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MM, Music Theory and Composition

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39 Total Credits Required

Core

6 Credits

 

Select one Music Theory course by advisement:
MPATC-GE 220X
Seminar in Music Theory
3 Credits
Select one Music History/Literature course by advisement:
MPATC-GE 2039
Contemporary Music
3 Credits
MPATC-GE 2069
Opera in the 20th Century
3 Credits
MPATC-GE 2550
Screen Music: History, Analysis, and Aesthetics.
3 Credits
MPATC-GE 2095
Songwriting History and Criticism: 14 Songs
3 Credits
MPATC-GE 2096
Songwriting History and Criticism: 14 Songs II
2 - 3 Credits

Music Composition Concentration

22 Credits

MPATC-GE 2321
Private Composition Lessons - Taken 3x at 3 Credits Each
9 Credits
MPATC-GE 2027
Seminar in Composition: String Quartet I
3 Credits
MPATC-GE 2028
Seminar in Composition: String Quartet II
3 Credits
Taken 3 times for a total of 3 credits
MPATC-GE 2424
Composers Forum
0 - 3 Credits
Choose one of the following:
MPATC-GE 2127
The Aesthetic of Compositional Process in the Symphony
3 Credits
MPATC-GE 2082
Advanced Orchestration: Concert Music
3 Credits

Terminal Experience

3 Credits

MPATC-GE 2026
Colloquy in Music Composition
3 Credits

Electives

8 Credits

MPATC-GE 2018
16th-Century Counterpoint
2 Credits
MPATC-GE 2019
18th-Century Counterpoint
2 Credits
MPATC-GE 2021
Seminar in Composition: Chamber Ensembles and Electronics
3 Credits
MPATC-GE 2042
Psychology of Music
3 Credits
MPATC-GE 2049
Contemporary Scoring Techniques
2 - 3 Credits
MPATC-GE 2041
Scoring Techniques: Video Games
3 Credits
MPATC-GE 2048
Scoring Techniques: Film and Animation
3 Credits
MPATC-GE 2109
Narrative Writing for Music Analysis
3 Credits
MPATC-GE 2131
Conducting: Foundations
1 Credit
MPATC-GE 2133
Conducting: Intermediate Instrumental
2 Credits
MPATC-GE 2200
Seminar in Music Theory
3 Credits
MPATC-GE 2201
Seminar Music Theory: Schenkerian Analysis
3 Credits
MPATC-GE 2208
Seminar in Music Theory: Analyzing Tonal Forms
3 Credits
MPATC-GE 2209
Seminar in Music Theory: Music and the Senses
3 Credits
MPATC-GE 2555
Music Editing for Screen Music
3 - 4 Credits
MPATE-GE 2047
Advanced Computer Music Composition
3 Credits
MPATE-GE 2135
Mixing in the Digital Audio Workstation
3 Credits
MPATE-GE 2604
Game Audio I
3 Credits
MPATE-GE 2635
Game Audio II
3 Credits
MPATE-GE 2609
Electronic Music Performance
2 Credits
MPATE-GE 2620
Audio for Video I
2 Credits
MPATE-GE 2629
Advanced Audio Production
3 Credits
MPATE-GE 2650
Ear Training for Audio Engineers
3 Credits

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