Composition

A number of electives in Composition are offered on a regular basis.  They include:

Music 314: Instrumentation and Orchestration.  
Professor Kathryn Alexander.
A study of instrumentation and orchestration in a variety of musical periods, genres and styles. Related creative project work and weekly labs.

Music 315: Fundamentals Of Music, Multimedia Art & Technology.  
Konrad Kaczmarek 
A study of fundamental principles of electroacoustic music and multimedia technology. Investigation of acoustics, psychoacoustics, sound recording and reproduction, digital audio, image processing, and computer graphics. Exercises in synthesis and signal processing, MIDI, animation, and digital video. Prerequisite: Familiarity with music notation. Enrollment limited to 25 students.

Music 320a: Composition Seminar I 
Professor Kathryn Alexander. 
Intermediate project-oriented studies in music composition, acoustic and/or technological. Survey of contemporary techniques in a broad range of styles and syntax, including both concert and vernacular music genres. Prerequisite: MUSI 205a or b or the equivalent. Admission by audition only. May be repeated for credit. Enrollment limited to 20.

Music 321b: Composition Seminar II 
Konrad Kaczmarek 
A continuation of Music 312a of intermediate project-oriented studies in music composition, acoustic and/or technological. Ongoing survey of contemporary techniques in a broad range of styles and syntax, including both concert and vernacular music genres. Prerequisite: MUSI 312a or the equivalent. Admission by audition only. May be repeated for credit. Enrollment limited to 20.

Music 420a: Composition Seminar III 
Konrad Kaczmarek
Advanced project-oriented studies in music composition, acoustic and/or technological.Prerequisite: MUSI 312a and 313b, or 325a or 395b. Admission by audition only. May be repeated for credit. Enrollment limited to 10.

Music 421b: Composition Seminar IV 
Professor Kathryn Alexander. 
A continuation of Music 412a of advanced project-oriented studies in music composition, acoustic and/or technological. Prerequisite: MUSI 412a or the equivalent. Admission by audition only. May be repeated for credit. Enrollment limited to 10.