Courses
New in 2026–27!
New and newly returning music courses:
- MUS 9.02 | Creativity Through Percussion (Garapic): Winter 2027
- MUS 24.01 | Black Sound Studies (Martin): Winter 2027
- MUS 30.02 | Film Scoring (Dong): Spring 2027
- MUS 34.02 | Autonomous Musical Bodies (Younge): Winter 2027
- MUS 38.01 | Songwriting 3: Making the Album (Alvarez): Spring 2027
- MUS 41.01 | Debussy the Innovator (Beaudoin): Winter 2027
- MUS 41.02 | Songs in the Key of Life (Martin): Spring 2027
- MUS 43 | Modern Classical Music (From Beethoven to Now) (Chin): Spring 2027
Courses that will not be offered in 2026–27:
- MUS 8/COSC 2 | Programming for Interactive Audio-Visual Arts
- MUS 11 | Introduction to Opera
- MUS 18.03 | Verzuz: A History of Black Popular Music
- MUS 22 | Creative Music Theory II
- MUS 30.01 | Composition Seminar
- MUS 37.01 | Songwriting 2: Making the Album
- MUS 42 | Early Classical Music (From Plato to Mozart)
- MUS 45.04/AAAS 39.09 | Music and Social Justice
- MUS 51 | Oral Tradition Musicianship
Planning your schedule
The full list of music courses we offer is available on the Registrar's website. Please note that courses and times are subject to change. For the most up-to-date information, consult the Timetable of Class Meetings.
As you build your course schedule, please note:
- MUS 99 (Proseminar), required for the major and modified major in music, is only offered in the fall term.
- 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 59.1–59.7 (Hopkins Center Ensemble Performance and Leadership).
- MUS 50.1 (Performance Laboratory in Chamber Music) is offered every summer term, but IIP courses, other Performance Labs, and Hop Ensemble Performance and Leadership courses are not.