Musicology and Music History

Programs

All undergraduate music majors enrolled in the BM program and graduate students pursuing Masters degrees in Music Theory, Music Education, and Music Performance take music history courses as part of their regular course of study.

Undergraduates

For undergraduates, the curriculum includes a two-semester history sequence. In this sequence, students will learn about the types of art music composed and performed throughout the history of written music, since approximately 900 CE. Students will also learn about the role of music in history, as it served as a kind of soundtrack to major cultural, political, and intellectual changes. A special emphasis in the history sequence will be placed on learning how to recognize and describe musical features that characterize different moments in time and different places where music is practiced. Students must successfully complete four semesters of music theory before beginning the music history sequence. (More specific information about the undergraduate majors can be found in the University Catalog.)

University Catalog - Undergraduate

Graduates

All graduate students take at least one musicology seminar. Seminars are offered every semester; Mr. Sean Morrison’s current seminar (Fall 2019) covers art song across a wide historical period. In Spring 2020, Dr. Sarno will offer a seminar on the Romantic period with a special focus on music’s relationship with the body, mind, and emotions. Additionally, students pursuing a Masters in Music Theory will take a seminar in research methods. (More specific information about Masters program requirements can be found in the University Catalog.)

University Catalog - Graduate
Students at the undergraduate or graduate level may elect to take more music history or musicology courses than the minimum requirement. Moreover, independent studies are also possible: current students are also enrolled in independent research courses with the faculty and serve as undergraduate research partners in association with UGRAP.
UGRAP

Faculty

Sean Morrison, M.M. University of North Texas

Department of Music

Lecturer

Area: Musicology/Music History

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Email: sean.morrison@uta.edu

Office: FA 325