An introduction to the fundamental materials of a variety of music, including Western concert music, jazz, and popular music. Course activities center around interrelated theoretical, compositional, ...

Music thrives at Brandeis. We have an award-winning faculty comprised of composers, scholars, instrumentalists, vocalists and conductors. We offer both a one-year MA and a two-year MFA in composition ...

This class is the first level of music theory and is intended to be an introductory course including notation (staff, clefs, time signatures, measures, etc.), note reading, rhythm reading, music ...

Admission to the PhD degree program in composition and theory has been paused for the 2025-26 academic year. Our PhD degree program in composition and theory offers in-depth study in composition, ...

The curricula for undergraduate students majoring in music lead to the Bachelor of Music and Bachelor of Arts degrees. All programs in music provide effective preparation for graduate study. The ...

1.62. The following PGR degrees can be studied with musical composition: 1.62.1. Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in musical composition or in a combination of musicology and composition. 1.62.2. Master of ...

Music theory is a hot topic of debate amongst modern producers because it’s arguably not as integral to music production as it once was. However, it definitely still holds a rightful place and can ...

Did you know that you don’t actually need to be talented or have a natural ear for music to play it well? Not having natural ...