Music

Gerard Floriano, Chair
(Brodie Hall 101A)

HEGIS Code: 1005.00 (Music, HTCC Option, B.A.), 1005.00 (Music, Performance Option, B.A.), 1004.00 (Musical Theatre, B.A.)

The BA in Music offers students the opportunity to study music performance, history, theory, criticism, ethnomusicology, composition, and conducting. Students declaring a major in music must select one of two options: Music Performance or Musicology/HTCC (History, Theory, Criticism and Composition (HTCC) or. All majors must complete a series of basic requirements as well as additional requirements based on their chosen option. 

An audition is required for admission to degree programs in Music and Musical Theatre, and the minor in Piano Pedagogy

Programs

• Music, HTCC Option, B.A.
• Music, Performance Option, B.A.
• Musical Theatre, B.A.

• Music Minor
• Musical Theatre Minor
• Piano Pedagogy Minor

Courses

• MUSC 100 - F/Understanding Music: (subtitle)
• MUSC 105 - F/Popular Music in America
• MUSC 110 - F/Basic Musicianship
• MUSC 120 - F/Introduction to Music History
• MUSC 123 - F/M/Music of the World’s Peoples
• MUSC 139 - Piano A
• MUSC 140 - Piano B
• MUSC 141 - Voice for the General Student
• MUSC 142 - Woodwinds for the General Student
• MUSC 143 - Brass for the General Student
• MUSC 144 - Strings for the General Student
• MUSC 145 - Percussion for the General Student
• MUSC 150 - Piano for the Performance Option
• MUSC 151 - Voice for the Performance Option
• MUSC 152 - Woodwinds for the Performance Option
• MUSC 153 - Brass for the Performance Option
• MUSC 154 - Strings for the Performance Option
• MUSC 155 - Percussion for the Performance Option
• MUSC 160 - Choral Organizations
• MUSC 165 - Instrumental Organizations
• MUSC 175 - American Folk Guitar I
• MUSC 189 - Music A
• MUSC 190 - Music B
• MUSC 201 - Musical Theatre Dance
• MUSC 213 - Musicianship Practicum
• MUSC 222 - F/Stage Musicals
• MUSC 226 - F/Music in Western Civilization to 1750
• MUSC 227 - F/Music in Western Civilization Since 1750
• MUSC 232 - F/Folk Music in America
• MUSC 233 - Introduction to Ethnomusicology
• MUSC 236 - Music Analysis I: Analytical Models of Musical Form
• MUSC 237 - Music Analysis II: Analytical Models of Harmony and Chromaticism
• MUSC 240 - Piano
• MUSC 241 - Voice for the General Student
• MUSC 242 - Woodwinds for the General Student
• MUSC 243 - Brass for the General Student
• MUSC 244 - Strings for the General Student
• MUSC 245 - Percussion for the General Student
• MUSC 250 - Piano for the Performance Option
• MUSC 251 - Voice for the Performance Option
• MUSC 252 - Woodwinds for the Performance Option
• MUSC 253 - Brass for the Performance Option
• MUSC 254 - Strings for the Performance Option
• MUSC 255 - Percussion for the Performance Option
• MUSC 256 - Harmony I
• MUSC 257 - Harmony II
• MUSC 265 - F/Chamber Music Ensemble
• MUSC 271 - Musical Theatre Workshop
• MUSC 275 - American Folk Guitar II
• MUSC 280 - Musical Theatre Performance I: Foundations
• MUSC 291 - F/Music and Ideas
• MUSC 306 - Counterpoint I
• MUSC 307 - Counterpoint II
• MUSC 311 - Twentieth-Century Music
• MUSC 315 - Theory, Criticism, and Modes of Analysis)
• MUSC 317 - Orchestration
• MUSC 331 - Studies in Keyboard Literature: (subtitle)
• MUSC 333 - Studies in Vocal Literature: (subtitle)
• MUSC 334 - Music and Film: (subtitle)
• MUSC 335 - Studies in Instrumental Literature: (subtitle)
• MUSC 336 - Music, Gender, and Sexuality: (subtitle)
• MUSC 337 - Music, Race, and Ethnicity: (subtitle)
• MUSC 338 - Folk Music in New York State
• MUSC 339 - Folk and Popular Music Studies: (subtitle)
• MUSC 340 - Piano
• MUSC 341 - Voice for the General Student
• MUSC 342 - Woodwinds for the General Student
• MUSC 343 - Brass for the General Student
• MUSC 344 - Strings for the General Student
• MUSC 345 - Percussion for the General Student
• MUSC 346 - Jazz Harmony and Improvisation I
• MUSC 347 - Jazz Harmony and Improvisation II
• MUSC 350 - Piano for the Performance Option
• MUSC 351 - Voice for the Performance Option
• MUSC 352 - Woodwinds for the Performance Option
• MUSC 353 - Brass for the Performance Option
• MUSC 354 - Strings for the Performance Option
• MUSC 355 - Percussion for the Performance Option
• MUSC 356 - Harmony III
• MUSC 357 - Composition II
• MUSC 359 - Junior Recital
• MUSC 365 - Conducting I
• MUSC 366 - Conducting II
• MUSC 368 - Vocal Pedagogy
• MUSC 375 - Piano Pedagogy
• MUSC 376 - Piano Teaching Practicum
• MUSC 380 - Musical Theatre Performance II: Characterization & Scene Study
• MUSC 381 - Musical Theatre Performance III: Portfolio & Audition Techniques
• MUSC 382 - Musical Theatre Performance IV: Speech for Singers
• MUSC 383 - Musical Theatre Performance V: Movement for Musical Theatre
• MUSC 393 - Honors Project in Music: (subtitle)
• MUSC 399 - Directed Study
• MUSC 439 - Portfolio Review
• MUSC 450 - Piano for the Performance Option
• MUSC 451 - Voice for the Performance Option
• MUSC 452 - Woodwinds for the Performance Option
• MUSC 453 - Brass for the Performance Option
• MUSC 454 - Strings for the Performance Option
• MUSC 456 - Composition for the Music Major
• MUSC 459 - Senior Recital
• MUSC 480 - Musical Theatre Performance VI: Comedy & Styles