Music Theory Courses (MUT)


The following courses, numbered 5000-9999, are offered for graduate credit. Courses numbered 5000-6999 which are offered for undergraduate credit only may be found in the undergraduate bulletin, as well as all other undergraduate courses (numbered 0900-4999). Courses in the following list numbered 5000-6999 may be taken for undergraduate credit unless specifically restricted to graduate students as indicated by individual course limitations. For interpretation of numbering system, signs and abbreviations, see University Courses.

5060 Advanced Orchestration. Cr. 3

Prereq: MUT 3000. Arranging and scoring for orchestra in all forms of ensemble structure. (I)

5085 History of Theory. (MUT 7085) Cr. 3

Prereq: junior standing for MUT 5085; graduate standing for MUT 7085. Theoretical writings from Plato to Rameau to Schenker, in historical contexts. (I)

5110 Jazz Arranging and Composition I. Cr. 3

Prereq: MUT 2160 and 2170. Creative writing for small jazz and pop ensembles. Arranging for three to five pieces including "head" arrangements, block chord technique and contrapuntal writing. (F)

5120 Jazz Arranging and Composition II. Cr. 3

Prereq: MUT 5110. Creative writing for larger jazz and pop ensembles; jazz arranging for six to eighteen pieces combining various textures and timbres. (W)

5130 Jazz Arranging and Orchestration. Cr. 3

Prereq: MUT 3000, 5120. Arranging pieces with concentration on orchestrating large jazz ensembles. (F)

5220 Introduction to Schenkerian Analysis. Cr. 3

Prereq: MUT 5997 or equiv. Aesthetic premises and basic analytic procedures of tonal music, viewed from a Schenkerian perspective. Applications of graphic technique to short phrases and to larger forms (e.g., sonata) from a wide repertory (1700-1900). (B)

5240 Analysis of Twentieth-Century Music. Cr. 3

Prereq: MUT 5997 or equiv. Aesthetic and technical procedures of twentieth-century music. Applications of pitch-class set and interval analysis to short phrases and to large-scale organizational strategies of entire pieces. (B)

5600 Survey of Music Theory. Cr. 3

Open only to upper division and graduate students. General overview of the development of harmony, voice-leading, and form. (F)

5997 Analytic Technique. Cr. 4

Prereq: MUT 2140, 2150; MUH 3320, MUH 3330. Capstone course for Music Department. Structural analysis of tonal music in historical perspective. (W)

7020 Seminar in Schenkerian Analysis. Cr. 3 (Max. 8)

Prereq: MUT 5997 or equiv. Analysis of tonal music using Schenker's influential approach to harmony and voice-leading. (B)

7040 Seminar in Twentieth Century Music. Cr. 3 (Max. 6)

Prereq: MUT 5997 or equiv. Analysis of twentieth-century music using current applications of pitch-class set and transformational theories. (B)

7050 Seminar in Music Theory Pedagogy. Cr. 3

Prereq: graduate standing. Study of materials, teaching techniques, philosophy and organization of music theory classes. (I)

7060 Seminar in Contemporary Music Analysis. Cr. 3

Prereq: graduate entrance exam or MUT 5600. Non-traditional analytical approaches; repertoire of borderline tonalities. (B)

7070 Advanced Jazz Theory and Analysis. Cr. 3

Prereq: MUT 2120 and MUT 5110 or equiv. Analysis and application of advanced harmonic, rhythmic and melodic concepts used in jazz improvisation and composition. (B)

7085 (MUT 5085) History of Theory. Cr. 3

Prereq: junior standing for MUT 5085; graduate standing for MUT 7085. Theoretical writings from Plato to Rameau to Schenker, in historical contexts. (I)

7100 Graduate Composition. Cr. 3 (Max. 9)

Prereq: MUT 4110. Advanced creative work in all of the idioms of twentieth century musical composition. (F,W)

7992 Directed Study in Theory. Cr. 3 (Max. 6)

Prereq: consent of instructor, music adviser, and graduate officer.
(F,W)