Music Theory - Northwestern University

Music Theory from Northwestern University is a Campus Bachelor Music and Instruments degree that prepares you for a Art and Design career. About the Music Theory and Cognition Program The music theory and cognition program at Northwestern is unique among music-research institutions in treating the study of musical structure as a fundamentally interdisciplinary pursuit. Northwestern has long been a world leader in connecting music theory and cognition, and its internationally known faculty bring historical, cultural, anthropological, and psychological vantage points to bear on the study of musical structure, as it applies to listening, composition , performance, and analysis. It shares with the Musicology program a humanistic view of music shaped by culture. The added resources of Northwestern\'s many distinguished programs in related disciplines create unique opportunities for research. Both at the undergraduate and graduate levels, students receive first-class training and experience in the ever-expanding and diversifying discipline of music theory. The cognitive sciences have played a strong role in reshaping the field in recent years, by establishing new paths for research. Among these new paths, faculty in the music theory and cognition program research the cultural foundations of cognition. Northwestern students have the further advantage of studying with renowned scholars in the interdisciplinary field of cognitive science, both within and beyond the walls of the Bienen School of Music . The program\'s interdisciplinary approach to musica theorica is balanced by a firm foundation in musica practica within the larger school of music setting. Undergraduates develop facility in traditional areas such as counterpoint, harmony, ear-training, melody, rhythm, and form, while following a course in music history. The program of study addresses questions involving music\'s construction, listeners\' reponses, the features of musical style, and the basis for common metaphors used in describing music. The undergraduate programs offer excellent preparation for continued graduate study in music research?be it in theory, musicology, or cognition?or for careers in other sectors where a solid foundation in music is required. View more details on Northwestern University . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Music and Instruments courses.