Subject	Course Number	Long Course Title	Description
MUTH	100	Music Theory for the Non-Major	An introduction to the fundamentals of music: notation, scales, intervals, chords, keys, and basic harmonic and contrapuntal concepts. Improvement of reading skills and performance through an understanding of music’s structure and notation. Does not apply toward any music major.
MUTH	151	Music Fundamentals, Theory, and Analysis 1	An intensive version of MUTH 201, 202, this course provides a thorough grounding in music fundamentals followed by a comprehensive introduction to tonal harmony, counterpoint, and associated formal procedures. The two terms are taken in sequence. Placement determined by the Music Theory Placement Exam (administered during Welcome Week). Corequisites: MUTH 161, 171
MUTH	152	Music Fundamentals, Theory, and Analysis 2	An intensive version of MUTH 201, 202, this course provides a thorough grounding in music fundamentals followed by a comprehensive introduction to tonal harmony, counterpoint, and associated formal procedures. The two terms are taken in sequence. Placement determined by the Music Theory Placement Exam (administered during Welcome Week). Corequisites: MUTH 162, 172.
MUTH	161	Aural Skills Fundamentals 1	Intensive ear training commensurate with MUTH 151, 152. Taken in sequence. Placement determined by the Music Theory Placement Exam (administered during Welcome Week). Credit does not count toward the B.Mus degree. Corequisites: MUTH 151, 171
MUTH	162	Aural Skills Fundamentals 2	Intensive ear training commensurate with MUTH 151, 152. Taken in sequence. Placement determined by the Music Theory Placement Exam (administered during Welcome Week). Credit does not count toward the B.Mus degree. Corequisites: MUTH 152, 172.
MUTH	171	Sight Singing Fundamentals 1	Sight singing commensurate with MUTH 151, 152. Placement determined by placement into the corequisite course. Credit does not count toward the B.Mus. degree. Corequisites: MUTH 151, 161.
MUTH	172	Sight Singing Fundamentals 2	Sight singing commensurate with MUTH 151, 152. Placement determined by placement into the corequisite course. Credit does not count toward the B.Mus. degree. Corequisites: MUTH 152, 162.
MUTH	190	Tutorial Studies in Music Theory
MUTH	195	Internship in Music Theory	An experience-based project in music developed in consultation with a designated supervisor and a conservatory faculty member, comprising a work component and an academic component. The academic component of the internship, carried out under the supervision of the faculty member, may include readings related to the substance of the internship, discussions with the faculty member, and a written report or other culminating project appropriate to the discipline.
MUTH	199	Independent Study in Music Theory	Students considering an honors project should register for independent study for one or more terms.
MUTH	201	Music Theory and Analysis 1	A comprehensive introduction to the structural principles and compositional techniques of art music from the 18th and 19th centuries. Emphasis on diatonic harmony and elementary counterpoint through written exercises, model composition, and analysis. Introduction to the basic formal procedures associated with tonal music. Taken in sequence, MUTH 201 and 202 are the first two courses in the five-term music theory core. Placement determined by the Music Theory Placement Exam (administered during Welcome Week). Corequisites: MUTH 211 and 221
MUTH	202	Music Theory and Analysis 2	A comprehensive introduction to the structural principles and compositional techniques of art music from the 18th and 19th centuries. Emphasis on diatonic harmony and elementary counterpoint through written exercises, model composition, and analysis. Introduction to the basic formal procedures associated with tonal music. Taken in sequence, MUTH 201 and 202 are the first two courses in the five-term music theory core. Placement determined by the Music Theory Placement Exam (administered during Welcome Week). Corequisites: MUTH 212 and 222.
MUTH	211	Aural Skills 1	Ear training commensurate with MUTH 201. Melodic, harmonic, and contrapuntal dictation, error detection, and aural perception of basic formal procedures. Taken in sequence. Placement and section assignment determined by the Music Theory Placement Exam (administered during Welcome Week). Corequisites: MUTH 201, 221
MUTH	212	Aural Skills 2	Ear training commensurate with MUTH 202. Melodic, harmonic, and contrapuntal dictation, error detection, and aural perception of basic formal procedures. Taken in sequence. Placement and section assignment determined by the Music Theory Placement Exam (administered during Welcome Week). Corequisites: MUTH 202, 222.
MUTH	221	Sight Singing 1	Sight singing commensurate with MUTH 201. Solo and ensemble singing using solfège; treble and bass clefs only. One- and two-part rhythmic exercises. Improvisation. Taken in sequence. Placement and section assignment determined by sight-singing audition (conducted during Welcome Week). Corequisites: MUTH 201, 211
MUTH	222	Sight Singing 2	Sight singing commensurate with MUTH 202. Solo and ensemble singing using solfège; treble and bass clefs only. One- and two-part rhythmic exercises. Improvisation. Taken in sequence. Placement and section assignment determined by sight-singing audition (conducted during Welcome Week). Corequisites: MUTH 202, 212.
MUTH	240	Jazz Theory and Aural Training	A comprehensive introduction to jazz scales, modes, chords, harmonic progressions, nomenclature, and notation. Emphasis on linking essential jazz theoretic functions to performance practice, composition, and arranging.
MUTH	251	Music Theory and Analysis 3	Continued study of the harmonic techniques and structural principles of tonal music, with emphasis on chromatic harmony and contrapuntal elaboration through written exercises, model composition, and analysis. Introduction to large-scale formal procedures associated with 18th- and 19th-century art music. Part of the five-term music theory core, taken in sequence. Corequisites: MUTH 261, 271.
