Contemporary Practices Concentration Module Course List
Courses by Module
Contemporary Practices Modules
In addition to the core course requirements for the Music Bachelor of Arts degree, students in the Contemporary Practices concentration must complete three modules, relating to cross-cultural themes and genres.
Each module consists of:
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a lower-division MUSC 11, MUSC 80, or MUSC 81-series course specific to each module (three total)
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an upper-division MUSC 150 or equivalent (theory/composition-based) course specific to each module (three total)
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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 Courses
Upper-Division Courses
Ensemble/Performance Practice
Experimental and Contemporary Musics
Lower-Division
Upper-Division
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 |
Ensemble/Performance Practice
MUSC 3 | Large Jazz Ensemble | 2 |
MUSC 58 | Songwriting Craft and Practice | 5 |
MUSC 70 | Hip Hop's Global Inclusiveness & African Roots | 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 71 | Laptop Music | 5 |
MUSC 72 | Fundamentals of Music Technology | 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
Upper-Division
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 150S | Focus on Spontaneous Composition | 5 |
MUSC 150K | Intermediate Jazz Theory | 5 |
MUSC 203B | Performance Practice in the Renaissance | 5 |
Ensemble/Performance Practice
MUSC 3 | Large Jazz Ensemble | 2 |
MUSC 5A | West Javanese Gamelan Ensemble: Beginning | 2 |
MUSC 5B | West Javanese Gamelan Ensemble: Intermediate | 2 |
MUSC 5C | West Javanese Gamelan Ensemble: Advanced | 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 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 20C | Beginning Jazz Theory | 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 150J | Intermediate Spontaneous Composition and Improvisation | 5 |
MUSC 164 | Jazz Combos | 2 |
MUSC 203H | Area Studies in Performance Practice | 5 |