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PHILLIP AND PATRICIA FROST SCHOOL OF MUSIC - UNDERGRADUATE
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MUSIC THEORY - COMPOSITION - Dept. Code: MTC

The curriculum in Composition is designed for those students intending to pursue a career as a composer and/or to pursue graduate degrees in Theory or Composition. Prospective students are expected to furnish evidence of compositional ability.

COMPOSITION

FRESHMAN YEAR
First Semester
Second Semester
MTC 012 Composition Forum
0
 MTC 012 Composition Forum
0
Principal Instrument Forum
0
 Principal Instrument Forum
0
Principal Instrument (A Level)
2
 Principal Instrument (B Level)
2
MKP 101 Class Piano
1
 MKP 102 Class Piano
1
MTC 182 Composition Workshop
1
 MTC 182 Composition Workshop
1
Ensemble
1
 Ensemble
1
MTC 101 Composition I
2
 MTC 102 Composition II
2
*MTC 111 Music Theory I
2
 *MTC 112 Music Theory II
2
*MTC 121 Music Theory Laboratory I
1
 *MTC 122 Music Theory Laboratory II
1
MCY 101 The World of Music and Its Powers
1
 ENG 106 English Composition II
3
ENG 105 English Composition I
3
 MTH 103 Finite Mathematics

3
**MTH 101 Algebra for College Students
3
 TOTAL
16
TOTAL
17
    
SOPHOMORE YEAR
First Semester
Second Semester
MTC 012 Composition Forum
0
 MTC 012 Composition Forum
0
Principal Instrument Forum
0
 Principal Instrument Forum
0
Principal Instrument (C Level)
2
 Principal Instrument (D Level)
2
MKP 103 Class Piano
1
 MKP 104 Class Piano
1
MTC 182 Composition Workshop
1
 MTC 182 Composition Workshop
1
Ensemble
1
 Ensemble
1
MTC 201 Composition III
2
 *MTC 212 Music Theory IV
2
MKP 220 Computers, Keyboards, and Music
2
 *MTC 222 Music Theory Laboratory IV
1
*MTC 211 Honors Music Theory III
2
 MTC 202 Composition IV
2
*MTC 221 Music Theory Laboratory III
1
 MTC 313 18th Century Counterpoint
3
MCY 541 Music of the Mediaeval, Renaissance, and Baroque Periods
3
 MCY 542 Music of the Classical, Romantic, and Modern Periods
3
People and Society Elective
3
 TOTAL
16
TOTAL
18
    
JUNIOR YEAR
First Semester
Second Semester
MTC 012 Composition Forum
0
 MTC 012 Composition Forum
0
Principal Instrument Forum
0
 Principal Instrument Forum
0
Principal Instrument (E Level)
2
 Principal Instrument (F Level)
2
MTC 182 Composition Workshop
1
 MTC 182 Composition Workshop
1
Ensemble
1
 Ensemble
1
MIP 317 Basic Conducting or
MVP 181 Choral Conducting I
1
 MIP 418 Instrumental Conducting or
MVP 182 Choral Conducting II
1
MTC 301 Composition V
3
 MTC 302 Composition VI
3
MTC 312 Twentieth Century Techniques
3
 MTC 505 Electronic Music Studio
2
MTC 416 Orchestration
3
 MTC 518 Advanced Counterpoint
3
Humanities Elective
3
 MTC 516 Advanced Orchestration
3
TOTAL
17
 TOTAL
16
SENIOR YEAR
First Semester
Second Semester
MTC 012 Composition Forum
0
 MTC 012 Composition Forum
0
Ensembles
2
 MTC 499 Senior Recital
1
MTC 401 Composition VII
3
 Ensembles
2
MTC 506 MIDI and Control Processing
2
 300+ Level MCY Elective
3
MTC Elective
3
 Non-Music Elective
3
300+ Level MCY Elective
3
 Natural World Elective
3
Natural World Elective
3
 People and Society Elective
3
TOTAL
16
 TOTAL
15

* Must pass with grade of C or above.

