Contemporary Practices Concentration Module Course List

Courses by Module

Compositional Practices Modules

In addition to the core course requirements for the Music Bachelor of Arts degree, students in the Compositional Practices concentration must complete three modules, relating to cross-cultural themes and genres.

Each module consists of:

a lower-division MUSC 11, MUSC 80, or MUSC 81-series course specific to each module (three total)
an upper-division MUSC 150 or equivalent (theory/composition-based) course specific to each module (three total)
two quarters of performing ensembles or performance practice workshops specific to each module (six total). Most ensemble/performance practice courses may be repeated for credit.

Global Art Musics

Lower-Division History/Culture

Take one of the following courses. Cannot double count with other modular or elective requirements.

MUSC 11A	Introduction to Western Classical Music	5
MUSC 11B	Introduction to Jazz	5
MUSC 80B	Music of Asia	5
MUSC 80I	Music of Modern Israel	5
MUSC 80S	Women in Music	5
MUSC 80T	Mizrach: Jewish Music in the Lands of Islam	5
MUSC 80X	Musics of South Asia	5
MUSC 80Y	Music, Anti-Semitism, and the Holocaust	5
MUSC 81D	Music and Empire	3
MUSC 81G	A Cultural History of the Guitar	5
MUSC 81P	History of Jewish Music	5

Upper-Division Theory

Take one of the following courses. Cannot double count with other modular or elective requirements.

MUSC 150A	Music Analysis for Performers	5
MUSC 150B	Music Analysis and Composition	5
MUSC 150C	Tonal Counterpoint	5
MUSC 150D	Theory of Southeast Asia	5
MUSC 150H	Harmony & Form in 19th-century Western Art Music	5
MUSC 150I	Hindustani Music Theory	5
MUSC 150T	Post Tonal Analysis	5

Ensembles/Performance Practice

Take two of the following courses. Cannot double count with other modular or elective requirements, but if a course is repeated for credit, it can be used to count toward multiple requirements.

MUSC 1C	University Concert Choir	2
MUSC 103	University Concert Choir	2
MUSC 2	University Orchestra	2
MUSC 102	University Orchestra	2
MUSC 5A	Beginning Sundanese Gamelan	2
MUSC 5B	Intermediate Sundanese Gamelan	2
MUSC 5C	Advanced Sundanese Gamelan	2
MUSC 8A	Beginning Balinese Gamelan	2
MUSC 8B	Advanced Balinese Gamelan	2
MUSC 9	Wind Ensemble	2
MUSC 54	North Indian Music Workshop	2
MUSC 55	Rhythms of North India	2
MUSC 55A	Intermediate Rhythms of North India	2
MUSC 158	South African Music Ensemble	2
MUSC 163	Early Music Band	2
MUSC 165	Chamber Music Workshop	2
MUSC 166	Chamber Singers	2
MUSC 168	Experimental Music Ensemble	2

Experimental and Contemporary Musics

Lower-Division History/Culture

Take one of the following courses. Cannot double count with other modular or elective requirements.

MUSC 11C	Popular Music in the United States	5
MUSC 11E	Global Popular Music	5
MUSC 80C	History, Literature, and Technology of Electronic Music	5
MUSC 80E	Race and American Music	5
MUSC 80G	American Musical Theater	5
MUSC 80H	The Hollywood Musical	5
MUSC 80I	Music of Modern Israel	5
MUSC 80J	American Folk Music	5
MUSC 80K	Listening to the Environment	5
MUSC 80L	Artificial Intelligence and Music	5
MUSC 80M	Film Music	5
MUSC 80N	Music of the Grateful Dead	5
MUSC 80O	Music, Politics, and Protest	5
MUSC 80R	Music in the Digital Age	5
MUSC 80S	Women in Music	5
PHYS 80U	Physics and Psychophysics of Music	5
MUSC 80V	The Music of the Beatles	5
MUSC 80W	Music Business	5
MUSC 80Y	Music, Anti-Semitism, and the Holocaust	5
MUSC 81A	Survey of Rap and Hip Hop Music	5
MUSC 81F	Music, Mass Media, and Marketing	5
MUSC 81G	A Cultural History of the Guitar	5
MUSC 81H	The Golden Age of Hip Hop	3
MUSC 81K	Scenes and Subcultures	5
MUSC 81L	Music in Animated Film	5
MUSC 81P	History of Jewish Music	5
MUSC 81R	The 1970s: A Decade in Rock	3
MUSC 81S	Music and Science Fiction	3

Upper-Division Theory

Take one of the following courses. Cannot double count with other modular or elective requirements.

