RESULTS:College of Arts & Sciences, Easter Semester 2026

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Mathematics

A course designed to provide some important mathematical tools useful in a variety of fields. Systems of linear equations, vectors and matrices, determinants, vector spaces, linear transformations, inner and cross products, and eigen values and canonical forms are considered.
Ordinary differential equations, with applications. Methods of numerical approximation, power series, and Laplace transforms. Existence and uniqueness of solution.
This course is required for most courses in mathematics or computer science numbered 300 or above. Topics normally include the following: logic, sets, functions, relations, graphs and trees, mathematical induction, combinatorics, recursion, and algebraic structures. The subject matter is to be of current interest to both mathematics and computer science students.
An introduction to analytic functions. Rational, exponential, logarithmic, and trigonometric functions in the complex plane, Cauchy's integral formula, Taylor series, Laurent series, residues, poles, and conformal mapping are considered along with applications to physical problems and other areas of mathematics.
A treatment of probability and a logical development of the framework of mathematical statistics. Topics include random variables, distribution functions, sampling, and statistical inference.
This course introduces computability and the theory of computational complexity. Topics include automata, regular and context-free languages, the Church-Turing thesis, decidability, reducibility, and recursive function theory.

Music

Today’s music—pop, EDM, hip-hop, K-Pop, movie music, etc.—shares many characteristics of older styles, including blues, jazz, rock, R&B, country, piano, and orchestral scores. In this class the student learns to listen perceptively to older idioms and to apply those skills to more recent music. The ear comes to recognize musical concepts such as meter, mode (major, minor), musical form ("what's a bridge?"), texture, and more recent recording techniques such as looping, sampling, and Auto-Tune.
A general introduction to the language of music, using the piano as toolkit. Students with little or no experience in piano acquire the ability to read music, play simple piano pieces, and improvise. They learn the essentials of chord progressions and how to accompany melodies with harmony. Students also engage fundamental theoretical concepts (melodic and rhythmic notation, intervals, major and minor key signatures, major and minor scales, and simple and compound meters). The fourth hour will be devoted to ear training and practical musicianship. This course covers the combined material of MUSC 102 and MUSC 103 and is not open for credit to students who have received credit for either.
A general introduction to the language of music, using the piano as toolkit. Students with little or no experience in piano acquire the ability to read music, play simple piano pieces, and improvise. They learn the essentials of chord progressions and how to accompany melodies with harmony. Students also engage fundamental theoretical concepts (melodic and rhythmic notation, intervals, major and minor key signatures, major and minor scales, and simple and compound meters). The fourth hour will be devoted to ear training and practical musicianship. This course covers the combined material of MUSC 102 and MUSC 103 and is not open for credit to students who have received credit for either.
An introduction to the great music of Western civilization from the Middle Ages to the present. The course begins with a discussion of the elements of music and proceeds with a chronological overview of music history. Musical masterworks from all style periods are studied. May not be taken for credit by students who have taken MUSC 211.
A general introduction to the language of music, using the piano as toolkit. This is the second course in a two-part sequence. Students with little or no experience in piano acquire the ability to read music, play simple piano pieces, and improvise. Along with piano skills, students learn fundamental theoretical concepts, such as tuplets, minor scales and key signatures, structural elements, and compound meters.
Students learn to play the piano, read music notation, and compose songs. No prior musical experience is necessary. Musicality is developed by integrating theory and analysis, aural skills, performance, and composition. Through this integration of skills and knowledge, the course fosters a comprehensive understanding of music relevant to our current musical and cultural landscape. The 4th hour addresses ear training and practical musicianship.
This course covers the fundamentals of electronic music and studio recording. Using Reason software, students learn about MIDI, sound synthesis, sampling, drum machines, loop players and sound processing. The second half of the semester focuses on Pro Tools, a digital recording program. Students learn recording techniques, sound editing, use of plug-in MIDI instruments, and how to produce recordings of their own music.
This class explores different musical traditions of Latin America such as salsa, merengue, cumbia, porro, bolero, danzon, and samba as manifestations of cross-cultural interaction and/or religious syncretism. Through a theoretical and practical approach, students also consider elements related to construction of Latino cultural identities (e.g., music, language, social dancing) vis-à-vis migration and diaspora. The course also interrogates stereotypes and other misrepresentations of Latino culture in the U.S.
Training in performance as a singing actor in a workshop setting, providing opportunities for the integration of singing and movement. The course will cover a variety of musical styles with emphasis on Broadway and opera scenes.
Students continue to expand their abilities to play piano, analyze chords and musical ideas, and compose original music. The new topics covered in this course include counterpoint, melodic and harmonic development, formal analysis, part-writing, and extended harmonies. As in MUSC 160, musicality is developed by integrating theory and analysis, aural skills, performance, and composition. Through this integration of skills and knowledge, the course fosters a comprehensive understanding of music relevant to our current musical and cultural landscape.
An exploration of tools for the practice and teaching of singing, this course introduces vocal anatomy and physiology, assessments and interventions for vocal challenges, International Phonetic Alphabet and its applications, and both historical and contemporary approaches to voice pedagogy. Students gain a vocabulary for healthy, expressive technique and apply it in the teaching studio.
This course focuses on special topics in Music not already covered in existing courses in the program. This course may be repeated for credit when the topic differs.
An introduction to musicology that features scholarly assessments and case studies drawn from the whole length of European and American music history, including the "phonograph effect." Students take responsibility for several kinds of in-class discussions, developing leadership skills. The course also helps students prepare the listening and other components of the music comprehensive exam. The course assumes substantial previous contact with music history on the part of the student.
In this course students develop their musical imagination beyond the material of MUSC 260–360. The goal is to acquire the necessary skills--including orchestration, development of material, part writing, and controlling textural density--to communicate musical thoughts and ideas. Students collaborate throughout the semester with a chamber ensemble of the Sewanee Symphony Orchestra, culminating in a public concert of original musical works. This course may be repeated three times for credit.
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