Course Listing
Unless a prerequisite is specific, students may apply graduate or undergraduate courses toward fulfillment of that prerequisite.
Not all courses are offered each term.
Courses Music 7700 through 7781 may be taken for credit each term the student is enrolled.
The following Music seminars may be repeated for credit with a different topic, as indicated in the Schedule of Classes and approved by the director:
Music U7603G-U7606G - Seminar(s) in music history;
Music U7631G, U7632G, U7633X, U7634X, U7641X, U7642X, U7650X, U7651X, U7840X, 7850X.
The college has recently transitioned to a new course numbering system in preparation for the migration to the CUNYfirst platform. Old course numbers are provided in the parenthesis after the "/" symbol.
- Music for the Classroom Teacher (MUSC 6040T / MUS 604)
- Music Education Colloquium (MUSC 6510T / MUS 651)
- Music in the Elementary School (MUSC 6581T / MUS 658.1)
- Music in the Secondary School (MUSC 6582T / MUS 658.2)
- Music in Special Education (MUSC 6583T / MUS 658.3)
- Voice Production (MUSC 6601X / MUS 660.1)
- String Class: Violin and Viola (MUSC 6611X / MUS 661.1)
- String Class: Violoncello and Bass Viol (MUSC 6621X / MUS 662.1)
- Woodwind Class (MUSC 6630X / MUS 663)
- Brass Class (MUSC 6640X / MUS 664)
- Percussion Class (MUSC 6650X / MUS 665)
- Fretted Instrument Class (MUSC 6661X / MUS 666.1)
- Bibliography and Research Techniques (MUSC U7000G / MUS 700)
- Music Education Research Methods (MUSC U7010T / MUS 701)
- Choral Workshop (MUSC 7101X / MUS 710.1)
- Instrumental Workshop: Strings (MUSC 7121X / MUS 712.1)
- Instrumental Workshop: Woodwinds and Brass (MUSC 7122X / MUS 712.2)
- General Music in Elementary and Secondary Schools (MUSC 7150T / MUS 715)
- Foundations and Methods of Music Education (MUSC 7170T / MUS 717)
- Conducting and Rehearsal Techniques (MUSC 7201X / MUS 720.1)
- Advanced Conducting Seminar (MUSC 7202X / MUS 720.2)
- Compositional Techniques (MUSC 7310X / MUS 731)
- Seminar in Composition I (MUSC U7321X / MUS 732.1)
- Seminar in Composition II (MUSC U7322X / MUS 732.2)
- Seminar in Composition III (MUSC U7323X / MUS 732.3)
- Vocal and Instrumental Arranging (MUSC 7350T / MUS 735)
- Introduction to Music Technology (MUSC 7370X)
- Computer Music I (MUSC U7371G / MUS 737.1)
- Computer Music II (MUSC U7372G / MUS 737.2)
- Building Electronic Music Instruments (MUSC 7373X)
- Jazz Arranging (MUSC 7380X / MUS 738)
- Seminar in Style Criticism (MUSC U7400G / MUS 740)
- Seminar in Advanced Musicianship: Jazz (MUSC U7540X / MUS 754)
- Seminar in Music History: Baroque Era (1600-1750) (MUSC U7603G / MUS 760.3)
- Seminar in Music History: Classic Era (1750-1820) (MUSC U7604G / MUS 760.4)
- Seminar in Music History: Romantic Era (1820-1900) (MUSC U7605G / MUS 760.5)
- Seminar in Music History: Twentieth Century (MUSC U7606G / MUS 760.6)
- Special Topics Seminar: History (MUSC U7631G / MUS 763.1)
- Special Topics Seminar: Theory (MUSC U7632G / MUS 763.2)
- Special Topics Seminar: Music Education (MUSC U7633X / MUS 763.3)
- Special Topics Seminar: Performance (MUSC U7634X / MUS 763.4)
- Seminar in Music Theory: Analysis of Tonal Music (MUSC U7641X / MUS 764.1)
- Seminar in Music Theory: Analysis of Twentieth-Century Music (MUSC U7642X / MUS 764.2)
- Seminar in Music: Philosophy of Music (MUSC U7643X / MUS 764.3)
- Seminar in American Music (MUSC U7650X / MUS 765)
- Seminar in Jazz History (MUSC 7651X / MUS 765.1)
- Opera Workshop (MUSC 7700X / MUS 770)
- Choral Union (MUSC 7710X / MUS 771)
- Conservatory Singers (MUSC 7711X / MUS 771.1)
- Percussion Ensemble (MUSC 7720X / MUS 772)
- Chamber Music (MUSC 7740X / MUS 774)
- Contemporary Music Ensemble (MUSC 7741X / MUS 774.1)
- Brass Ensemble (MUSC 7742X / MUS 774.2)
- Woodwind Chamber Music (MUSC 7743X / MUS 774.3)
- Electroacoustic Music Ensemble (MUSC 7744X)
- Orchestra (MUSC 7760X / MUS 776)
- String Orchestra (MUSC 7761X / MUS 776.1)
- Wind Ensemble (MUSC 7770X / MUS 777)
- Jazz Big Band (MUSC 7780X / MUS 778)
- Small Ensemble Jazz (MUSC 7781X / MUS 778.1)
- Performance I (MUSC 7791X / MUS 779.1)
- Performance II (MUSC 7792X / MUS 779.2)
- Performance III (MUSC 7793X / MUS 779.3)
- Piano Repertory Class (MUSC U7811X / MUS 781.1)
- String Repertory Class (MUSC 7812X / MUS 781.2)
- Accompanying at the Keyboard I (MUSC 7821X / MUS 782.1)
- Seminar in Performance Practices (MUSC U7840X / MUS 784)
- Ethnomusicology (MUSC 7850X / MUS 785)
- History of Jazz (MUSC 7860X / MUS 786)
- Music Internship (MUSC 7881X / MUS 788.1)
- Music Internship (MUSC 7882X / MUS 788.2)
- Music Internship (MUSC 7883X / MUS 788.3)
- Independent Study (MUSC U7911X / MUS 791.1)
- Independent Study (MUSC U7912X / MUS 791.2)
- Independent Study (MUSC U7913X / MUS 791.3)
- Master?s Music Education Project (MUSC U7920T / MUS 792)
- Thesis Research (MUSC U7930X)
- Master's Composition Project (MUSC U7940G / MUS 794)
- Master's Recital (MUSC U7950G / MUS 795)





