MUSC 166
Advanced Composition Studio
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From the registrar's catalog
Studio, one hour; outside study, five hours. Enforced requisite: course 66 (6 units). Limited to junior/senior music composition students. One-on-one composition lessons with assignments and compositions tailored to student progress and level of achievement. Lessons address counterpoint, voice-leading, harmonic and melodic construction, orchestration, form, texture, style, notation, and performance feasibility. May be repeated for credit. P/NP or letter grading.
Sections in Winter 2027
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