Music Theory Courses

A placement test is used to determine initial placement in a music theory course and an aural skills course (Aural Skills and Sight-Singing Placement Tests 1-3). These tests may be taken only once, to determine initial placement in course sequences. Some courses in the Music Theory Division are consent courses; students obtain consent from the Divisional Secretary (not the instructor).

Music Theory Courses: Music Skills

All students who wish to elect a course in Aural Skills are required to take Aural Skills Placement Test 1, Parts A and B. Depending on the results, a student may be asked to take Sight- Singing Placement Test 1. Together, these tests determine whether a student should begin with MUTH 101 or 102. Similarly, Aural Skills and Sight-Singing Placement Tests 2 and 3 may determine that a student should begin with MUTH 201, 202, or 301. A student who lacks an aural skills placement test score will be placed on a waiting list until their testing has been completed.

Music Theory Courses

All students who wish to elect a course in Music Theory are required to take the Music Theory Placement Test. This test determines whether a student should begin with MUTH 120 or 131. Transfer and graduate students who score high enough will be placed into a 300- level upper-division course with the consent of the Director of the Music Theory Division.