Courses

Music Courses

Music 011 and 040A are prerequisite for all Music History courses numbered 20 or above. First-year students who are considering a music major should take Music 11 and 40A during their first semester.

In addition to the following, all Performance courses [MUSI 041-050] are offered every semester (Orchestra, Chorus, Jazz Ensemble, Chinese Music Ensemble, Wind Ensemble, Gamelan, Garnet Singers, Critical Mass, Chamber Music, and Individual Instruction).

Course offerings are subject to change.

Fall 2026

MUSI 002A. Music and Asian American Experiences
- Ouyang.
MUSI 002B. Reading and Making Music: The Basics of Notation
- Davis.
MUSI 003A. Introduction to Music Technology
- Collins.
MUSI 003C. Sound Proof: Black Music's American Journey from the Civil War to Civil Rights
- Ramsey.
MUSI 011. Harmony, Counterpoint, and Form I
- Kochavi.
MUSI 013. Harmony, Counterpoint, and Form 3
- Davis.
MUSI 017. Introduction to Orchestral Conducting
- Hauze.
MUSI 019. Composition
- Collins.
MUSI 022. 19th-Century Music in Europe and the U.S.
- Writing course.
- Milewski.
MUSI 040A. Elements of Musicianship I
- Reiff.
MUSI 040C. Elements of Musicianship III
- Reiff.
MUSI 041. Jazz Ensemble
- Neu.
MUSI 042. Chinese Music Ensemble
- Ouyang. Wang.
MUSI 043. Chorus
- Reiff.
MUSI 044. Orchestra
- Hauze.
MUSI 045. Critical Mass Medieval-Renaissance Vocal Chamber Ensemble
- Bier.
MUSI 046. Wind Ensemble
- Hauze.
MUSI 047. Chamber Music
- Hauze.
MUSI 048. Individual Instruction
- Milewski.
MUSI 049A. Balinese Gamelan
- Whitman. Suadin.
MUSI 049B. Performance: Balinese Gamelan (Embedded Study Abroad)
- Whitman.
MUSI 050. Garnet Singers
- Reiff.
MUSI 052. Class Study of Guitar
- Good.
MUSI 092. Independent Study
- Staff.
MUSI 093. Directed Reading
- Staff.
MUSI 095. Independent Study: Advanced Orchestral Conducting
- Hauze.
MUSI 097. Independent Study in Choral Conducting
- Reiff.

Spring 2027

MUSI 002B. Reading and Making Music: The Basics of Notation
- Reiff.
MUSI 002C. Taiko & Asian American Experiences
- Ouyang.
MUSI 003A. Introduction to Music Technology
- Collins.
MUSI 003. An Introduction to Jazz: Music, Power, Politics
- Stewart.
MUSI 004E. Sound Design
- Atkinson.
MUSI 005A. Music and Dance Cultures of the World
- Writing course.
- Stewart.
MUSI 006E. Music and Childhood
- Staff.
MUSI 008D. (Dis)ability: Perceptions and Music
- Kochavi. Napoli.
MUSI 012. Harmony, Counterpoint, and Form 2
- Kochavi.
MUSI 019. Composition
- Collins.
MUSI 021. Music in Europe and the Americas in the 17th and 18th Centuries
- Writing Course.
- Staff.
MUSI 026. Ballet & Modern Dance in Europe & North America 1789-1960
- Writing course.
- McCarty.
MUSI 032. Analytical Approaches to Music in Popular Media
- Davis.
MUSI 040B. Elements of Musicianship II
- Staff.
MUSI 040D. Elements of Musicianship IV
- Staff.
MUSI 041. Jazz Ensemble
- Neu.
MUSI 042. Chinese Music Ensemble
- Ouyang. Wang.
MUSI 043. Chorus
- Reiff.
MUSI 044. Orchestra
- Hauze.
MUSI 045. Critical Mass Medieval-Renaissance Vocal Chamber Ensemble
- Bier.
MUSI 046. Wind Ensemble
- Hauze.
MUSI 047. Chamber Music
- Hauze.
MUSI 048. Individual Instruction
- Milewski.
MUSI 049A. Balinese Gamelan
- Whitman. Suadin.
MUSI 050. Garnet Singers
- Reiff.
MUSI 052. Class Study of Guitar
- Good.
MUSI 092. Independent Study
- Staff.
MUSI 093. Directed Reading
- Staff.
MUSI 094. Senior Research Topics in Music
- Staff.
MUSI 095. Independent Study: Advanced Orchestral Conducting
- Hauze.
MUSI 097. Independent Study in Choral Conducting
- Reiff.
MUSI 099. Senior Honors Recital
- Staff.
MUSI 100. Ethnomusicology Seminar
- Ouyang.

