Major in Music, Sound, and Technology

The major in Music, Sound, and Technology offers a focused core curriculum that provides a foundational understanding of ways that technology can interact with music making and sound. In consultation with an adviser, students personalize their course of study, explore connections to other disciplines through electives, and build their skills as musicians.

Requirements

The major consists of ten 4-credit courses (or 4-credit equivalencies) plus a 1-credit senior colloquium. Students are also expected to complete a culminating experience that reflects their particular musical focus, whether within the music department or as a music-related Center or Pathway project. The project needs approval from the department before the beginning of the senior year.

Required Courses:

MUS 106CC: MUSICAL ACOUSTICS

4

or

MUS 107MUSICAL ACOUSTICS

4

MUS 203/AT 203MAKING MUSIC WITH COMPUTERS

4

MUS 304/AT 304THE ELECTRONIC MUSICIAN

4

MUS 450SENIOR COLLOQUIUM

1

COM 110CC:INTRO COMP SCI & PROB SOLV

4

or

AT 101CREATIVE CODES

4

One course in music theory from the following:

MUS 123INTRO MUS THEORY AT THE PIANO

4

MUS 130CC: FOUNDATION OF MUSIC THEORY

4

MUS 206THEORY I:HARMONY,MELODY,RHYTHM

4

MUS 223THEORY II:COLOR & CHROMATICISM

4

MUS 224THE LANGUAGE OF JAZZ

4

Elective courses

Five elective courses must include at least one course from each of these four categories: Culture and History; Theories of Music; Making Music; Interdisciplinary Technologies

Culture and History Courses

MUS 103/AMS 103THE AMERICAN STORY THRU MUSIC

4

MUS 108/ANT 108MUSIC OF THE WORLD

4

MUS 117/AFR 117/AMS 117HISTORY OF JAZZ

4

MUS 147/AFR 147ONE NATION UNDER A GROOVE

4

MUS 165/ANT 165/SLA 165RUS VISUAL AND MUSICAL CULTURE

4

MUS 172/FLM 172MUSIC AT THE MOVIES

4

MUS 229/ANT 229MUSIC, CULTURE, AND EXPERIENCE

4

MUS 230/AFR 230/CRE 230THE DAY BEYONCE TURNED BLACK

4

MUS 231/GWS 233MUSIC, GENDER, AND SEXUALITY

4

MUS 232/EAS 232CHINESE MUSIC AND THEATER

4

MUS 247WESTERN MUSIC I: CHANT TO BACH

4

MUS 248WESTERN MUS 2:MOZART TO MODERN

4

MUS 266/AMS 266/THE 266/DAN 263CC: PERFORM DIFF AMER MUSICAL

4

MUS 491INDIVIDUAL STUDY

2 - 4

MUS 492INDIVIDUAL STUDY

2 - 4

MUS 497HONORS STUDY

4

MUS 498HONORS STUDY

4

FYS 1024LUSH LIFE: A JAZZ STORY

4

FYS 1068ONE NATION UNDER A GROOVE

4

FYS 1079GERMAN ROMANTICISM'S LEGACY

4

FYS 1084SONGS FOR SURVIVAL

4

Two semesters of Service-Learning Practicum (MUS 217-218) may count as the equivalent of one Culture and History course

Theories of Music courses

MUS 123INTRO MUS THEORY AT THE PIANO

4

MUS 130CC: FOUNDATION OF MUSIC THEORY

4

MUS 206THEORY I:HARMONY,MELODY,RHYTHM

4

MUS 223THEORY II:COLOR & CHROMATICISM

4

MUS 224THE LANGUAGE OF JAZZ

4

MUS 320ORCHESTRATION

4

MUS 323POST-TONAL THEORY

4

MUS 491INDIVIDUAL STUDY

2 - 4

MUS 492INDIVIDUAL STUDY

2 - 4

MUS 497HONORS STUDY

4

MUS 498HONORS STUDY

4

Making Music courses

MUS 207JAZZ IMPROVISATION

4

MUS 227COMPOSING: MUSIC AS EXPRESSION

4

MUS 228COMPOSING: MUSIC AS PLACE

4

MUS 254I HEAR AMERICA SING:A CAPPELLA

4

MUS 415ADV INSTR/VOCAL STD:SR RECITAL

4

MUS 445ADV PRJ IN ELECTRONIC MUS/COMP

4

MUS 491INDIVIDUAL STUDY

2 - 4

MUS 492INDIVIDUAL STUDY

2 - 4

MUS 497HONORS STUDY

4

MUS 498HONORS STUDY

4

Four semesters of ensemble (MUS 220) may count as the equivalent of one Making Music course

Four semesters of lessons (MUS 115 or 215) may count as the equivalent of one Making Music course

Interdisciplinary Technologies courses

ART 104/AT 104CC:TIME-BASED DIGITAL ART

4

ART 209/AT 209DESIGNING VISUAL INFORMATION

4

ART 213/AT 213SOUND ART

4

ART 214/AT 214VIDEO ON THE INTERNET

4

ART 214/AT 214VIDEO INSTALLATION

4

ART 215/AT 2153D:SCAN/MODEL/ANIMATE/PRINT

4

AT 101CREATIVE CODES

4

COM 102INTRODUCTORY INFORMATICS

4

COM 214WEB TECHNOLOGIES & DEVELOPMENT

4

COM 217/AT 217ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE DESIGN

4

COM 218/AT 218MULTIMEDIA

4

COM 250MOBILE APP DEVELOPMENT

COM 309/AT 309GRAPHICS & VIRTUAL ENVIRONMNTS

4

COM 312/AT 312DIGITAL SOUND PROCESSING

4

DAN 125DANCE PRODUCTION

4

DAN 236DANCE FOR THE CAMERA

4

DAN 237/AT 237/THE 248MEDIA IN PERFORMANCE

4

FLM 210FUND MOTION PICTURE PRODUCT

4

FLM 220DOCUMENTARY THRY & PRODUCTN

4

FLM 298BFILM SOUND THEORY & PRODUCTION

4

THE 249SOUND DESIGN

4

THE 249SOUND DESIGN

4

Other non-music courses may be counted as Interdisciplinary Technologies courses in consultation with the adviser and with the approval of the department.

A. Greenwald, S. P. Liu, M. Thomas, D. Wilson