MUS 137
Jazz & Popular Music Theory I · 3 credits · Fall 2026
Requirements
Prerequisite: MUS 105 or departmental approval.
About this course
The first level of jazz and popular music. MUS 137 introduces the harmonic and voice-leading syntax of Western popular music. Although emphasis is given to North American and European popular music genres from the 1950s to the present, a wide variety of global practices will be considered, as well as the application of theoretical knowledge to composing and analysis.
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