitative counterpoint in two voices, leading to the composition of binary-form suite movements and two-voice inventions. Complementary work in analysis. Units: 6.
Prerequisite: MUTH 301 or consent of instructor
MUTH 402
Counterpoint II
A continuation of MUTH 401. Imitative counterpoint in three and four voices, leading to the composition of a four-voice fugue. Complementary work in analysis. Units: 6.
Prerequisite: MUTH 401
MUTH 411
Orchestration I
A study of the orchestral instruments, their capabilities, appropriate notation for each, and scoring for various small ensembles. Units: 6.
Prerequisite: MUTH 251
MUTH 412
Orchestration II
A continuation of MUTH 411. Scoring for larger ensembles, including wind ensemble and full orchestra. Units: 6.
Prerequisite: MUTH 411
MUTH 510
Analysis of 20th-Century Music
Studies of the styles and structural techniques of significant examples of 20th-century music. Units: 6.
Prerequisite: MUTH 301
MUTH 550
Topics in Music Analysis
Topic for Spring 2010: Contemporary Opera and Oratorio
Intended as an upper-level elective for music majors, the course explores the theme of transformation—personal, social, and spiritual —in selected operas and oratorios of such composers as Olivier Messiaen, Karlheinz Stockhausen, Philip Glass, John Adams, Jonathan Harvey, Osvaldo Golijov, Sofia Gubaidulina, and Kaija Saariaho. Though devoted primarily to developing analytical skills for opera and oratorio across a variety of contemporary idioms, the course will also engage the literary, critical, and historical context of each work. Units: 3 OR 6.
Prerequisite: MUTH 301
MUTH 590
Tutorial Studies in Music Theory
Units: Variable.
Prerequisite: Counter Registration Required.
MUTH 591
Directed Study in Music Theory
Directed study follows a syllabus set primarily by the instructor to meet the needs or interests of an individual student or small group of students. The main goal of directed study is knowledge or skill acquisition, not research or creative work. Units: Variable.
MUTH 595
Internship in Music Theory
An experience-based project in music developed in consultation with a designated supervisor and a conservatory faculty member, comprising a work component and an academic component. The academic component of the internship, carried out under the supervision of the faculty member, may include readings related to the substance of the internship, discussions with the faculty member, and a written report or other culminating project appropriate to the discipline. Units: Variable.
Prerequisite: Counter Registration Required.
MUTH 599
Independent Study in Music Theory
Students considering an honors project should register for independent study for one or more terms. Units: Variable.
Prerequisite: Counter Registration Required.
MUTH 690
Tutorial Studies in Music Theory
Units: Variable.
Prerequisite: Counter Registration Required.
MUTH 691
Directed Study in Music Theory
Directed study follows a syllabus set primarily by the instructor to meet the needs or interests of an individual student or small group of students. The main goal of directed study is knowledge or skill acquisition, not research or creative work. Units: Variable.
MUTH 695
Internship in Music Theory
An experience-based project in music developed in consultation with a designated supervisor and a conservatory faculty member, comprising a work component and an academic component. The academic component of the internship, carried out under the supervision of the faculty member, may include readings related to the substance of the internship, discussions with the faculty member, and a written report or other culminating project appropriate to the discipline. Units: Variable.
Prerequisite: Counter Registration Required.
MUTH 699
Independent Study in Music Theory
Students considering an honors project should register for independent study for one or more terms. Units: Variable.
Prerequisite: Counter Registration Required.