Music Theory and Composition

(MUTC) MUSIC THEORY AND COMPOSITION
Rudi E. Scheidt School of Music
Randal Rushing, D.M.A., Interim Director
Room 123B, Music Building
http://music.memphis.edu

Placement in the Music Theory sequence for undergraduates will be determined through examination. NOTE: Courses in Composition and Electronic Music may be repeated for credit but not for the purpose of improving the grade originally earned.

In addition to the courses below, the department may offer the following Special Topics courses:
MUTC 4260-69. Special Topics in Theory and Composition. (1-3). Topics are varied and announced in online class listing.

MUTC 1001 - Basic Music Theory (3)
For students who plan to major in music but do not meet minimum standards for MUTC 1008. Not allowable as credit toward the satisfaction of requirements for the major or minor. Two laboratory hours per week.

MUTC 1008 - Music Theory I (3)
Basic notation, scales, intervals, triads, key signatures; analysis and exploration of technical material and written exercises in historical areas of plain chant through late 16th century. PREREQUISITE: Theory placement exam. COREQUISITE: MUTC 1010.

MUTC 1009 - Music Theory II (3)
Four part structures, all seventh chords, chorale harmonization figured bass realization; analysis and written exercises from historical area of early 17th century through J. S. Bach. PREREQUISITE: MUTC 1008, 1010. COREQUISITE: MUTC 1011.

MUTC 1010 - Aural Theory I (1)
Beginning ear training; scales, intervals, triads, simple melodic lines and simple two part examples, sight singing of combination of tonal and modal materials. PREREQUISITE: Theory placement exam. COREQUISITE: MUTC 1008. (S/U)

MUTC 1011 - Aural Theory II (1)
Ear training involving triads in sequence, two part examples, modulator melodies; sight singing of 17th and 18th century melodic examples. PREREQUISITE: MUTC 1010, 1008. COREQUISITE: MUTC 1009. (S/U ).

MUTC 1012 - Musicianship I (3)
Fundamentals of music theory, including notation, pitch, rhythm, meter, scales, modes, intervals, melodic structure, basic forms and improvisation; aural skills including melodic sight singing, melodic, intervallic, and rhythmic dictation, simple two-part structures.

MUTC 1013 - Musicianship II (3)
Functional harmony, triadic inversion, seventh chords, cadence, voice leading; analytic procedures from common practice and popular repertoires; aural skills include all material in Musicianship I, plus functional harmonic progressions. PREREQUISITE: MUTC 1012.

MUTC 2008 - Music Theory III (3)
Continuation of four part structure, part writing and figured bass; expanded harmonic materials from ninth chords through chordal mutation; formal and chordal analysis from Bach through mid-19th century. PREREQUISITE: MUTC 1009, 1011. COREQUISITE: MUTC 2010.

MUTC 2010 - Aural Theory III (1)
Ear training involving expanded harmonic materials, modulatory melodies, two part examples with modulation; sight singing of 18th and 19th century melodic examples. PREREQUISITE: MUTC 1011, 1009. COREQUISITE: MUTC 2008. (S/U)

MUTC 2012 - Musicianship III (3)
Advanced functional harmony, secondary function, modulation, altered chords, chromatic chords, Neapolitan sixth, augmented sixth, mixture; aural skills include all material in Musicianship I and II, plus advanced functional harmonic progressions. PREREQUISITE: MUTC 1013.

MUTC 2013 - Musicianship IV (3)
Expanded tonality, modal impressionist and jazz harmony, extended chords (11th and 13th), tonality in popular idioms, bitonality, polytonality, non-triadic chord constructions; overview of 20th century compositional techniques, basic orchestration; electronic compositional procedures. PREREQUISITE: MUTC 2012.

MUTC 2103 - Theory Jazz/Pop/Commercial I (3)
(CMUS 2101). Basic harmonic structures, chord symbol realization, altered scales and modes, altered and extended chords, notation, articulation, rhythmic patterns; analysis of written and recorded jazz and pop music; transcription of recorded materials. Three lecture hours, one laboratory hour per week. (F). PREREQUISITE: MUTC 1009, MUAP 1116.

MUTC 2501 - Composition (3)
Class instruction in free composition; emphasis on smaller forms. May be repeated for additional credit. PREREQUISITE: MUTC 1008. NOTE: Composition taught as applied music. Students receive the equivalent of one half-hour lesson per week. Fee for this instruction is $50 per semester.

