2020-2021 Catalog

Music - Theory and Analysis

Music Theory and Analysis Concentration

Coursework

MUSC 257Composition Seminar

4 units

MUSC 351Theory and Practice of Music III

4 units

Two semesters of MUSC 350 Music Analysis: Form, Genre, Point of View, for a total of 4 units credits.

MUSC 350Music Analysis: Form, Genre, Point of View

2 units

Electives

Students must complete two courses from the list below (8 units).

MUSC 280Introduction to Ethnomusicology

4 units

MUSC 285Topics in the Critical Study of Music

4 units

MUSC 295Topics in Music: Composers

4 units

MUSC 385Advanced Topics in the Critical Study of Music

4 units

MUSC 386Performance and Politics of the United States-Mexico Border

4 units

Private Lessons

Students pursuing this concentration must complete two semesters of private lessons (200-level MUSA courses).

Ensemble

Students must participate in two semesters of ensemble, selected from the courses below.

MUSC 120College Chorus

1 unit

MUSC 121Women's Glee Club

2 units

MUSC 122Men's Glee Club

2 units

MUSC 123Afro-Cuban Drumming

1 unit

MUSC 124Son Jarocho Ensemble

1 unit

MUSC 127Jazz Ensemble

1 unit

MUSC 129Chamber Music

0 or 1 unit

MUSC 130Symphony Orchestra

0 or 1 unit