2026-2027 Courses

The following 100 Level Courses are being offered in 2026-2027. Detailed course descriptions are linked to in the course listing.

Fall 2026


MUSIC 101 - Introduction to Western Art Music

  • LEC A1  TR 09:30-10:50   

MUSIC 102 - Introduction to World Music

  • LEC A1  MWF 10:00-10:50  Dr. Rachel Colwell

MUSIC 103 - Introduction to Popular Music 

  • LEC A1  MWF 14:00-14:50   Dr. Brian Fauteux 
  • LEC X1  R 18:00-20:50 

MUSIC 148 - Middle Eastern and North African Music Ensemble (MENAME)

  • LCL X50  R 18:30-21:30  Dr. Michael Frishkopf

MUSIC 155 - Music Theory I – Diatonic Harmony

  • LEC A1  TR 08:00-08:50 & F 09:00-09:50  Dr. Andriy Talpash

MUSIC 186 - Musical Life Today

  • LEC A1  MW 09:30-10:50  Dr. Michael Frishkopf and Dr. Patrick Nickleson
  • LEC A2  TR 14:00-15:20  Dr. Michael Frishkopf and Dr. Patrick Nickleson

Winter 2027

 
MUSIC 101 - Introduction to Western Art Music

  • LEC X50  R 18:00-20:50  Dr. Patrick Nickleson

MUSIC 103 - Introduction to Popular Music

  • LEC B1  MWF 12:00-12:50  Dr. Rachel Colwell

MUSIC 156 - Music Theory II – Chromatic Harmony

  • LEC B1  TR 08:30-09:20 & F 09:00-09:50  Dr. Andriy Talpash

MUSIC 170 - Introduction to Composition and Sonic Arts

  • LEC B1  TR 14:00-15:20  Dr. Mark Hannesson

The following 200 Level and 300 Level Courses are being offered in 2026-2027. Detailed course descriptions are linked to in the course listing.

Fall 2026


MUSIC 245 - Introduction to Music Technologies

  • LCL A1  MW 11:00-12:20  Dr. Nicolás Arnáez & Catherine Bevin
  • LCL X01  W 18:00-21:00  Dr. Nicolás Arnáez & Catherine Bevin 

MUSIC 255 - Music Theory III

  • LEC A1  TR 11:00-12:20  Dr. Maryam Moshaver

MUSIC 263 - Instrumentation and Arranging

  • LEC A1  TR 14:00-15:20  Dr. Andriy Talpash

MUSIC 283 - Western Art Music, Ancient-1800

  • LEC A1  TR 09:30-10:50  Simone Willmann

Winter 2027


MUSIC 203 - Issues in Popular Music Studies

  • LEC B1  TR 15:30-16:50  Dr. Brian Fauteux

MUSIC 256 - Music Theory IV

  • LEC B1  TR 11:00-12:20  Dr. Maryam Moshaver

MUSIC 284 - Western Art Music, 1800-Present

  • LEC B1  TR 09:30-10:50  Dr. Patrick Nickleson

The following 400, 500 and 600 Level Courses are being offered in 2026-2027. Detailed course descriptions are linked to in the course listing.

Fall 2026

 

MUSIC 403 - Piano Literature I

  • LEC A1  TR 11:00-12:20  Dr. Viktoria Reiswich-Dapp

MUSIC 455 - Music Theory V: Analysis of Music Late 19th–Mid-20th Century

  • LEC A1  TR 09:30-10:50  Dr. Andriy Talpash

MUSIC 448/548 - Middle Eastern and North African Music Ensemble (MENAME)

  • LCL X50  R 18:30-21:30  Dr. Michael Frishkopf 

MUSIC 505 - Bibliography & Methods of Research

  • LEC A1  F 13:00-15:50  Dr. Rachel Colwell

MUSIC 507 - Writing About Music

  • LEC A1  W 13:00-15:50  Dr. Patrick Nickleson

MUSIC 545 - Interactive Sounds and Systems

  • SEM A1  TR 11:00-12:20  Dr. Mark Hannesson

MUSIC 555 - Topics & Analysis– Analysis and Experience

  • LEC A1  M 13:00-15:50  Dr. Maryam Moshaver

MUSIC 670 - Proseminar in Popular Music and Media Studies

  • LEC A1  W 09:00-11:50  Dr. Brian Fauteux

Winter 2027

 

MUSIC 404 - Piano Literature II

  • LEC B1  TR 11:00-12:20  Dr. Viktoria Reiswich-Dapp

MUSIC 445 - Electroacoustic Music

  • LCL B1  TR 11:00-12:20  Dr. Mark Hannesson

MUSIC 450 - Analysis Through Performance: 1950–Present

  • LCL B1  MW 15:00-16:20  Dr. Andriy Talpash

MUSIC 466/566 - Listening: Cultures, Histories, & Politics (Topics in Ethnomusicology)

  • LEC B1  TR 14:00-15:20  Dr. Rachel Colwell 

MUSIC 480/580 - Survey of Contemporary Music and Sonic Arts / Advanced Contemporary Repertoire

  • LEC B1  TR 09:30-10:50  Dr. Andriy Talpash

MUSIC 650 - Proseminar in Music Theory

  • LEC B1  W 13:00-15:50  Dr. Maryam Moshaver

MUSIC 666 - Field Methods in Ethnomusicology

  • SEM B3  M 09:30-12:20  Dr. Michael Frishkopf