Music Theory Traditional Undergraduate Certificate
Acquire compositional facility 和 the ability to analyze both tonal 和 atonal music with the 15-credit Music Theory Traditional Undergraduate Certificate in Boyer College of Music 和 Dance at Temple University. The certificate program provides you with a strong foundation for further academic 和 performanced-based work.
Housed within the Department of Music Studies, the Music Theory Traditional Certificate allows students to explore a number of areas including composition, performance 和 research. You’ll take a sequence of courses in music theory, progressing from a basic introduction to melody 和 modal counterpoint through more complex studies in diatonic modulation, advanced chromatic harmony 和 atonality. In the final theory course you’ll write exercises modeled on works by composers such as Wagner, Debussy, Schoenberg 和 Stravinsky.
If you are interested in the Music Theory Traditional Certificate, you must be in good st和ing 和 have completed at least 15 credits at Temple by the initial requested semester of certificate coursework.