Fall 2027

MUSI 002B. Reading and Making Music: The Basics of Notation
- Staff.
MUSI 003A. Introduction to Music Technology
- Collins.
MUSI 005A. Music and Dance Cultures of the World
- Writing course.
- Stewart.
MUSI 006B. Music and War
- Milewski.
MUSI 007C. Distinguishing Difference: Music, Memory, and Jamaican Marronage
- Stewart.
MUSI 008B. Music, Race and Class
- Ouyang.
MUSI 011. Harmony, Counterpoint, and Form I
- Kochavi.
MUSI 013. Harmony, Counterpoint, and Form 3
- Staff.
MUSI 019. Composition
- Collins.
MUSI 040A. Elements of Musicianship I
- Staff.
MUSI 040C. Elements of Musicianship III
- Staff.
MUSI 041. Jazz Ensemble
- Neu.
MUSI 042. Chinese Music Ensemble
- Ouyang. Wang.
MUSI 043. Chorus
- Reiff.
MUSI 044. Orchestra
- Hauze.
MUSI 046. Wind Ensemble
- Hauze.
MUSI 047. Chamber Music
- Hauze.
MUSI 048. Individual Instruction
- Staff.
MUSI 049A. Balinese Gamelan
- Whitman. Suadin.
MUSI 050. Garnet Singers
- Reiff.
MUSI 052. Class Study of Guitar
- Staff.
MUSI 092. Independent Study
- Staff.
MUSI 093. Directed Reading
- Staff.
MUSI 095. Independent Study: Advanced Orchestral Conducting
- Hauze.
MUSI 097. Independent Study in Choral Conducting
- Reiff.
MUSI 104. Chopin
- Milewski.

Spring 2028

MUSI 002C. Taiko & Asian American Experiences
- Ouyang.
MUSI 003A. Introduction to Music Technology
- Collins.
MUSI 006D. Performing Resistance: Black Music and Protest in the African Diaspora
- Stewart.
MUSI 009A. Music and Mathematics
- Kochavi.
MUSI 012. Harmony, Counterpoint, and Form 2
- Staff.
MUSI 019. Composition
- Collins.
MUSI 040B. Elements of Musicianship II
- Staff.
MUSI 040D. Elements of Musicianship IV
- Staff.
MUSI 041. Jazz Ensemble
- Neu.
MUSI 042. Chinese Music Ensemble
- Ouyang. Wang.
MUSI 043. Chorus
- Reiff.
MUSI 044. Orchestra
- Hauze.
MUSI 046. Wind Ensemble
- Hauze.
MUSI 047. Chamber Music
- Hauze.
MUSI 048. Individual Instruction
- Staff.
MUSI 049A. Balinese Gamelan
- Whitman. Suadin.
MUSI 050. Garnet Singers
- Reiff.
MUSI 052. Class Study of Guitar
- Staff.
MUSI 092. Independent Study
- Staff.
MUSI 093. Directed Reading
- Staff.
MUSI 094. Senior Research Topics in Music
- Staff.
MUSI 095. Independent Study: Advanced Orchestral Conducting
- Hauze.
MUSI 097. Independent Study in Choral Conducting
- Reiff.
MUSI 099. Senior Honors Recital
- Staff.
MUSI 109. Music, Race, and Politics: 19th- and 20th-Century Jazz in the US
- Stewart.
MUSI 115. Harmony, Counterpoint, and Form 5
- Kochavi.

Fall 2028

MUSI 041. Jazz Ensemble
- Neu.
MUSI 042. Chinese Music Ensemble
- Ouyang. Wang.
MUSI 043. Chorus
- Reiff.
MUSI 044. Orchestra
- Hauze.
MUSI 046. Wind Ensemble
- Hauze.
MUSI 047. Chamber Music
- Hauze.
MUSI 048. Individual Instruction
- Staff.
MUSI 049A. Balinese Gamelan
- Whitman. Suadin.
MUSI 050. Garnet Singers
- Reiff.

Spring 2029

MUSI 041. Jazz Ensemble
- Neu.
MUSI 042. Chinese Music Ensemble
- Ouyang. Wang.
MUSI 043. Chorus
- Reiff.
MUSI 044. Orchestra
- Hauze.
MUSI 046. Wind Ensemble
- Hauze.
MUSI 047. Chamber Music
- Hauze.
MUSI 048. Individual Instruction
- Staff.
MUSI 049A. Balinese Gamelan
- Whitman. Suadin.
MUSI 050. Garnet Singers
- Reiff.
MUSI 094. Senior Research Topics in Music
- Staff.