Courses Offered by Quarter

(subject to change)

*** THE COURSES LISTED BELOW ARE FOR 2023-24 ACADEMIC YEAR. ***


FALL
1A Fundamentals of Music A
2A Basic Musicianship
2AK Basic Keyboard
4 Introduction to Western Music
5 Sound in Time
6 Electronic Music
8 American Music: Jazz Cultures
15 Popular Music
15 Popular Music: Virtual Embodiment + Digital Beings
19R Blacktronika: Afrofuturism in Electronic Music
20 Exploring the Musical Mind
32 Instrumental Instruction*
32V Vocal Instruction*
32VM Vocal Masterclass*
33A Introduction to Composition I
43 Department Seminar
95 B-W Ensembles
95C Concert Choir
95D Symphonic Chorus
95E Chamber Orchestra
95G Gospel Choir - Pass/No Pass only
95JC Jazz Chamber Ensembles
95L Wind Ensemble
95W World Music Ensembles: Indian Classical Music Ensemble
101A Music Theory and Practice I
103 A Seminar in Composition I
103D Honors Seminar in Composition
107 Critical Studies Seminar
111 Topics in World Music Traditions
113 Topics in Classic, Romantic, and Modern Music
120A History of Music in Western Culture I
126 Blues: An Oral Tradition
130 Chamber Music Performance
131 Advanced Improvisation Performance
132 Pro-Seminar in Instrumental Instruction*
132R Recital Preparation*
132V Pro-Seminar in Vocal Instruction*
134 Symphonic Orchestra
137A Jazz Theory and Improvisation
137D Honors Seminar in Jazz Studies
143 Department Seminar
150 Jazz and the Music of the African Diaspora
171 Computer Music I
173A Electronic Music and Production and Composition
174A Audio and MIDI Studio Techniques I
176 Music Technology Seminar
201B Projects in New Music Performance
201B Projects in New Music Performance
201D Projects in New Music Performance: Composition Juries
201D Projects in New Music Performance: 2nd Year Juries
202 Advanced Projects in Performance
203 Advanced Projects in Composition
204 Focus on Composition
205 Focus on Integrative Studies
206 Experimental Studies Seminar
206 Experimental Studies Seminar: Improvisation/Notion Seminar
206 Experimental Studies Seminar: The Practice and Poetry of Memory
215A Seminar in Integrative Studies
232 Pro-Seminar in Music Performance*
234 Symphonic Orchestra
245 Focus on Performance
270A Digital Audio Processing
291 Music Research Methods
298 Directed Research
299 Advanced Research Projects and Independent Study
500 Apprentice Teaching
501 Teaching Methods
WINTER
1B Fundamentals of Music B
2B Basic Musicianship
2BK Basic Keyboard
4 Introduction to Western Music
5 Sound in Time
7 Music, Media and Technology
9 Symphony
12 Opera
13 Worlds of Music
15 Popular Music
15 Popular Music: Virtual Embodiment + Digital Beings
17 Hip Hop
19R Blacktronika: Afrofuturism in Electronic Music
32 Instrumental Instruction*
32V Vocal Instruction*
32VM Vocal Masterclass*
33B Introduction to Composition II
43 Department Seminar
95 B-W Ensembles
95C Concert Choir
95D Symphonic Chorus
95E Chamber Orchestra
95G Gospel Choir - Pass/No Pass only
95JC Jazz Chamber Ensembles
95L Wind Ensemble
95W World Music Ensembles: Indian Classical Music Ensemble
101B Music Theory and Practice II
103B Seminar in Composition II
103E Honors Seminar in Composition
106 Topics in Music Analysis
107 Critical Studies Seminar
113 Topics in Classic, Romantic, and Modern Music
114 Music of the Twentieth Century
120B History of Music in Western Culture II
127 Discover Jazz
130 Chamber Music Performance
131 Advanced Improvisation Performance
132 Pro-Seminar in Instrumental Instruction*
132R Recital Preparation*
132V Pro-Seminar in Vocal Instruction*
137B Jazz Theory and Improvisation
137E Honors Seminar in Jazz Studies
143 Department Seminar
160A Senior Project in Computing Arts I
