How many people reading this right now, can, hand-on-heart really explain what they’re doing when they make music? It might be the case that you’re an established artist with several albums ...

In previous In Theory articles, we’ve explored the concept of “functional harmony” and how dominant chords feel highly unstable, craving resolution. Music theorists Benward and Saker trace ...

Students may take proficiency tests for the first year of Music Theory Core courses. Courses which can be assessed Credit by Examination are MUS 101, MUS 102, MUS 151, MUS 152, and MUS 119. These are ...

(Feb. 15, 2019) -- The Music Theory Club (MTC) at UTSA is leaving its mark in the world of music academia. The organization’s members, who conducted a large-scale research project and oversaw ...

Music contains notes in succession (melody) or notes in combination. When notes are played at the same time it is called harmony. The type of harmony created in a piece of music or a song is the ...

The College of Music’s Graduate Certificate in Music Theory offers a curricular framework for advanced studies in music theory, along with formal acknowledgement of these studies without the more ...

Explore our diverse degree programs, from performance and composition to music education and music theory, and find your path to a rewarding career in the dynamic world of music. For information about ...

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 ...