Courses Offered

(subject to change)

Course Offerings by quarter for 2013-2014 (PDF)

*** THE COURSES LISTED BELOW ARE FOR 2012/2013 ACADEMIC YEAR. ***

FALL
1A Fundamentals of Music A
2A Basic Musicianship
2AK Basic Keyboard
4 Introduction to Western Music
6 Electronic Music: History of Electronic Music
9 Symphony
13AS World Music/Asia and Oceania
15 Popular Music: Beatles
15 Popular Music: Michael Jackson
32 Instrumental Instruction*
32V Vocal Instruction*
32VM Vocal Masterclass*
33A Introduction to Composition I
87 Freshman Seminar
95B Instrumental Choir
95C Concert Choir
95D Symphonic Chorus
95E Chamber Orchestra
95G Gospel Choir - Pass/No Pass only
95JC Jazz Chamber Ensembles
95K Chamber Singers
95L Wind Ensemble
95W World Music Ensembles: Sitar and Tabla
101A Music Theory and Practice I
102A Music Theory and Practice IV
103 A Seminar in Composition I
103D Honors Seminar in Composition
111 World Music Traditions- Southeast Asia
111 World Music Traditions - Southeast Asia - FALL 2012
120A History of Music in Western Culture I
126 Blues: An Oral Tradition
130 Chamber Music Performance
132 Pro-Seminar in Instrumental Instruction*
132R Recital Preparation*
132V Pro-Seminar in Vocal Instruction*
134 Symphonic Orchestra
137A Jazz Theory and Improvisation
137D Honors Seminar in Jazz Studies
143 Department Seminar
160A Senior Project in Computer Arts I
170 Musical Acoustics
174A Audio and MIDI Studio Techniques I
176 Music Technology Seminar: Programming Music Software (FALL 2012)
176 Music Technology Seminar: Sound Spatialization - FALL 2012
195 Instructional Assistance
198 Directed Group Study
199 Independent Study
201A Projects in New Music Performance: Just Intonation
201A Projects in New Music Performance: Palimpsest
201B Projects in New Music Performance- Improvisation Ensemble
201C Projects in New Music Performance- Percussion Ensemble
201D Projects in New Music Performance- Composition Juries
201F Projects in New Music Performance- Ensemble R.U.N.S.
202 Advanced Projects in Performance
203A Advanced Projects in Composition
203D Advanced Projects in Composition
204 Focus on Composition
205 Focus on Integrative Studies
206 Experimental Studies Seminar: Opera - Music Theater Workshop
206 Experimental Studies Seminar
210 Musical Analysis
230 Chamber Music Performance
232 Pro-Seminar in Music Performance*
234 Symphonic Orchestra
245 Focus on Performance
251 Integrative Studies Seminar in Ethnomusicology
270A Digital Audio Processing
270C Compositional Algorithms
270D Advanced Projects in Computer Music
271A Survey of Electronic Music Techniques
298 Directed Research
299 Advanced Research Projects and Independent Study
500 Apprentice Teaching
501 Apprentice Teaching - Non-departmental
WINTER
1B Fundamentals of Music B
2B Basic Musicianship
2BK Basic Keyboard
8 American Music
13AF World Music/Africa
14 Contemporary Music
14 Contemporary Music
15 Popular Music: Great Women of Song
32 Instrumental Instruction*
32V Vocal Instruction*
32VM Vocal Masterclass*
33B Introduction to Composition II
87 Freshman Seminar
95B Instrumental Choir
95C Concert Choir
95D Symphonic Chorus
95E Chamber Orchestra
95G Gospel Choir - Pass/No Pass only
95JC Jazz Chamber Ensembles
95L Wind Ensemble
95W World Music Ensembles: Sitar and Tabla
101B Music Theory and Practice II
102B Music Theory and Practice V
103B Seminar in Composition II
103E Honors Seminar in Composition
105 Jazz Composition
112 Topics in European Music Before 1750
115 Women in Music
120B History of Music in Western Culture II
127A Jazz Roots and Early Development (1900-1943)
130 Chamber Music Performance
131 Advanced Improvisation Performance
132 Pro-Seminar in Instrumental Instruction*
132R Recital Preparation*
132V Pro-Seminar in Vocal Instruction*
133 Projects in New Music Performance
134 Symphonic Orchestra
137B Jazz Theory and Improvisation
137E Honors Seminar in Jazz Studies
143 Department Seminar
150 Jazz and the Music of the African Diaspora: Special Topics Seminar
160A Senior Project in Computer Arts I
160B Senior Project in Computer Arts II
171 Computer Music I
173 Audio Production: Mixing and Editing
174B Audio and MIDI Studio Techniques II
195 Instructional Assistance
198 Directed Group Study
199 Independent Study
201A Projects in New Music Performance: Just Intonation
201A Projects in New Music Performance: Palimpsest
201C Projects in New Music Performance- Percussion Ensemble
