300

14-300 Electronic Music Techniques

This course is designed for students seeking to compose and notate music using computers. An advanced course in music technology which focuses on software and hardware that controls digital audio.
9

Prerequisites

14-299.

14-310 Music Merchandising

This survey of the music industry is designed for Music Merchandising majors.
3

14-311 Music History I

The first semester of a year-long survey of music history, this course includes music of the ancient world through Beethoven. This course partially fulfills the advanced writing requirement for Music majors.
3

Prerequisites

Ability to read musical notation.

14-312 Music History II

This study of the music survey begun in 14-311 focuses on music of 19th and 20th centuries. This course partially fulfills the advanced writing requirement for music majors.
3

Prerequisites

Ability to read musical notation.

14-313 History of American Music

This survey covers music from the Puritans through the 20th century, including popular styles.
3

14-318 History of Church Music

This survey of sacred music covers the Middle Ages to the present, emphasizing the major composers of plainsong, organum, mass, motet, cantata, oratorio, anthem and instrumental music.
3

14-320 Counterpoint

Students explore the 16th century vocal polyphony in the style of Palestrina.
3

Prerequisites

Two semesters of music theory or consent of instructor.

14-321 Form and Analysis

This course provides a detailed study of the materials and structures of tonal and atonal music.
3

Prerequisites

Two semesters of music theory or consent of instructor.

14-322 Orchestration

This class is an introduction to the instruments of the symphony orchestra and rudiments of scoring. Students are taught classification of instruments and how to write for all transposing instruments.
3

Prerequisites

14-221.

14-323 Computer Composition

This course is designed for students seeking to compose and notate music using computers.
3

Prerequisites

14-299 or consent of instructor.

14-350 Conducting

This course provides practical preparation for directing vocal and instrumental ensembles, including baton, technique, podium deportment, score preparation, rehearsal technique and program building, as well as practicum.
3

Prerequisites

Two semesters of music theory.