THYU CAP Capstone Project - Music Theory Minor
The Capstone Project for the Music Theory Minor is a one or two-semester course of individual study with a member of the Music Theory faculty, the duration and scope of which is determined by the Music Theory Minor track elected by the student; it is undertaken at the end of the Music Theory Minor studies and after the student completes their theory elective requirements. All students seeking the Music Theory Minor will give a public presentation of their Capstone Project to the NEC community. For students pursuing the tracks in Performance and Analysis, Studies in Contemporary Music, or Music Theory and Applied Composition, the one-semester Capstone Project requires seven individual meetings with a Music Theory faculty member, during which time students extend a scholarly paper, composition or an integrated project completed in one of their Music Theory electives. For students pursuing the Research in Music Theory track, the Capstone Project is comprised of two semesters of half-time Music Theory studio (THYU 100). Over the course of the fourteen individual meetings with a Music Theory faculty member, students develop research topics and strategies and write an extensive scholarly paper. The goal of this track is to prepare students for the Music Theory Major at the graduate level.
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(Instructor Permission)