Theory and analysis of popular music. Popular music, defined broadly,
includes pop, rock, hip hop, rap, metal, jazz, folk, and musical theater
and film repertoire. Topics include scales and modes, lead sheet and
Nashville number notation, phrase structure, song forms, harmonic syntax,
loops and harmonic chord schemas, tonicization and modulation, and rhythmic
and timbral analysis in popular music. Students will develop basic
proficiency in a DAW and music notation program. This course will culminate
in a final composition or analysis project.
