MUS 22 Creative Music Theory II

Builds expertise in harmony and engages with two creative problems: how to apply tonal principles adventurously in classical textures and forms, and how to break or adapt tonal principles for 20th- and 21st-century styles. Topics include chordal syntax, texture, voice leading, small forms, piano writing, compositional rhetoric, and schemas in two through five parts. Students will compose original music modeled on historical styles while advancing their proficiency in written harmony, score analysis, keyboard performance, and aural skills. Incorporates work on musicianship.

Instructor

Moseley

Prerequisite

Creative Music Theory I (MUS 21.01 as of Fall 2025, previously MUS 20) or instructor approval

Degree Requirement Attributes

Dist:ART; WCult:W

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Offered

• Winter