Courses

2700B: Post WWII Popular Music
The history, nature and function of popular music, with particular reference to rock music. The course will emphasize musical styles, form, instrumentation, vocal timbres and performing style through a study of representative works.

2703B: Introduction to Hip Hop
A survey of the musical art-form of Hip Hop. Consideration of artists, sub-genres, performance practice and cultural impact.

2709A: Special Topics in Music History (Topic: The Music of Taylor Swift)
Special topics on the study of music history, to be arranged.

1710F: Music History: Introduction
Consideration of various approaches to studying the history of music: guided listening, writing about music, library resources.

1730B: Introduction to Popular Music & Culture
An introduction to the study of the culture and history of popular music of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries and its links to other arts and media.

1750G: Music History: c.900 to c.1750
Survey of music from the Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque periods.

2700B: Post WWII Popular Music
The history, nature and function of popular music, with particular reference to rock music. The course will emphasize musical styles, form, instrumentation, vocal timbres and performing style through a study of representative works.

2709B: Special Topics in Music History (Topic: The Music of Taylor Swift)
Special topics on the study of music history, to be arranged.

2734A: Hit Records: Lyrics, Styles, Mixing
A study of recordings in selected popular music genres, focusing on lyrics, music, performing styles, and arrangement (mixing).

2736A/B: Introduction to Desktop Music Production [in Popular Music]
Introduction to fundamental principles of recording using desktop music facilities.
(Prerequisites: one of 2700A/B, 2701A/B, 2702A/B; or for 2018-19 co-requisite: 2700B with permission)

2750F: Music History: C. 1750 to Present
Survey of music from the Classical and Romantic periods, and music of the 20th and 21st centuries.

3701B: Topics in Renaissance Music
Selected topics in the historical, cultural, and analytical study of Baroque music (c. 1600 - 1750).

3702A: Topics in Baroque Music
Selected topics in the historical, cultural, and analytical study of Renaissance music (c. 1400 - 1600).

3732G: Song Lyric Writing
An introduction to the basics of effective lyric writing using a variety of literary tools.

3735B: Popular Music Songwriting
Introduction to the tools and techniques of songwriting in a variety of popular music styles.

3737A: Topics in the Popular Music Industry
Topics in the popular music industry, emphasizing its history, business, cultural, legal, and creative contexts.

3739A: Digital Mixing and Mastering
Theory and practice of mixing and mastering in a primarily digital environment.

3750B: Opera to C. 1830
A summary of early opera (c.1600 to the time of Handel) will lead to a more detailed study of opera's development in the hands of composers such as Pergolesi, Mozart, and Rossini.

4740Y: Advanced Project in Popular Music Production
Allows students an opportunity to identify and capitalize on professional avenues for producing, distributing, and marketing music.

1629A: Introduction to Composition
Introduction to musical elements and manipulation (pitch, rhythm, intensity, timbre, texture, and form), and appropriate repertoire.

1639U: General Integrated Musicianship (GIM) I
Musicianship skills for basic diatonic materials. Topics include an introduction to solfège, tonal listening, sight singing, dictation and keyboard harmony.

1641U: General Integrated Musicianship (GIM) II
A continuation of Music 1639. Musicianship skills for advanced diatonic materials. Topics include sight singing, dictation and keyboard harmony.

1649A: Studies in Music Theory I
Basic theory and analysis of tonal music from c.1700 to the early nineteenth century. Topics covered include diatonic harmony and voice-leading, the concept and practice of tonality, basic tonicization and modulation, and an introduction to musical form.

1651B: Studies in Music Theory II
Continuation of Music 1649A/B. Intermediate theory and analysis of tonal music. Topics covered include harmonic sequences, an introduction to chromatic harmony, and the small forms of tonal music.

2629: Composition I
An introductory course in composing for voices and instruments. The course will include analysis of pertinent repertoire.

2639U: General Integrated Musicianship (GIM) III
A continuation of Music 1641U. Musicianship skills for chromatic materials. Topics include chromatic solfège, sight singing, dictation, and keyboard harmony.

2641U: General Integrated Musicianship (GIM) IV
A continuation of Music 2639U. Musicianship skills for advanced chromatic materials. Topics include sight singing, dictation, and keyboard harmony.

2651A: Studies in Theory III
Continuation of Music 1651A/B. Advanced theory and analysis of tonal music. Topics include advanced chromatic harmony, imitative contrapuntal forms, and the large forms of tonal music.

2671G: Music Across Cultures
Study of musical practices from around the world in their social, historical, theoretical, and aesthetic dimensions.

2695A: Introduction to Electroacoustic Music Composition
A practical introduction to electroacoustic music composition, including digital hardware and software. Students will study appropriate concepts, terminology, and repertoire, and will compose original music in the electroacoustic medium.

3603A: Analysis: Baroque/Classical
Selected topics in the analysis of musical form for music of the Baroque and/or Classical periods.

3604B: Analysis: Romantic Music
Selected topics in the analysis of musical form for music of the Romantic period.

3610A: Modal Counterpoint I
Study of the practice of modal counterpoint in sixteenth century style. Development of written skills through species counterpoint and free counterpoint in the style of Palestrina and other masters of sacred vocal polyphony, such as Victoria and Lasso.

3629: Composition II
Works in the larger forms for vocal and/or instrumental ensembles. Analysis with an emphasis on twentieth-century literature.

3641B: Score Preparation and Instrumental Arranging
Instruments of the orchestra and band. Timbres, ranges, transpositions, terminology, and score arranging. Arranging for orchestral and/or wind ensembles.

3649A: Studies in Music Theory IV
Theory and analysis of post-tonal music from c.1890-1950, with emphasis on atonal and basic twelve-tone repertoire.

3650B: Studies in Music Theory V
Continuation of material from Music 3649A/B. Theory and analysis of post-tonal music from c.1950 to the present, with emphasis on serial and post-serial repertoire.

4629: Composition III
A continuation of Music 3629. Works in medium-sized forms for solo instruments and chamber
ensembles. Analysis with an emphasis on contemporary literature

4671A: Introduction to Music Research
A consideration of various issues and approaches to research in musicology and in music theory.