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21M.138 Moments in Music: Composition A

() ; first half of term
Not offered regularly; consult department
Prereq: Permission of instructor
Units: 2-0-4

Practice in a particular compositional technique not normally covered in the Harmony and Counterpoint or Musical Composition sequences. Possible topics include Renaissance counterpoint, fugue, ragtime, or indeterminacy. May be repeated once for credit if content differs. Enrollment limited.
Staff

21M.139 Moments in Music: Composition B

(, ) ; second half of term
Prereq: Permission of instructor
Units: 2-0-4
URL: https://mta.mit.edu/music/class-schedule?field_class_semester_target_id=80&field_class_category_target_id=All
Begins Oct 20. Lecture: TR2-3.30 (4-364)

Practice in a particular compositional technique not normally covered in the Harmony and Counterpoint or Musical Composition sequences. Possible topics include Renaissance counterpoint, fugue, ragtime, or indeterminacy. May be repeated once for credit if content differs. Enrollment limited.
G. Saraydarian
No textbook information available

21M.301 Harmony and Counterpoint I

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(Subject meets with 21M.541)
Prereq: 21M.051, 21M.151, or permission of instructor
Units: 3-3-6
Lecture: TR11-12.30 (4-158) or TR12.30-2 (4-158) or TR3.30-5 (4-162) Lab: F2-3.30 (4-270)

Explores Western diatonic music through regular composition and analysis assignments. Engages a broad range of historical periods, traditions, and individuals. Topics include rhythm and meter, harmony and counterpoint within a single key, and a brief overview of form and modulation. Individual skills are addressed through a variety of approaches, including the required piano and sight singing labs. Local musicians perform final composition projects. Students should be proficient in reading Western staff notation in at least one clef and have experience with key signatures and scales. Students taking the graduate version complete additional assignments. Limited to 18 per section.
R. Burke
No textbook information available

21M.302 Harmony and Counterpoint II

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Prereq: 21M.301 or permission of instructor
Units: 3-2-7
URL: http://mta.mit.edu/music/class-schedule
Lecture: MW12.30-2 (4-162) or MW2-3.30 (4-162) Lab: R3.30-5 (4-270)

A continuation of 21M.301, including chromatic harmony and modulation, a more extensive composition project, keyboard laboratory, and musicianship laboratory. Limited to 20 per section.
S. Iker
No textbook information available

21M.541 Harmony and Counterpoint I with Computational Applications

()
Not offered regularly; consult department
(Subject meets with 21M.301)
Prereq: None. Coreq: 21M.565 or permission of instructor
Units: 3-3-6

Explores Western diatonic music through regular composition and analysis assignments. Engages a broad range of historical periods, traditions, and individuals. Topics include rhythm and meter, harmony and counterpoint within a single key, and a brief overview of form and modulation. Individual skills are addressed through a variety of approaches, including the required piano and sight singing labs. Local musicians perform final composition projects. Students should be proficient in reading Western staff notation in at least one clef and have experience with key signatures and scales. Students taking the graduate version complete additional assignments. Limited to 18 per section.
Staff