Theory

Our theory section offers a superb series of core courses and electives designed to provide students with the tools and vocabulary needed to understand and communicate about music. The theory faculty includes scholars with international reputations, who are enthusiastic about teaching and making music.

Course Requirements

All students are required to take 100-, 200-, and 300-level courses, which introduce the following:

• basics of counterpoint and harmony
• analysis of harmony and form in 18th- and 19th-century music
• analysis of 20th- and 21st-century music

Four electives are available at the 400 level, which cover:

• A particular analytical approach (often that of Heinrich Schenker)
• Baroque counterpoint
• Acoustics
• Jazz theory

Course Calendar

For information about the specific course requirements of our undergraduate program, please see the UVic Calendar for required courses for the Major in Composition and Theory.

Theory Materials

Entering undergraduate students preparing for theory placement tests and/or challenge exams, please see our theory materials.

Faculty

	Dániel Péter Biró MFA (Musik. Wurzburg), MFA (Musik. Frankfurt), Ph.D. (Princeton) Associate Professor birouvic@gmail.com
	Michelle Fillion B.A. (Montréal), B.Mus. (McGill), M.A., Ph.D. (Cornell) Associate Professor mfillion@uvic.ca
	Jonathan Goldman B.A. (McGill), M.A., Ph.D. (Montreal) Assistant Professor goldmanj@uvic.ca
	Harald M. Krebs B.Mus. (Brit. Col.) M.Phil., Ph.D. (Yale) Professor hkrebs@uvic.ca
	Susan Lewis Hammond B.A., B.Mus. (Queen's), M.M. (Arizona), M.F.A., Ph.D. (Princeton) Associate Professor sglewis@uvic.ca
	W. Andrew Schloss B.A. (Bennington Coll.), Ph.D. (Stanford) Professor aschloss@uvic.ca