All entering undergraduate music majors must take the theory, musicianship, and piano placement exams prior to initial enrollment (all music minors must take the theory and musicianship exams only).

tracks need one, but when you're staring at that blank piano roll, how do you actually start to program your masterpiece? In this quick tutorial, we'll take you through the basic music theory you ...

Music theory is the foundation of great music, and the all-important set of rules that most music follows – from harmony and melody, to rhythm.

piano or violin – and also takes music theory and composition courses, music history classes, and classes related to sharpening aural skills. Music majors perform in front of their peers and ...

Our faculty offer a broad array of research specializations that include performance and analysis, theories of rhythm and meter, music-text relations, intertextuality, jazz theory and analysis, ...

Students completing a Bachelor of Music in Music Theory undergo a rigorous program that prepares them to continue on to graduate study in the field. In addition to working closely with the theory ...