Music and Technology Major

Requirements

The major in music and technology consists of fourteen courses: eleven core courses and three electives. An integrative individual study project is also required during the senior year. Students considering this major should consult the Department of Music no later than the beginning of their sophomore year.

Core Courses:

MUS 106CC: MUSICAL ACOUSTICS

4

MUS 203/AT 203MAKING MUSIC WITH COMPUTERS

4

MUS 206THEORY I:HARMONY,MELODY,RHYTHM

4

MUS 223THEORY II:COLOR & CHROMATICISM

4

MUS 248WESTERN MUS 2:MOZART TO MODERN

4

MUS 304/AT 304THE ELECTRONIC MUSICIAN

4

MUS 331COMPOSITION I

4

MUS 491INDIVIDUAL STUDY

2 - 4

MUS 492INDIVIDUAL STUDY

2 - 4

MUS 493ADVANCED STUDY SEMINAR

4

 

COM 110CC:INTRO COMP SCI & PROB SOLV

4

or

COM 212DATA STRUCTURES

4

one of the following:

MUS 320ORCHESTRATION

4

MUS 323POST-TONAL THEORY

4

MUS 324JAZZ HARMONY

4

Electives

ART 103DESIGN: VISUAL LANGUAGE

4

ART 210CC: DECODING COLOR

4

ART 213/AT 213SOUND ART

4

ART 214/AT 214VIDEO ON THE INTERNET

4

AHI 260EARLY TWENTIETH-CENTURY ART

4

AHI 261LATE 20TH C ART

4

COM 212DATA STRUCTURES

4

COM 218/AT 218MULTIMEDIA

4

COM 312/AT 312DIGITAL SOUND PROCESSING

4

DAN 238DANCE AND TECHNOLOGY

4

FLM 210FUND MOTION PICTURE PRODUCT

4

FLM 320EXPERIMENTAL FLM: HIST & PRACT

4

LIN 110/ENG 110/GER 110/SPA 110INTRO TO LANGUAGE AND MIND

4

MAT 111CALC A: LIMITS AND DERIVATIVES

4

MAT 112CALC B: DERIVATIVES/INTEGRALS

4

MAT 113CALC C: INTEGRALS AND SERIES

4

MAT 212MULTIVARIABLE CALCULUS

4

PHI 103LOGIC

4

PHY 107GENERAL PHYSICS

4

PHY 108GENERAL PHYSICS

4

PHY 109ADVANCED GENERAL PHYSICS I

4

PHY 110ADVANCED GENERAL PHYSICS II

4

PHY 213/COM 213ELECTRONICS FOR SCIENTISTS

4

PSY 307COGNITIVE PROCESSES

4

THE 231/AMS 231USA PLAYS/AMERICAN DRAMA

4

Students majoring in music and technology must pass a keyboard proficiency examination by the end of the junior year. In order to acquire this proficiency, non-keyboardists may take Basic Keyboard Skills.

Adviser: A. Kreiger