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Winter 2026

Courses

The full list of music courses we offer can be found on the Registrar's website. Please note that courses and times are subject to change. 

The Timetable of Class Meetings is posted here.

In addition to the courses listed below, the following courses are offered every fall, winter, and spring term: MUS 53–58 (Individual Instruction Program), MUS 50.1–50.3 (Performance Laboratories), and MUS 59.1–59.6 (Hopkins Center Ensemble Performance and Leadership).

MUS XX | Introduction to Music Technology

  • Course number and description TBD
  • Instructor: Bethany Younge
  • Time: TBD
  • Location: TBD

MUS 30.01 | Composition Seminar

  • Course description: This course is for students seeking to pursue compositional studies of any genre, style, or type of music at any level (basic, intermediate, or advanced levels). Students will engage in extended creative projects as they receive intensive private instruction and participate in composition seminars. Projects may be undertaken in any musical domain that suits the student's creative interest, including but not limited to: acoustic, avant-garde, culturally-grounded, experimental, folk, inter- or multi-media, jazz, popular, rock, and traditional. In-class analysis exercises will emphasize 20th and 21st century composers of the Western classical traditions. Additional work will include analysis of literature pertinent to the current session, and writing short compositions and essays on the aesthetic, creative, and technical issues at hand.
  • Instructor: Pablo Santiago Chin
  • Time: TBD
  • Location: TBD

MUS 37 | SONGWRITING 2: Making the Album

  • Course description
  • Instructor: H. Sinno
  • Time: TBD
  • Location: TBD
  • Prerequisites: MUS 25 or MUS 36 or permission of the instructor. Previous experience in a digital audio workstation (DAW) such as Ableton, Pro Tools or Logic is necessary for this course.