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Undergraduate Concentration

The undergraduate concentration in electronic music and multimedia focuses on the technical, aesthetic, and cultural issues surrounding music made by electronic means. This interdisciplinary approach includes the study of music composition, computer programming, sound synthesis, signal processing, music history, music theory, cultural studies, and other related electronic media. Theoretical knowledge is assimilated through intensive creative projects designed to foster personal style. A concentration in computer music and multimedia requires:

2 courses: Music 55-56;
4 courses: Music 11, 181, 182, 186;
3 courses: three music electives of which two must be above the 90 level;
1 course: a course in computer programming, either Computer Science 4 or 15;
2 courses: two approved courses related to the study of other electronic media (recommended: Music 184, MCM 11, MCM 55, MCM 66, MCM 73/74, MCM 170 (02), VA 183).

12 courses total.

For more information, please contact Kathleen Nelson, the Music Department's Student Affairs Coordinator.