Rotating Courses

Rotating Courses: Two Year Outlook

These are the upper-level music theory and composition classes that are offered on a rotating basis (subject to change). Music history courses listed are not on a two-year rotation but do fall into the categories of historical period, genre, world music, and contemporary issues in musicology.

Music History Courses

Contemporary Issues in Musicology: Ecomusicology
MUS_H_LI 4342W/7342 (Writing Intensive)
Megan Murph

Music Theory and Composition Courses

Counterpoint
MUS_THRY 4224W/7224 (Writing Intensive)
Peter Lea

Analytic Approaches to Contemporary Music
MUS_THRY 4284/7284
Bonnie McLarty

Instrumentation
MUS_THRY 4226/7226
TBA

Choral Arranging
MUS_THRY 7230
Brandon Boyd

Music History Courses

American Musicals
MUS_H_LI 4376
Joy Powell

Music of the Romantic Era
MUS_H_LI 4338W/7338 (writing intensive and non-writing intensive sections available)
Judith Mabary

Contemporary Issues in Musicology: Women in Music
MUS_H_LI 4342W/7342 (writing intensive)
Megan Murph

Focal Composers: Mozart
MUS_H_LI 8340
Judith Mabary

Music Theory and Composition Courses

Post-Tonal Music Theory
MUS_THRY 4220/7220
Peter Lea

Analysis of Popular Music (online)
MUS_THRY 4280/7280
Peter Lea

Pedagogy of Music Theory, Composition, and Musicology
MUS_GENL 8230 (can count for music theory or music history credit depending on focus and in consultation with your advisor)
Bonnie McLarty

Composing for Percussion
MUS_I_VT 4650
Pete Zambito

Orchestration
MUS_THRY 4227/7227
Utku Asuroglu

Music History Courses

Historical Studies in Jazz and Pop (online)
MUS_H_LI 4317/7317
2nd 4-week session, July
Sam Griffith

Music Theory and Composition Courses

Analysis of Video Game Music (online)
MUS_THRY 4281/7281
1st 4-week session, June
Peter Lea

Music History Courses

Historical Studies in Chamber Music
MUS_H_LI 4315W/7315 (writing intensive)
Judith Mabary

Studies in World Music 
MUS_H_LI 4318/7318
Judith Mabary

Music Theory and Composition Courses

Counterpoint
MUS_THRY 4224W/7224 (writing intensive)
Peter Lea

Introduction to Electronic Music
MUS_THRY 4245/7245
Utku Asuroglu

Instrumentation
MUS_THRY 4226/7226
Selim Göncü

Choral Arranging
MUS_THRY 4230
Brandon Boyd

Music History Courses

Historical Studies in African-American Music
MUS_H_LI 4320W/7320 (writing intensive)
Megan Murph

Music of the Classic Era
MUS_H_LI 4337/7337 (writing intensive and non-writing intensive sections available)
Judith Mabary

Focal Composers: Debussy and Ravel
MUS_H_LI 8340
Judith Mabary

Music Theory and Composition Courses

Commercial Music Creation and Production
MUS_THRY 3214
Bonnie McLarty

Analysis and Interpretation of Music
MUS_THRY 4221/7221
Bonnie McLarty

Post-Tonal Music Theory
MUS_THRY 4220/7220
Peter Lea

Analysis of Video Game Music (online)
MUS_THRY 4281/7281
Peter Lea

Music History Courses

Historical Studies in Jazz and Pop (online)
MUS_H_LI 4317/7317
2nd 4-week session, July
Sam Griffith

Music Theory and Composition Courses

Analysis of Popular Music (online)
MUS_THRY 4280/7280
1st 4-week session, June
Peter Lea