Music Theory and Composition MUTC
Instruction offered by members of the Department of Music in the Faculty of Fine Arts.
Department Head - J. Brown
Junior Courses
Music Theory and Composition 201 H(3-0)
Materials of Music I
Part-writing and analysis of diatonic music.
Note: Open to students accepted as music majors and minors on the basis of the entrance audition and to qualified students from other areas with consent of the Department.
Music Theory and Composition 203 H(3-0)
Materials of Music II
Part-writing and analysis with an emphasis on diatonic harmony and modulation in the music of the eighteenth century.
Prerequisites: Music Theory and Composition 201 or consent of the Department.
Music Theory and Composition 221 H(0-6)
Musicianship I
Development of skills in rhythm, intonation and sightsinging. Performance of two-part contrapuntal exercises with diatonic modulation.
Note: Open only to students accepted as music majors and minors on the basis of the entrance audition or consent of the Department.
Note: This course meets for three hours per week during the Fall and Winter Sessions.
Senior Courses
Music Theory and Composition 301 H(3-0)
Materials of Music III
Part-writing and analysis with an emphasis on chromatic harmony and modulation in the music of the nineteenth century.
Prerequisites: Music Theory and Composition 203 or consent of the Department.
Music Theory and Composition 303 H(3-0)
Materials of Music IV
Part-writing and analysis with an emphasis on the music of the twentieth century.
Prerequisites: Music Theory and Composition 301 or consent of the Department.
Music Theory and Composition 321 H(0-6)
Musicianship II
Further development of skills in rhythm, intonation and sightsinging. Performance of two-part contrapuntal exercises with chromatic modulation. Introduction to atonal exercises.
Prerequisites: Music Theory and Composition 221 or consent of the Department.
Note: This course meets for three hours per week during the Fall and Winter Sessions.
Music Theory and Composition 385 H(0-6)
Jazz Musicianship
Musicianship in the jazz idiom, stressing the aural perception of jazz scales and modes, seventh-chord and harmonic extensions, common jazz progressions and jazz rhythms.
Prerequisites: Music Theory and Composition 221.
Note: This course meets for three hours per week during the Fall and Winter Sessions.
Music Theory and Composition 391 H(3-0)
Composition I
Basic compositional techniques, and study of selected twentieth century compositions.
Prerequisites: Music Theory and Composition 203 or consent of the Department.
Music Theory and Composition 393 H(3-0)
Composition II
Continuation of Music Theory and Composition 391.
Prerequisites: Music Theory and Composition 391 or consent of the Department.
Music Theory and Composition 471 H(3-0)
Form and Analysis
Investigations into hierarchical relations in music. Study of how various levels of musical structure relate in order to form a whole.
Prerequisites: Music Theory and Composition 303.
Music Theory and Composition 473 H(3-0)
Advanced Harmonic Analysis
Investigation of the expanded harmonic resources and analytical systems used by composers from the late 19th Century to the present.
Prerequisites: Music Theory and Composition 303.
Music Theory and Composition 475 H(3-0)
Counterpoint
Practical study of contrapuntal technique, including species counterpoint and 18th Century counterpoint.
Prerequisites: Music Theory and Composition 303.
Music Theory and Composition 477 H(3-0)
Orchestration
Practical study of instrumentation and scoring, including orchestral and wind ensemble textures.
Prerequisites: Music Theory and Composition 303.
Music Theory and Composition 479 H(3-0)
Electroacoustic Music
Practical study of electroacoustic and computer music with an emphasis on creative work in the medium.
Music Theory and Composition 481 H(2-1T-3)
Computer Applications in Music
Use of computers in music composition, performance, education and interdisciplinary media.
Music Theory and Composition 491 H(3-0)
Composition III
Advanced creative work with an emphasis upon either chamber music composition or studio composition.
Prerequisites: Music Theory and Composition 393 or consent of the Department.
Music Theory and Composition 493 H(3-0)
Composition IV
Continuation of Music Theory and Composition 491.
Prerequisites: Music Theory and Composition 491 or consent of the Department.
Music Theory and Composition 555 H(3-0)
Independent Study
Individual study in a selected theory or composition area.
Prerequisites: Consent of the Department.
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT
Music Theory and Composition 575 H(3-0)
Selected Topics in Theory and Composition
Advanced topics in music theory and composition selected from such subjects as: analysis of tonal or post-tonal music, rhythmic analysis, acoustics, critical approaches to music theory, electroacoustic music, orchestration, counterpoint and fugue.
Prerequisites: One of Music Theory and Composition 471, 473, 475, 477, 479 or consent of the Department.
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT
Music Theory and Composition 577 H(3S-0)
Seminar in Theory and Composition
Creative and analytic approaches to the study of selected repertoire with an emphasis upon contemporary music.
Prerequisites: One 400-level Music Theory and Composition course or consent of the Department.
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT
Music Theory and Composition 581 H(3-0)
Jazz Harmony
Detailed study of the harmonic materials of jazz.
Prerequisites: Music Theory and Composition 303 or consent of the Department.
Music Theory and Composition 596 F(1-4)
Honours Project
A major project with an emphasis upon analytic or creative issues.
Prerequisites: Two half courses in Music Theory and Composition at the 400 or 500 level; or Music Theory and Composition 493; or consent of the Department.
Note: Restricted to students in the BA Honours (Music) program.
Music Theory and Composition 598 F(1-4)
Senior Project
Major project in theory or composition.
Prerequisites: Two half courses in Music Theory and Composition at the 400 or 500 level; or Music Theory and Composition 493; or consent of the Department.
Graduate Courses
Music Theory and Composition 655 H(3-0)
Independent Study
Individual study in a selected theory or composition area.
Prerequisites: Consent of the Department.
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT
Music Theory and Composition 671 H(3S-0)
Seminar in Theory and Composition
Advanced creative and analytic approaches to the study of selected repertoire with an emphasis upon contemporary music.
Prerequisites: Consent of the Department.
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT
Music Theory and Composition 673 H(3-1)
Selected Topics in Theory and Composition
Various topics (masters level).
Prerequisites: Consent of the Department.
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT
Music Theory and Composition 675 H(3-0)
Pedagogy of Music Theory
Refining ideas about music theory and its teaching, while developing and strengthening teaching skills.
Prerequisites: Consent of the Department.
Note: Required course for all PhD (Composition) students.
Music Theory and Composition 691 H(2S-2)
Composition Seminar
Prerequisites: Consent of the Department.
Music Theory and Composition 695 H(2-2)
Composition
Prerequisites: Consent of the Department.
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT
Music Theory and Composition 755 H(3-0)
Independent Study
Individual study in a selected theory or composition area (doctoral level).
Prerequisites: Consent of the Department.
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT
Music Theory and Composition 775 H(3-0)
Advanced Topics in Theory and Composition
Various topics (doctoral level).
Prerequisites: Consent of the Department.
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT