Music (MUSIC)Arts and Sciences

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Course descriptions provided by the 2026-2027 Catalog.

MUSIC 1100

This four-week course fulfills the requirement of basic pitch, rhythm, and score-reading skills needed for some introductory courses and 2000-level courses with prerequisites. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Seven Week - First. 

  • 1 Credit Sat/Unsat

  •  8937 MUSIC 1100   LEC 001

    • MWF
    • Aug 31 - Sep 28, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

Syllabi: none
  •   Seven Week - Second. 

  • 1 Credit Sat/Unsat

  •  8938 MUSIC 1100   LEC 002

    • MWF
    • Oct 14 - Nov 9, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    No additional enrollment will be accepted after the first day of class.

MUSIC 1101

Have you ever wondered: is there music in outer space? what is music's deep history? how do we know music when we hear it? why does it make us want to dance? does it also make us civilized? and how do ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion.

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8939 MUSIC 1101   LEC 001

    • MW
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Wangpaiboonkit, P

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  8940 MUSIC 1101   DIS 201

    • F
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  8941 MUSIC 1101   DIS 202

    • F
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  8942 MUSIC 1101   DIS 203

    • F
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  8943 MUSIC 1101   DIS 204

    • F
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

MUSIC 1106

A self-contained introduction to functional tonality and related ideas found in jazz, rock, other popular forms, and traditional folk genres. Fundamentals of pitch (e.g., melody, harmony, temperament, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  9393 MUSIC 1106   LEC 001

    • MWF
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Raz, C

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

MUSIC 1205

This course offers an introduction to the history and culture of Western art music, commonly known as classical music. While sketching an overview of important works, events, places, figures, and movements ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  9392 MUSIC 1205   LEC 001

    • MWF
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Raz, C

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

MUSIC 1332

(Intro) To Black Music will introduce students to a multitude of Black musical artists across a range of styles and genres - from the blues of Bessie Smith and Blind Lemon Jefferson to the contemporary ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: AMST 1332ASRC 1932

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  9396 MUSIC 1332   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Dromgoole, A

      Xaka, V

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

MUSIC 1421

A composition-based introduction to computer hardware and software for digital sound and media. Fundamentals of audio, synthesis, sequencing, and other techniques for electronic music production. Each ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion.

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  8944 MUSIC 1421   LEC 001

    • T
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Santos, I

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  8945 MUSIC 1421   DIS 201

    • R
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  8946 MUSIC 1421   DIS 202

    • R
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

MUSIC 1701

This First-Year Writing seminar provides the opportunity to write extensively about music's place in our world. Topics vary by section. TermTopicInstructorFall, SpringThe Story of a SongN. Vigilante.FallAnimal ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • Topic: FWS:Vibe Check—Wtg about Music in the Digital Age

  •  2299 MUSIC 1701   SEM 101

    • TR
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • de Kok, M

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.

Syllabi: none
  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • Topic: FWS: Music Theater—Sounding Narrative Worlds

  •  2300 MUSIC 1701   SEM 102

    • MW
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Wangpaiboonkit, P

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.

Syllabi: none
  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • Topic: FWS: Jazz Fictions

  • 18421 MUSIC 1701   SEM 103

    • MWF
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Mahoney, M

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.

MUSIC 2101

Study of the foundations of tonal music as manifested primarily in the Western literate tradition, also incorporating examples from various vernacular idioms. The course combines modern pedagogical methods ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion.

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  8947 MUSIC 2101   LEC 001

    • MW
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Shuster, L

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  8948 MUSIC 2101   DIS 201

    • TR
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

MUSIC 2244

The organ is an interdisciplinary wonder where mechanics, architecture, acoustics, religion, philosophy, literature, as well as the musical arts and sciences meet. This course uses the organ to explore ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: SHUM 2244

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  9279 MUSIC 2244   LEC 001

    • MWF
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Richards, A

      Yearsley, D

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

MUSIC 2341

This course combines hands-on instruction in gamelan, Indonesia's most prominent form of traditional music, and the academic study of the broader range of music found in contemporary Indonesia, including ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ASIAN 2245VISST 2744

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8949 MUSIC 2341   LEC 001

    • MWF
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Miller, C

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

MUSIC 2380

This course is a hybrid seminar/performance forum that combines scholarly exploration of hip hop musical aesthetics with applied performance. Students will engage in online and in-class discussions of ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ASRC 2380PMA 2380

  • 3 Credits GradeNoAud

  •  9281 MUSIC 2380   LEC 001

    • MW
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Appert, C

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

MUSIC 2440

A hands-on introduction course to experimentation in sound composition. Our focus will be on the use of everyday sounds and materials in the context of musical composition. We will investigate the process ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  9284 MUSIC 2440   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Papalexandri-Alexandri, M

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

MUSIC 2701

This course considers music and digital games in light of their playability. It aims to provide students with creative and critical frameworks for making sense of the diverse roles played by music in digital ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: SHUM 2701

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  9286 MUSIC 2701   LEC 001

    • MWF
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Moseley, R

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

MUSIC 3111

An introduction to fundamental jazz theory, technique, and applied skills. (MUSIC-MT) view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  9164 MUSIC 3111   STU 501

    • MW
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Merrill, P

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

MUSIC 3122

This course introduces fundamentals of conducting, including, but not limited to, gesture and movement; score reading, analysis, and interpretation; ear training; and historical practices. Students explore ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18412 MUSIC 3122   LEC 001

    • MW
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Spinazzola, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

MUSIC 3331

How can music be both ephemeral and eternal, bound to time while floating free of it? This course will survey musical expressions of time across a wide array of histories and genres both within and outside ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 18543 MUSIC 3331   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Yarbrough, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

MUSIC 3431

Covering the basics of digital audio, bioacoustics, psychoacoustics and sound design, as they apply to theatre, film and music production. Students create soundscapes for text and moving image using ProTools ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: PMA 3680

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  9557 MUSIC 3431   DES 501

    • MW
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Cross, W

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

MUSIC 3511

Individual instruction in voice, organ, harpsichord, piano and fortepiano, violin, viola, cello, percussion, and some brass and woodwind instruments to those students advanced enough to do college-level ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 0.5 Credits S/U NoAud

  •  9288 MUSIC 3511   DES 501

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Course fee: $616.
    Audition required. Drop Deadline: Tuesday, September 8, 2026. Students will be responsible for the course fee if they do not drop by the deadline. For additional information, please see: https://music.cornell.edu/individual-instructions-lessons.

MUSIC 3513

Individual instruction in voice, organ, harpsichord, piano and fortepiano, violin, viola, cello, percussion, and some brass and woodwind instruments to those students advanced enough to do college-level ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Stdnt Opt

  •  9339 MUSIC 3513   DES 501

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Course fee: $1232.
    Audition required. Drop Deadline: Tuesday, September 8, 2026. Students will be responsible for the course fee if they do not drop by the deadline. For additional information, please see: https://music.cornell.edu/individual-instructions-lessons.

MUSIC 3514

Individual instruction in voice, organ, harpsichord, piano and fortepiano, violin, viola, cello, percussion, and some brass and woodwind instruments to those students advanced enough to do college-level ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one design studio and one independent study.

  • 2 Credits Graded

  •  9165 MUSIC 3514   DES 501

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Course fee: $1232.
    Audition required. Drop Deadline: Tuesday, September 8, 2026. Students will be responsible for the course fee if they do not drop by the deadline. For additional information, please see: https://music.cornell.edu/individual-instructions-lessons.

  •  9221 MUSIC 3514   IND 601

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

MUSIC 3602

A nationally renowned choral ensemble and vibrant student-driven organization specializing in repertoire for tenors and basses. Collaborates frequently with the Chorus to present mixed-voice repertoire ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Stdnt Opt

  •  9080 MUSIC 3602   STU 501

    • W
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Lerangis, J

    • M
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Lerangis, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Occasional sectionals scheduled separately.
    Audition required. Please see https://music.cornell.edu/audition-updates to schedule an audition.

MUSIC 3603

A nationally renowned choral ensemble and vibrant student-driven organization specializing in repertoire for tenors and basses. Collaborates frequently with the Chorus to present mixed-voice repertoire ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Stdnt Opt

  •  9081 MUSIC 3603   STU 501

    • W
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Lerangis, J

    • M
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Lerangis, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Occasional sectionals scheduled separately.
    Audition required. Please see https://music.cornell.edu/audition-updates to schedule an audition.

MUSIC 3604

This course provides comprehensive training designed for singers to enhance their musical skills, sight-reading abilities, and vocal technique. The Chorale functions as a performing group with a strong ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Stdnt Opt

  •  9138 MUSIC 3604   STU 501

    • T
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Nieh, Y

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Audition required. Please see https://music.cornell.edu/audition-updates to schedule an audition.

MUSIC 3610

Study and performance of Central Javanese gamelan, the best known traditional music of Indonesia. For more information see https://blogs.cornell.edu/gamelan/. (MUSIC-PL) view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Stdnt Opt

  •  9139 MUSIC 3610   STU 501

    • M
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Miller, C

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

MUSIC 3613

The Cornell Steel Band explores the wide variety of music for an orchestra of instruments fashioned from 55-gallon oil drums, and an engine room of non-pitched percussion. Interwoven into the focus on ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: LATA 3613

  • 1 Credit Stdnt Opt

  •  9123 MUSIC 3613   STU 501

    • W
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Miller, C

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

MUSIC 3616

This course is open to experienced rappers, beatmakers, and vocalists interested forging collaborative relationships with other students. Taking as a foundation hip-hop's relationship to social justice, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: AMST 3617

  • 1 Credit Stdnt Opt

  •  9390 MUSIC 3616   STU 501

    • W
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Fall, M

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

MUSIC 3621

The Cornell Symphony Orchestra provides its members the opportunity to develop their artistry and enhance their knowledge of orchestral repertoire in a dynamic and engaging environment. Students perform ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Stdnt Opt

  •  9083 MUSIC 3621   STU 501

    • T
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Gomez Estevez, G

    • R
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Gomez Estevez, G

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Audition required. Please see https://music.cornell.edu/audition-updates to schedule an audition.

MUSIC 3631

The Cornell Wind Symphony unites student musicians in an ensemble dedicated to the study and performance of emerging and traditional wind repertoire. The Cornell Wind Symphony unites student musicians ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Stdnt Opt

  •  9082 MUSIC 3631   STU 501

    • M
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Spinazzola, J

    • W
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Spinazzola, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Audition required. Please see https://music.cornell.edu/audition-updates to schedule an audition.

MUSIC 3634

The Cornell Percussion Ensemble studies and performs conducted and un-conducted percussion chamber music from the rapidly expanding repertoire. Utilizing the stylistic and sonic variety that is unique ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Stdnt Opt

  •  9277 MUSIC 3634   STU 501

    • M
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Truesdell, M

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    If you are registering for this course for the first time, the instructor may ask to see videos, audio recordings, or request a live audition to determine the player's current level.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Stdnt Opt

  •  9278 MUSIC 3634   STU 502

    • W
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Truesdell, M

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    If you are registering for this course for the first time, the instructor may ask to see videos, audio recordings, or request a live audition to determine the player's current level.

MUSIC 3901

Intended primarily for music majors, this option allows students enrolled in an approved 1000- or 2000-level 3-credit music history course to pursue independent research and writing projects. Students ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Graded

  •  9085 MUSIC 3901   IND 601

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Appert, C

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Graded

  •  9086 MUSIC 3901   IND 602

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Graded

  •  9087 MUSIC 3901   IND 603

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Graded

  •  9088 MUSIC 3901   IND 604

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Moseley, R

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Graded

  •  9089 MUSIC 3901   IND 605

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Graded

  •  9090 MUSIC 3901   IND 607

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Graded

  •  9091 MUSIC 3901   IND 609

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Graded

  •  9092 MUSIC 3901   IND 610

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Miller, C

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Graded

  •  9093 MUSIC 3901   IND 613

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Graded

  •  9094 MUSIC 3901   IND 615

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Graded

  •  9095 MUSIC 3901   IND 616

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

MUSIC 3902

Co-requisite for new Cornell Chorus and Glee Club members, based on audition, and open to all students regardless of participation in an ensemble. This course provides a comprehensive perspective of choral ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Stdnt Opt

  •  9285 MUSIC 3902   STU 501

    • M
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Nieh, Y

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

MUSIC 4454

This class examines the centrality of audiotape to the aesthetic and political cultures of the late Cold War period. After writing On the Road in the mid-1950s, Jack Kerouac spent twenty years writing ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one seminar and one independent study. Combined with: AMST 4619ENGL 4619ENGL 6619

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8525 MUSIC 4454   SEM 101

    • R
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Braddock, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  8526 MUSIC 4454   IND 601

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Braddock, J

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

MUSIC 4501

Individual instruction in voice, organ, harpsichord, piano and fortepiano, violin, viola, cello, percussion, and some brass and woodwind instruments to those students advanced enough to do college-level ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one design studio and one independent study.

  • 2 Credits Graded

  •  8974 MUSIC 4501   DES 501

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Enrollment limited to: Music majors and Music graduate students. Drop Deadline: Tuesday, September 8, 2026. For additional information, please see: https://music.cornell.edu/individual-instructions-lessons.

  •  9027 MUSIC 4501   IND 601

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

MUSIC 4615

Study and performance of classic and contemporary big band literature. (MUSIC-PL) view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Graded

  •  9126 MUSIC 4615   STU 501

    • T
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Merrill, P

    • R
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Merrill, P

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Audition required. Please see https://music.cornell.edu/audition-updates to schedule an audition.

MUSIC 4616

Study and performance of classic and contemporary small-group jazz. (MUSIC-PL) view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Graded

  •  9116 MUSIC 4616   STU 501

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Merrill, P

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Audition required. Please see https://music.cornell.edu/audition-updates to schedule an audition.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Graded

  •  9117 MUSIC 4616   STU 502

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Merrill, P

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Audition required. Please see https://music.cornell.edu/audition-updates to schedule an audition.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Graded

  •  9118 MUSIC 4616   STU 503

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Merrill, P

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Audition required. Please see https://music.cornell.edu/audition-updates to schedule an audition.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Graded

  •  9119 MUSIC 4616   STU 504

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Merrill, P

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Audition required. Please see https://music.cornell.edu/audition-updates to schedule an audition.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Graded

  •  9120 MUSIC 4616   STU 505

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Merrill, P

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Audition required. Please see https://music.cornell.edu/audition-updates to schedule an audition.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Graded

  •  9121 MUSIC 4616   STU 506

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Merrill, P

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Audition required. Please see https://music.cornell.edu/audition-updates to schedule an audition.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Graded

  •  9122 MUSIC 4616   STU 507

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Merrill, P

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Audition required. Please see https://music.cornell.edu/audition-updates to schedule an audition.

MUSIC 4621

The Cornell Chamber Orchestra provides its members the opportunity to develop their artistry and enhance their knowledge of chamber orchestra and string repertoire in a dynamic and engaging environment. ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Stdnt Opt

  •  9115 MUSIC 4621   STU 501

    • M
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Gomez Estevez, G

    • W
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Gomez Estevez, G

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Audition required. Please see https://music.cornell.edu/audition-updates to schedule an audition.

MUSIC 4631

Small ensembles meet weekly to explore diverse flute repertoire including a variety of instrumentation (piccolo, alto flute, bass flute). There will be a performance opportunity at the end of the semester ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Stdnt Opt

  •  9125 MUSIC 4631   STU 501

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Pepinsky, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Audition required. Please see https://music.cornell.edu/audition-updates to schedule an audition.

MUSIC 4641

Concentrated instruction for students in advanced techniques of performance on Indonesian gamelan instruments. (MUSIC-PL) view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Graded

  •  9084 MUSIC 4641   STU 501

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Miller, C

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

MUSIC 4651

Study and performance of chamber music works from duos to octets, for all instruments and voice. Students will be expected to attend a one hour coaching each week and rehearse on their own as well. There ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Stdnt Opt

  •  9127 MUSIC 4651   STU 501

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Audition required. Please see https://music.cornell.edu/audition-updates to schedule an audition.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Stdnt Opt

  •  9128 MUSIC 4651   STU 502

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Haines-Eitzen, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Audition required. Please see https://music.cornell.edu/audition-updates to schedule an audition.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Stdnt Opt

  •  9129 MUSIC 4651   STU 503

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Audition required. Please see https://music.cornell.edu/audition-updates to schedule an audition.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Stdnt Opt

  •  9130 MUSIC 4651   STU 504

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Hsu, V

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Audition required. Please see https://music.cornell.edu/audition-updates to schedule an audition.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Stdnt Opt

  •  9131 MUSIC 4651   STU 505

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Garcia Gil, P

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Audition required. Please see https://music.cornell.edu/audition-updates to schedule an audition.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Stdnt Opt

  •  9132 MUSIC 4651   STU 506

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Zhou, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Audition required. Please see https://music.cornell.edu/audition-updates to schedule an audition.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Stdnt Opt

  •  9133 MUSIC 4651   STU 507

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Audition required. Please see https://music.cornell.edu/audition-updates to schedule an audition.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Stdnt Opt

  •  9134 MUSIC 4651   STU 508

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Pepinsky, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Audition required. Please see https://music.cornell.edu/audition-updates to schedule an audition.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Stdnt Opt

  •  9135 MUSIC 4651   STU 509

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Audition required. Please see https://music.cornell.edu/audition-updates to schedule an audition.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Stdnt Opt

  •  9136 MUSIC 4651   STU 510

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Audition required. Please see https://music.cornell.edu/audition-updates to schedule an audition.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Stdnt Opt

  •  9137 MUSIC 4651   STU 511

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Audition required. Please see https://music.cornell.edu/audition-updates to schedule an audition.

MUSIC 4901

Independent study affords students the opportunity to pursue special interests or research not treated in regularly scheduled courses. A faculty member, who becomes the student's instructor for the independent ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-6 Credits Graded

  •  8952 MUSIC 4901   IND 601

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

MUSIC 4911

First semester of the two semester honors program. In conjunction with faculty, selected candidates formulate a program that allows them to demonstrate their musical and scholarly abilities, culminating ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  •  9096 MUSIC 4911   IND 601

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Merrill, P

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  •  9097 MUSIC 4911   IND 602

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Miller, C

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  •  9098 MUSIC 4911   IND 603

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Appert, C

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  •  9099 MUSIC 4911   IND 604

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  •  9100 MUSIC 4911   IND 605

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Bjerken, X

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  •  9101 MUSIC 4911   IND 606

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  •  9102 MUSIC 4911   IND 607

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Gomez Estevez, G

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  •  9103 MUSIC 4911   IND 608

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Lerangis, J

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  •  9104 MUSIC 4911   IND 609

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  •  9105 MUSIC 4911   IND 610

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Kim, A

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  •  9106 MUSIC 4911   IND 612

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Raz, C

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  •  9107 MUSIC 4911   IND 613

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Papalexandri-Alexandri, M

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  •  9108 MUSIC 4911   IND 614