MUTC 2502 - Composition (3)
Works for piano, voice, chorus, and small ensembles; study of style and analysis of works from music literature. May be repeated for additional credit. PREREQUISITE: MUTC 2501 or permission of instructor. NOTE: Composition is taught as applied music. Students receive equivalent of one hour lesson per week. Fee for this instruction is $100 per semester.

MUTC 2503 - Comp/Arrange Jazz/Commercial I (2)
(CMUS 2501). Emphasis on small instrumental and vocal works, basic style and form. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 hours credit. PREREQUISITE: MUTC 2501, or permission of instructor.

MUTC 2504 - Comp/Arrange Jazz/Commrcial II (2)
(CMUS 2502). Emphasis on stage and jazz band arranging techniques. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 hours credit. PREREQUISITE: MUTC 2503, or permission of instructor.

MUTC 2511 - Intro Electronic Music (2)
Basic concepts of contemporary digital electronic music techniques including synthesizer operation, MIDI sequencing, and sampling and music notation by computer. PREREQUISITE: MUTC 2008 or permission of instructor. FEE: $50.

MUTC 3008 - Music Theory IV (3)
Continuation of late 19th century harmonic structures; introduction of popular music and its notational symbols; introduction and use of 20th century techniques analysis and written examples from 20th century. PREREQUISITE: MUTC 2008, 2010. COREQUISITE: MUTC 3009. [C]

MUTC 3009 - Aural Theory IV (1)
Ear training involving expanded 19th century harmonic considerations, 20th century chromaticism and pandiatonicism, two part examples from both 19th and 20th centuries; sight singing emphasizing melodies of 20th century. PREREQUISITE: MUTC 2010, 2008. COREQUISITE: MUTC 3008. (S/U)

MUTC 3010 - Aural Theory V (1)
Aural exploration of basic forms, cadences and styles of music; detailed aural analysis of modulatory elements within a piece. PREREQUISITE: MUTC 3008, 3009. (F). (S/U)

MUTC 3101 - Orchestration (3)
Basic study of instruments of orchestra and band, terminology and techniques pertaining to that study; practical application by scoring for small and large instrumental combinations (F) PREREQUISITE: MUTC 3008, 3009, or permission of instructor.

MUTC 3102 - Adv Musical Analysis I (3)
Advanced theoretical analysis of large-scale compositions from late Medieval through early Classic periods; in-depth study of stylistic characteristics and theoretical techniques used in pieces studied PREREQUISITE: MUTC 3008, 3009. (F-even years) [W]

MUTC 3109 - Adv Musical Analysis II (3)
Advanced theoretical analysis of large-scale compositions from late Classic period through very recent works in last decade of twentieth century; in-depth study of stylistic characteristics and theoretical techniques used in pieces studied. PREREQUISITE: MUTC 3008, 3009. (S-odd years)

MUTC 3201 - Jazz Arrange/Orchestration (3)
(CMUS). Arranging/orchestration for small to large ensembles in jazz and commercial music styles; idiomatic problems with vocalists, rhythm, electronic, wind, and string instruments in various jazz styles. PREREQUISITE: MUTC 2103.

MUTC 3501 - Comp/Arrang/Jazz/Comrcial III (2)
(CMUS). Individual instruction for mixed ensembles and studio groups in various jazz and studio styles, standard and extended forms; introduction to line writing. May be repeated for additional credit. NOTE: Composition is taught as applied music. Students receive the equivalent of one hour lesson per week. Fee for this instruction is $100.00 per semester. PREREQUISITE: MUTC 2504, or permission of instructor.

MUTC 3825 - Material/Techniques Improv I (3)
(CMUS). Development of improvisation skills on solo instruments or voice; basic chord patterns, scales, arpeggios; performance with rhythm section. (F). PREREQUISITE: permission of instructor.

MUTC 3826 - Material/Techniques Improv II (3)
(CMUS). Analysis of melodic structures; motivic fragmentation and sequencing; extended harmonic structures, performance in small combo settings. (F). PREREQUISITE: MUTC 3825, or permission of instructor.

MUTC 3827 - Material/Techniques Improv III (3)
(CMUS). Analysis and performance of music in standard styles, including bebop, Latin, fusion, and jazz/rock; contemporary mainstream, pan-chromatic, and free-form improvisation; performance with combos and large jazz ensembles. (F). PREREQUISITE: MUTC 3826, or permission of instructor.

