The graduate program in Music Theory at the University of North Texas provides advanced instruction in the diverse sub-disciplines of the profession and thus prepares students for a career as college or university theory professors.
The curriculum includes studies in analytical techniques covering the entire history of Western musical practice (including specialized methodologies such as Schenkerian studies and set theory approaches, as well as historically established methodologies); applied studies in contrapuntal composition; history of music theory with direct study of treatises; music theory pedagogy with on-site involvement in class instruction. Emphasis is placed upon the acquisition of and development of fluency in basic music skills (sight-singing, ear-training, realization of part music at the keyboard). Students are regularly mentored and encouraged to present scholarly papers at local, national and international conferences and to submit essays to scholarly journals in the field of Music Theory. The culmination of graduate study in Music Theory at UNT is a dissertation, in which the student develops an original line of thinking in the context of a contribution to the field of Music Theory.
Faculty
- Gene Cho
- Diego Cubero
- Paul Dworak
- Jaymee Haefner
- Frank Heidlberger
- Samantha Inman
- Timothy Jackson
- Justin Lavacek
- David Bard-Schwarz
- Stephen Slottow
- Thomas Sovik
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Contact Information
Sebastian Zaberca
940-369-8724
sebastian.zaberca@unt.edu