202 Advanced Projects in Performance
203B Advanced Projects in Composition
203D Advanced Projects in Composition
204 Focus on Composition
205 Focus on Integrative Studies
206 Experimental Studies Seminar-Computational Modeling for Sound Synthesis
206 Experimental Studies Seminar- Intercultural Resources and Dialogue
206 Experimental Studies Seminar- Transcending Place and Time
207 Theoretical Studies Seminar: History and historiography, in theory and in practi
209 Advanced Music Theory and Practice- Topic TBA
228 Conducting
230 Chamber Music Performance
232 Pro-Seminar in Music Performance*
234 Symphonic Orchestra
245 Focus on Performance
270B Musical Cognitive Science
270D Advanced Projects in Computer Music
271B Survey of Electronic Techniques II
298 Directed Research
299 Advanced Research Projects and Independent Study
500 Apprentice Teaching
SPRING
1C Fundamentals of Music C
2C Basic Musicianship
2CK Basic Keyboard
2JK Jazz Keyboard
4 Introduction to Western Music
11 Folk Music
15 Popular Music: Beatles
15 Popular Music: Musics of Mexico: Banda and Norteno
32 Instrumental Instruction*
32V Vocal Instruction*
32VM Vocal Masterclass*
33C Introduction to Composition III
87 Freshman Seminar
95B Instrumental Choir
95C Concert Choir
95D Symphonic Chorus
95E Chamber Orchestra
95G Gospel Choir - Pass/No Pass only
95JC Jazz Chamber Ensembles
95K Chamber Singers
95L Wind Ensemble
95W World Music Ensembles: Sitar and Tabla
101C Music Theory and Practice III
102C Music Theory and Practice VI
103C Seminar in Composition III
103F Honors Seminar in Composition
104 Jazz Transcription and Analysis
107 Critical Studies Seminar: Musical cosmopolitanism
114 Music of the Twentieth Century
116 Popular Music Studies Seminar - Korean Pop Culture
120C History of Music in Western Culture III
127B Jazz Since 1946: Freedom and Form
129 Orchestration
132 Pro-Seminar in Instrumental Instruction*
132R Recital Preparation*
132V Pro-Seminar in Vocal Instruction*
134 Symphonic Orchestra
137C Jazz Theory and Improvisation
137F Honors Seminar in Jazz Studies
143 Department Seminar
160B Senior Project in Computer Arts II
172 Computer Music ll
174C Audio and MIDI Studio Techniques III
195 Instructional Assistance
198 Directed Group Study
199 Independent Study
201A Projects in New Music Performance: Just Intonation
201A Projects in New Music Performance: Palimpsest
201B Projects in New Music Performance- Improvisation Ensemble
201C Projects in New Music Performance- Percussion Ensemble
202 Advanced Projects in Performance
203C Advanced Projects in Composition
203D Advanced Projects in Composition
204 Focus on Composition
205 Focus on Integrative Studies
206 Experimental Studies Seminar: The Foundations of Advanced Rhythm Reading
206 Experimental Studies Seminar- Machine Improvisation and Composition
206 Experimental Studies Seminar- Transcending Time and Place-Realizations
206 Experimental Studies Seminar - LowFi Sounds in HiFi Spaces
206 Experimental Studies Seminar-Reading Contemporary Improvisation
207 Theoretical Studies Seminar: Musical Cosmopolitanism
207 Theoretical Studies Seminar: Popular Music Studies
232 Pro-Seminar in Music Performance*
234 Symphonic Orchestra
245 Focus on Performance
254 Integrative Studies Seminar in Creative Practice
270D Advanced Projects in Computer Music
271C Survey of Electronic Techniques III
298 Directed Research
299 Advanced Research Projects and Independent Study
500 Apprentice Teaching

* Music majors and minors ONLY. Students must audition prior to enrollment. Audition days and times will be posted on the Music Department website and on the Undergraduate bulletin board. Instruction is available for bass, bassoon, cello, clarinet, flute, french horn, guitar, harp (tentative), oboe, percussion, piano, saxophone, trombone/tuba, trumpet, viola, violin, and voice.

Performance ensembles courses- Music 95B-W, 130, 131, and 134- are open to ALL students, not just Music majors and minors. Auditions are required for all ensembles except for Music 95C: Concert Choir, Music 95G: Gospel Choir, and Music 95W: Sitar and Tabla. Please see the General Audition Requirements handout for information on each ensemble and how to audition. Information is also available on the Department’s website at http://music.ucsd.edu/.

Note: Sequence courses (Music 1, 2, 2K, 33, 101, 102, 103, 120, 137, 174, and ICAM 160) must be taken in order. They always begin in Fall quarter.