MUTH	252	Music Theory and Analysis 4	Continued study of the harmonic techniques and structural principles of tonal music, with emphasis on chromatic harmony and contrapuntal elaboration through written exercises, model composition, and analysis. Introduction to large-scale formal procedures associated with 18th- and 19th-century art music. Part of the five-term music theory core, taken in sequence. Corequisites: MUTH 262, 272.
MUTH	261	Aural Skills 3	Ear training commensurate with MUTH 251. Continued work in melodic, harmonic, and contrapuntal dictation, error detection, and aural perception of basic forms of tonal music. Taken in sequence. Section assignment determined by the music theory/composition department. Corequisites: MUTH 251, 271.
MUTH	262	Aural Skills 4	Ear training commensurate with MUTH 252. Continued work in melodic, harmonic, and contrapuntal dictation, error detection, and aural perception of basic forms of tonal music. Taken in sequence. Section assignment determined by the music theory/composition department. Corequisites: MUTH 252, 272
MUTH	271	Sight Singing 3	Sight singing commensurate with MUTH 251. Continued solo and ensemble singing (modes, alto and tenor clefs added), rhythmic exercises, and improvisation. Taken in sequence. Section assignment determined by the music theory/composition department. Corequisites: MUTH 251, 261
MUTH	272	Sight Singing 4	Sight singing commensurate with MUTH 252. Continued solo and ensemble singing (modes, alto and tenor clefs added), rhythmic exercises, and improvisation. Taken in sequence. Section assignment determined by the music theory/composition department. Corequisites: MUTH 252, 262.
MUTH	301	Music Theory and Analysis 5	The final course in the music theory core curriculum. The first half of the course develops and refines analytic skills introduced earlier in the core, applying them to specific works of the tonal repertory. The second half provides an introduction to the structural principles and formal procedures of art music from the early 20th century to the present. Corequisites: MUTH 311, 321.
MUTH	311	Aural Skills 5	Ear training commensurate with MUTH 301. Section assignment determined by the music theory/ composition department. Corequisites: MUTH 301, 321.
MUTH	321	Sight Singing 5	Sight singing commensurate with MUTH 301. Section assignment determined by the music theory/ composition department. Corequisites: MUTH 301, 311.
MUTH	350	Topics in Music Analysis	Intermediate studies in music analysis, focusing on a particular analytic technique, critical approach, or repertory, such as Schenkerian analysis, text/music relations, analysis and performance, late nineteenth-century chomaticsm, or non-western music. Topics vary from year to year. May be repeated with consent of instructor.
MUTH	390	Tutorial Studies in Music Theory
MUTH	395	Internship in Music Theory	An experience-based project in music developed in consultation with a designated supervisor and a conservatory faculty member, comprising a work component and an academic component. The academic component of the internship, carried out under the supervision of the faculty member, may include readings related to the substance of the internship, discussions with the faculty member, and a written report or other culminating project appropriate to the discipline.
MUTH	399	Independent Study in Music Theory	Students considering an honors project should register for independent study for one or more terms.
MUTH	401	Counterpoint I	The first course in a two-term survey of the techniques of 18th-century counterpoint. Imitative and non-imitative counterpoint in two voices, leading to the composition of binary-form suite movements and two-voice inventions. Complementary work in analysis.
MUTH	402	Counterpoint II	A continuation of MUTH 401. Imitative counterpoint in three and four voices, leading to the composition of a four-voice fugue. Complementary work in analysis.
MUTH	411	Orchestration I	A study of the orchestral instruments, their capabilities, appropriate notation for each, and scoring for various small ensembles.
MUTH	412	Orchestration II	A continuation of MUTH 411. Scoring for larger ensembles, including wind ensemble and full orchestra.
MUTH	510	Analysis of 20th-Century Music	Studies of the styles and structural techniques of significant examples of 20th-century music.
MUTH	550	Topics in Music Analysis	Advanced studies in music analysis, focusing on a particular analytic technique, critical approach, or repertory, such as Schenkerian analysis, text/music relations, analysis and performance, late 19th century chomaticsm, or non-western music. Topics vary from year to year. May be repeated with consent of instructor. Topic for Winter 2009: Analysis of 19th Century Music This course will analyze music from the nineteenth-century German tradition, from Schubert and Schumann through Mahler and Strauss and possibly beyond, giving special attention to Wagner. We will focus on harmony (both small scale and large scale) and on form, attempting to sample genres as broadly as possible.
MUTH	590	Tutorial Studies in Music Theory
MUTH	595	Internship in Music Theory	An experience-based project in music developed in consultation with a designated supervisor and a conservatory faculty member, comprising a work component and an academic component. The academic component of the internship, carried out under the supervision of the faculty member, may include readings related to the substance of the internship, discussions with the faculty member, and a written report or other culminating project appropriate to the discipline.
MUTH	599	Independent Study in Music Theory	Students considering an honors project should register for independent study for one or more terms.
MUTH	690	Tutorial Studies in Music Theory
MUTH	695	Internship in Music Theory	An experience-based project in music developed in consultation with a designated supervisor and a conservatory faculty member, comprising a work component and an academic component. The academic component of the internship, carried out under the supervision of the faculty member, may include readings related to the substance of the internship, discussions with the faculty member, and a written report or other culminating project appropriate to the discipline.
MUTH	699	Independent Study in Music Theory	Students considering an honors project should register for independent study for one or more terms.