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Richards, A

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  •  9109 MUSIC 4911   IND 615

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Santos, I

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  •  9110 MUSIC 4911   IND 616

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Xaka, V

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  •  9111 MUSIC 4911   IND 617

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  •  9112 MUSIC 4911   IND 618

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Wangpaiboonkit, P

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  •  9113 MUSIC 4911   IND 619

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Yearsley, D

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  •  9114 MUSIC 4911   IND 620

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Moseley, R

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

MUSIC 6201

This course explores two necessary components for advanced study and research in the discipline of music: 1) practicalities of research, including concepts, methodologies, and tools, which introduces ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • Topic: Research and Critical Methodologies

  •  9140 MUSIC 6201   SEM 101

    • W
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Piekut, B

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

MUSIC 6400

This required seminar for the new graduate minor in media studies considers media from a wide number of perspectives, ranging from the methods of cinema and television studies to those of music, information ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •  9621 MUSIC 6400   SEM 101

    • T
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Ma, S

      Vaziri, P

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

MUSIC 7111

A course for DMA graduate composers seeking individual music composition instruction, the course combines one-on-one meetings with group seminars featuring workshops, master classes, and/or visiting guests. ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  9141 MUSIC 7111   SEM 101

    • F
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Santos, I

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

MUSIC 7112

One-on-one composition lessons for graduate students in the DMA in Composition. The course offers lessons with a faculty instructor, aimed at developing and discussing new works in progress. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 18371 MUSIC 7112   STU 501

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Papalexandri-Alexandri, M

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

MUSIC 7306

The seminar is centered around one of the richest 18th-century texts concerning music: the three-volume diary published in the early 1770s by the English music historian and composer Charles Burney documenting ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  9283 MUSIC 7306   SEM 101

    • T
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Yearsley, D

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

MUSIC 7312

Semiotics of Listening is a graduate seminar exploring listening as an active, interpretive process through which meaning is produced, mediated, and contested. Drawing on semiotics, sound studies, philosophy, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  9401 MUSIC 7312   SEM 101

    • M
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Xaka, V

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

MUSIC 7335

This course explores the intersections of critical disability studies and ethnography, the latter understood both as method and as mode(s) of writing. We will consider ethnography’s potential to intervene ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ANTHR 7434FGSS 7335

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  9399 MUSIC 7335   SEM 101

    • W
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Appert, C

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

MUSIC 7901

Independent study affords students the opportunity to pursue special interests or research not treated in regularly scheduled courses. A faculty member, who becomes the student's instructor for the independent ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  9142 MUSIC 7901   IND 601

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  9143 MUSIC 7901   IND 602

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Bjerken, X

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  9144 MUSIC 7901   IND 603

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  9145 MUSIC 7901   IND 604

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Lerangis, J

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  9146 MUSIC 7901   IND 605

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Kim, A

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  9147 MUSIC 7901   IND 606

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Piekut, B

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  9148 MUSIC 7901   IND 607

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  9149 MUSIC 7901   IND 608

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Richards, A

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  9150 MUSIC 7901   IND 609

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Gomez Estevez, G

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  9151 MUSIC 7901   IND 610

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Santos, I

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  9152 MUSIC 7901   IND 612

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Papalexandri-Alexandri, M

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  9153 MUSIC 7901   IND 613

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Wangpaiboonkit, P

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  9154 MUSIC 7901   IND 614

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Yearsley, D

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  9155 MUSIC 7901   IND 615

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  9156 MUSIC 7901   IND 616

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  9157 MUSIC 7901   IND 617

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  9158 MUSIC 7901   IND 618

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Raz, C

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  9159 MUSIC 7901   IND 619

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Moseley, R

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  9160 MUSIC 7901   IND 620

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Appert, C

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  9161 MUSIC 7901   IND 621

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  9162 MUSIC 7901   IND 622

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  9163 MUSIC 7901   IND 623

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Xaka, V

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies