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Full List of Williams Music Courses

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NameCourse IDsort iconSemester
Independent StudyMUS 497(F), 498(S)Every Semester
Senior ThesisMUS 493(F)-W31-494(S) Every Semester
Senior Seminar in Music: Bach’s Legacy (W)MUS 402(S) Spring
Junior ThesisMUS 394(S)Spring
Musical StudiesMUS 325, 326, 427, 428Spring or Fall
Brazilian and Latin Jazz: Theory, Analysis and Performance (Brazilian and Latin Jazz) (Same as Africana Studies 243)MUS 310Fall
Orchestration and InstrumentationMUS 308Spring or Fall
Composition III, IV, V, and VIMUS 305, 306, 407, 408Spring or Fall
Introduction to CounterpointMUS 301 Spring
Chamber Music WorkshopMUS 261-268Every Semester
Individual Vocal and Instrumental InstructionMUS 251-258 Every Semester
The Tale of Carmen, 1845 to Now (Same as WGST 248T) (W)MUS 246TFall
Music Analysis: Music with Text (W)MUS 245TSpring or Fall
Music and Meaning (W)MUS 244TSpring
Monk and the BeBop Revolution (Same as Africana Studies 245)MUS 242Fall
Introduction to the Music of John Coltrane (W)MUS 241 Fall
Introduction to the Music of Duke Ellington (W)MUS 240Spring or Fall
African Rhythm, African Sensibility (Same as Africana Studies 235) (D)MUS 235Spring or Fall
Afro-Pop: Urban African Dance Music (Same as Africana Studies 234)MUS 234 Fall
African Music: Interdisciplinary Studies (Same as Africana Studies 250 and INTR 287)MUS 233Spring or Fall
Latin Music USA (Same as Latina/o Studies 232T) (W)MUS 232TSpring or Fall
Nothing But the Blues (Same as AFR 231)MUS 231 Fall
Seminar in Caribbean MusicMUS 230Spring or Fall
Music Technology IIMUS 223TSpring or Fall
Advanced Ear Training for Jazz Musicians: The Study of Jazz Improvisation Traditions through the Art of TranscriptionMUS 221TSpring or Fall
Jazz Arranging and CompositionMUS 217Spring or Fall
Orchestral ConductingMUS 216Fall
Choral ConductingMUS 215Spring
Jazz Theory and Improvisation II (Same as Africana Studies 214)MUS 213Spring or Fall
Jazz Theory and Improvisation I (Same as Africana Studies 212)MUS 212Spring

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