Selected Topics in Music Theory (2-0) Study of specialized topics in Music Theory. Courses in the sequence must be approved by the Music Theory Coordinator. Prerequisite: A passing score on the Graduate Music Theory Placement Exam or a grade of A or B in MUST 5313, Survey of Music Theory.

Department: Music Theory

2 Credit Hours
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Prerequisite(s): (MUST 5313 w/B or better)

Survey of Music Theory (3-0) Theory of the common practice period in western music. Includes figured bass realization, aural skills, harmonic analysis, common-practice forms, and 20th-century techniques. Will not count for Master of Music Degree. Prerequisite: Graduate Music Theory Placement Exam.

Department: Music Theory

3 Credit Hours
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Study of the application of music theory terminology and concepts in the analysis of works from the music literature, and of how this analysis informs performance and interpretation of these works.

Department: Music Theory

3 Credit Hours
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Pedagogy of Music Theory (3-0) A study of pedagogical materials and methods for use in teaching music theory at various instructional levels. Restricted to major: MUSE and MUSP. Prerequisite: A passing score on the Graduate Music Theory Placement Exam or a grade of A or B in MUST 5313, Survey of Music Theory, and department approval.

Department: Music Theory

3 Credit Hours
3 Total Contact Hours
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3 Lecture Hours
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Prerequisite(s): (MUST 5313 w/B or better)

Analysis of Tonal Music (3-0) A three hour course for advanced theory and composition students, focusing on analysis of common practice forms with chromatic harmony and modulation. Restricted to major: MUSE and MUSP. Prerequisite: A passing score on the Graduate Music Theory Placement Exam or a grade of A or B in MUST 5313, Survey of Music Theory, and department approval.

Department: Music Theory

3 Credit Hours
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Prerequisite(s): (MUST 5313 w/B or better)

Analysis of Modern Music (3-0) A three hour course for advanced theory and composition students, focusing on analysis of works which represent styles unique to the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, including atonality, neoclassicism, impressionism, minimalism, film music and more. Restricted to major: MUSE and MUSP. Prerequisite: A passing score on the Graduate Music Theory Placement Exam or a grade of A or B in MUST 5313, Survey of Music Theory, and department approval.

Department: Music Theory

3 Credit Hours
3 Total Contact Hours
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3 Lecture Hours
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Prerequisite(s): (MUST 5313 w/B or better)

Graduate Composition (0-0-3) Applied composition lessons for advanced theory and composition students for weekly independent study. Requires acceptance into a degree program by a two or more person committee of an area or other music faculty. Restricted to major: MUSP. Prerequisite: A passing score on the Graduate Music Theory Placement Exam or a grade of A or B in MUST 5313, Survey of Music Theory, and department approval.

Department: Music Theory

3 Credit Hours
3 Total Contact Hours
0 Lab Hours
0 Lecture Hours
3 Other Hours

Prerequisite(s): (MUST 5313 w/B or better)