** Required if math placement is MTH 101 or lower.

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COMMERCIAL MUSIC AND PRODUCTION EMPHASIS

FRESHMAN YEAR
First Semester
Second Semester
MTC 015 Commercial Music & Production Forum
0
 MTC 015 Commercial Music & Production Forum
0
Principal Instrument Forum
0
 Principal Instrument Forum
0
Principal Instrument/Voice (A Level)
2
 Principal Instrument/Voice (B Level)
2
Ensemble
1
 Ensemble
1
MTC 182 Composition Workshop
1
 MTC 182 Composition Workshop
1
*MTC 111 Music Theory I
2
 *MTC 112 Music Theory II
2
*MTC 121 Music Theory Laboratory I
1
 *MTC 122 Music Theory Laboratory II
1
MTC 101 Composition I
2
 MTC 102 Composition II
2
MCY 101 The World of Music and Its Powers
1
 MAS 110 Quantitative Applications in Business
3
MTH 103 Finite Mathematics
3
 ENG 106 English Composition II
3
ENG 105 English Composition I
3
 Natural World Elective
3
TOTAL
16
 TOTAL
18
SOPHOMORE YEAR
First Semester
Second Semester
MTC 015 Commercial Music & Production Forum
0
 MTC 015 Commercial Music & Production Forum
0
Principal Instrument Forum
0
 Principal Instrument Forum
0
Principal Instrument/Voice (C Level)
2
 Principal Instrument/Voice (D Level)
2
Ensembles
2
 Ensembles
2
*MTC 211 Music Theory III
2
 *MTC 212 Music Theory IV
2
*MTC 221 Music Theory Laboratory III
1
 *MTC 222 Music Theory Laboratory IV
1
MSJ 203 Jazz Piano Class I
1
 MSJ 204 Jazz Piano Class II
1
MTC 251 Audio, Computers and MIDI I
1
 MTC 252 Audio, Computers and MIDI II
1
MTC 203 Pop Composition I
2
 MTC 204 Pop Composition II
2
CAP 114 Introduction to Advertising in Society
3
 MMI 173 Multinational Recorded Music Industry
3
CBR 102 Introduction to Broadcasting and Cable
3
 People and Society Elective
3
TOTAL
17
 TOTAL
17
JUNIOR YEAR
First Semester
Second Semester
MTC 015 Commercial Music & Production Forum
0
 MTC 015 Commercial Music & Production Forum
0
Principal Instrument Forum
0
 Principal Instrument Forum
0
Principal Instrument/Voice (E Level)
2
 Principal Instrument/Voice (F Level)
2
Ensemble
1
 Ensemble
1
MSJ 305 Jazz Piano Class III
1
 MSJ 306 Jazz Piano Class IV
1
MTC 416 Orchestration
3
 MTC 312 Twentieth-Century Techniques
3
MIP 317 Basic Conducting (Instrumental) or
MVP 181 Choral Conducting I
1
 MIP 418 Instrumental Conducting or
MVP 182 Choral Conducting II
1
MTC 303 Media Composition I
3
 MTC 304 Media Composition II
2
MMI 573 International Music Publishing
3
 MCY 542 Music of the Classical, Romantic, and Modern Periods
3
MCY 541 Music of the Mediaeval, Renaissance and Baroque Periods
3
 CBR 245 Introduction to Electronic Media Production
3
TOTAL
17
 TOTAL
16
SENIOR YEAR
First Semester
Second Semester
MTC 015 Commercial Music & Production Forum
0
 MTC 015 Commercial Music & Production Forum
0
Ensemble
1
 Ensemble
1
MMI 520 Audio Technology for Musicians
3
 MTC 499 Senior Recital
1
MTC 403 Media Production Project I
2
 MTC 404 Media Production Project II
1
MTC 511 Film Scoring I or
MSJ 509 Jazz Composition I
2
 MMI 574 A & R Administration and Music Licensing or
MMI 530 Entrepreneurship for Musicians
3
Non-Music Elective
3
 MTC 512 Film Scoring II or
MSJ 510 Jazz Composition II
2
Humanities Elective
3
 Non-Music Elective
3
Natural World Elective
3
 Musicology Elective
3
TOTAL
17
 TOTAL
16

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