MUSC 105H	Hip Hop Music and Culture in the 20th Century	5
MUSC 105I	Improvisation and Collaborative Practices in the 20th Century	5
MUSC 121A	Jazz Analysis	5
MUSC 123A	Electronic Music: Synthesis & Composition I	5
MUSC 123B	Electronic Music: Synthesis & Composition II	5
MUSC 123C	Electronic Music: Synthesis & Composition III	5
MUSC 150N	Noise, Music, Politics	5
MUSC 150P	20th-Century Popular Song	5
MUSC 150R	Field Recording: Mapping and Composing Sound, Identity, and Place	5
MUSC 150S	Focus on Spontaneous Composition	5
MUSC 150T	Post Tonal Analysis	5
MUSC 150X	Theoretical Practices of American Music	5
MUSC 150Z	Interdisciplinary Arts Production Lab	5
MUSC 203F	Performance Practice in the 20th Century	5

Ensembles/Performance Practice

Take two of the following courses. Cannot double count with other modular or elective requirements, but if a course is repeated for credit, it can be used to count toward multiple requirements.

MUSC 3	Large Jazz Ensemble	2
MUSC 58	Songwriting Craft and Practice	5
MUSC 70	Hip Hop's Global Inclusiveness & African Roots	2
MUSC 71	Laptop Music	5
MUSC 72	Fundamentals of Music Technology	2
MUSC 73	Music and the Ocean	3
MUSC 77	Raga Jazz: Application of Indian Music to Western Instruments	5
MUSC 78	Popular and Raga-Based Songs of South Asia	2
MUSC 129	Live Electroacoustic Music Ensemble	2
MUSC 164	Jazz Combos	2
MUSC 165	Chamber Music Workshop	2
MUSC 167	Workshop in Electronic Music	2
MUSC 167R	Recording Workshop	2
MUSC 168	Experimental Music Ensemble	2
MUSC 267	Workshop in Computer Music and Visualization	2

Spontaneous Composition and Improvisation

Lower-Division History/Culture

Take one of the following courses. Cannot double count with other modular or elective requirements.

MUSC 11B	Introduction to Jazz	5
MUSC 11D	Introduction to World Music	5
MUSC 80A	Music of the Silk Road	5
MUSC 80B	Music of Asia	5
MUSC 80E	Race and American Music	5
MUSC 80F	Music in Latin American Culture: Regional Traditions	5
MUSC 80I	Music of Modern Israel	5
MUSC 80J	American Folk Music	5
MUSC 80Q	A Survey of African Music	5
MUSC 80S	Women in Music	5
MUSC 80T	Mizrach: Jewish Music in the Lands of Islam	5
MUSC 80X	Musics of South Asia	5
MUSC 81A	Survey of Rap and Hip Hop Music	5
MUSC 81E	Music and Resilience in Latin America	5
MUSC 81G	A Cultural History of the Guitar	5
MUSC 81H	The Golden Age of Hip Hop	3
MUSC 81I	Music of Indonesia	5
MUSC 81J	Jazz Mirror of Global Interconnection	5
MUSC 81M	Chicano/Latino Music in the United States	5

Upper-Division Theory

Take one of the following courses. Cannot double count with other modular or elective requirements.

MUSC 105H	Hip Hop Music and Culture in the 20th Century	5
MUSC 105I	Improvisation and Collaborative Practices in the 20th Century	5
MUSC 121A	Jazz Analysis	5
MUSC 150D	Theory of Southeast Asia	5
MUSC 150I	Hindustani Music Theory	5
MUSC 150J	Intermediate Spontaneous Composition and Improvisation	5
MUSC 150K	Intermediate Jazz Theory	5
MUSC 150S	Focus on Spontaneous Composition	5
MUSC 150Z	Interdisciplinary Arts Production Lab	5
MUSC 203B	Performance Practice in the Renaissance	5
MUSC 203F	Performance Practice in the 20th Century	5
MUSC 203H	Area Studies in Performance Practice	5

Ensembles/Performance Practice

Take two of the following courses. Cannot double count with other modular or elective requirements, but if a course is repeated for credit, it can be used to count toward multiple requirements.

MUSC 3	Large Jazz Ensemble	2
MUSC 5A	Beginning Sundanese Gamelan	2
MUSC 5B	Intermediate Sundanese Gamelan	2
MUSC 5C	Advanced Sundanese Gamelan	2
MUSC 8A	Beginning Balinese Gamelan	2
MUSC 8B	Advanced Balinese Gamelan	2
MUSC 10	Central Asian Ensemble	2
MUSC 12	Mariachi Ensemble	2
MUSC 12B	Mexican Folklorico Music and Dance	2
MUSC 20C	Beginning Jazz Theory	5
MUSC 53A	Beginning Ghanaian Ensemble	2
MUSC 55	Rhythms of North India	2
MUSC 54	North Indian Music Workshop	2
MUSC 55A	Intermediate Rhythms of North India	2
MUSC 57	Survey of Jazz Guitar Styles	2
MUSC 70	Hip Hop's Global Inclusiveness & African Roots	2
MUSC 74	Beginning Spontaneous Composition and Improvisation	5
MUSC 77	Raga Jazz: Application of Indian Music to Western Instruments	5
MUSC 78	Popular and Raga-Based Songs of South Asia	2
MUSC 164	Jazz Combos	2