MUTC 4106 - Composition Procsses 20th Cent (3)
(4101). Analysis and imitative writing of major composers of the twentieth century, from Debussy through the present. (S-even years)

MUTC 4202 - Sem Music Theory/Analysis (3)
Advanced course in theory, counterpoint, and analysis of literature. Contrapuntal and harmonic techniques. Research; theoretical problems from pedagogical point of view; writing in strict and free styles. Recommended as review course for graduate students. PREREQUISITE: permission of instructor. (F)

MUTC 4204 - Indiv Study Music Theory/Comp (1-3)
Directed individual study in selected areas of music theory and composition chosen in consultation with instructor. May be repeated for credit but not for the purpose of changing a grade.

MUTC 4205 - 16th Cent Counterpoint (2)
Study of contrapuntal techniques of the sixteenth century. (S-odd years)

MUTC 4206 - 18th Cent Counterpoint (2)
Study of contrapuntal techniques of the eighteenth century. (F-even years)

MUTC 4207 - 20th Cent Counterpoint (3)
Study of contrapuntal techniques of the twentieth century. (F-odd years)

MUTC 4209 - Advanced Orchestration (3)
Continuation of MUTC 3101. Orchestration of works from nineteenth and twentieth centuries for full orchestra; study of representative orchestral scores from romantic and contemporary periods. PREREQUISITE: MUTC 3101.

MUTC 4501 - Composition (3)
Composition in varied forms for large and small ensembles and solo instruments; analysis of contemporary works and practical application of techniques. May be repeated for additional credit. NOTE: Composition taught as applied music. Students receive equivalent of one hour lesson per week. Fee for this instruction is $100 per semester. PREREQUISITE: recommendation of upper division examining committee.

MUTC 4502 - Comp For Non-Comp Maj (3)
Class instruction in free composition for students not majoring in composition. Practical experience in idea generation, form, development, and instrumentation. NOTE: Composition taught as applied music. Students receive equivalent of one half-hour lesson per week. Fee for this instruction is $50 per semester. PREREQUISITE: MUTC 3008.

MUTC 4503 - Comp/Arrange Jazz/Commrcial IV (3)
(CMUS 4501). Individual instruction with emphasis on advanced line writing, fusion and contemporary mainstream styles, writing for full studio orchestra. May be repeated for additional credit. NOTE: Composition is taught as applied music. Students receive the equivalent of one hour lesson per week. Fee for this instruction is $100.00 per semester. PREREQUISITE: MUTC 3501, or permission of instructor.

MUTC 4504 - Intro Film/Video Score (3)
(CMUS 4502). Basic problems of writing music for film and video: commercial and industrial productions, shorts and full length features, selection of appropriate styles, creating a master music list, writing from a cue sheet; introduction to editing room equipment: conversion of film frames to video, use of SMPTE time code and synchronization equipment, MIDI sequencer scoring from a digital audio workstation; project assignments in film and video formats. (Offered alternate years). PREREQUISITE: MUTC 2511, MUTC 3501, and either MUID 3801 or MUTC 4511 or 4505, or permission of instructor.

MUTC 4511 - Intermediate Electronic Music (2)
Concepts of contemporary digital electronic music techniques including synthesizer operation, MIDI sequencing, and sampling as well as music notation by computer. The two hours credit earned from this course may be used as composition credit towards the composition concentration. FEE: $100. PREREQUISITE: MUTC 2008 or permission of instructor.

MUTC 4512 - Adv Electronic Music (2)
Continuation of MUTC 4511. Emphasis on individual compositional projects. Includes investigation of electronic music possibilities of the Internet. May be repeated for credit, but only two hours may be used as composition credit in composition concentration. FEE: $100. PREREQUISITE: MUTC 4511.

MUTC 4599 - Senior Composition Recital (4)
Integration course for which students prepare and present a concert of their music and an accompanying descriptive paper. Taught as applied music, individual instruction. PREREQUISITE: a minimum of 4 hours in MUTC 4501 and permission of the instructor. [I]

MUTC 4896 - Sr Prj Jazz Studio/Comp Arrang (4)
(CMUS). Project must include original compositions and original arrangements of existing compositions in a variety of styles. Project should include live performance, recorded album tracks, and film music. PREREQUISITE: MUTC 4503, 4504, or permission of instructor.