Tuesday 5:30 – 8:30 pm
Begins September 15 (fall), January 12 (spring)

A two-semester course

A yearlong exploration of the significant innovations in music compositions. Topics for this course include pan-diatonicism; diatonic and chromatic clusters; polytonality; altered and exotic scales and modes; free chromaticism; atonality; and various forms of serialism. The second semester emphasizes compositional techniques and procedures developed in the second half of the 20th century, including aleatoric procedures, microtonal music, minimalism, extended instrumental techniques and notation, as well as electronic music. Placement interview required. Not subject to N.Y. Philharmonic discount.

Placement Interviews
Fall Semester: September 10 and 11, 4:30 – 7:30 pm
Spring Semester: January 6 and 7, 5 – 7 pm