170 Art of Sound
174B Audio and MIDI Studio Techniques II
201A Projects in New Music Performance: Bass Ensemble
201B Projects in New Music Performance
201C Projects in New Music Performance: Percussion Ensemble (rfbf)
202 Advanced Projects in Performance
203 Advanced Projects in Composition
204 Focus on Composition
205 Focus on Integrative Studies
206 Experimental Studies Seminar
207 Theoretical Studies Seminar
215B Seminar in Integrative Studies II:
215D Seminar in Integrative Studies IV
229 Seminar in Orchestration
232 Pro-Seminar in Music Performance*
234 Symphonic Orchestra
245 Focus on Performance
270C Compositional Algorithms
271A Survey of Electronic Music Techniques
298 Directed Research
299 Advanced Research Projects and Independent Study
500 Apprentice Teaching
SPRING
1C Fundamentals of Music C
2C Basic Musicianship
2CK Basic Keyboard
2JK Jazz Keyboard
4 Introduction to Western Music
7 Music, Media and Technology
11 Folk Music-Mexican Folk Music
12 Opera
13 Worlds of Music
15 Popular Music
15 Popular Music: Virtual Embodiment + Digital Beings
17 Hip Hop
32 Instrumental Instruction*
32V Vocal Instruction*
32VM Vocal Masterclass*
33C Introduction to Composition III
43 Department Seminar
95 B-W Ensembles
95C Concert Choir
95D Symphonic Chorus
95E Chamber Orchestra
95G Gospel Choir - Pass/No Pass only
95JC Jazz Chamber Ensembles
95L Wind Ensemble
95W World Music Ensembles: Indian Classical Music Ensemble
101C Music Theory and Practice III
103C Seminar in Composition III -
103F Honors Seminar in Composition
113 Topics in Classic, Romantic, and Modern Music
120C History of Music in Western Culture III
127 Discover Jazz
130 Chamber Music Performance
131 Advanced Improvisation Performance
132 Pro-Seminar in Instrumental Instruction*
132R Recital Preparation*
132V Pro-Seminar in Vocal Instruction*
133 Projects in New Music Performance
137C Jazz Theory and Improvisation
137F Honors Seminar in Jazz Studies
143 Department Seminar
150 Jazz and the Music of the African Diaspora
151 Race, Culture, and Social Change
160B Senior Project in Computing Arts II
172 Computer Music ll
174C Audio and MIDI Studio Techniques III
175 Musical Psychoacoustics
201A Projects in New Music Performance: Opera
201A Projects in New Music Performance: Bass Ensemble
202 Advanced Projects in Performance
203 Advanced Projects in Composition
204 Focus on Composition
205 Focus on Integrative Studies
206 Experimental Studies Seminar
210 Musical Analysis
215C Seminar in Integrative Studies III
228 Conducting
232 Pro-Seminar in Music Performance*
234 Symphonic Orchestra
245 Focus on Performance
267 Advanced Music Technology Seminar
270B Musical Cognitive Science
270D Advanced Projects in Computer Music
298 Directed Research
299 Advanced Research Projects and Independent Study
500 Apprentice Teaching

* Music majors and minors ONLY. Students must audition prior to enrollment. Audition days and times will be posted on the Music Department website. Instruction is available for bass, cello, clarinet, flute, harpsichord, percussion, piano, jazz piano, viola, violin, and voice.

Performance ensembles courses- Music 95B-W, 130, 131, and 134- are open to ALL students, not just Music majors and minors. Auditions are required for all ensembles except for Music 95C: Concert Choir, Music 95G: Gospel Choir, and Music 95W: Indian Classical Music. Please see the information on each ensemble as well as how to audition.

Note: Sequence courses (Music 1, 2, 2K, 33, 101, 102, 103, 120, 137, 174, and MUS 160A and B) must be taken in order. They always begin in Fall quarter except MUS 160A and B, which are offered Winter and Spring quarters.