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