Music Theory

Event
Music Theory Department Concert
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Location
NEC: Brown Hall
Event
Promenade Sauvage Concert
Date
Location
NEC: Eben Jordan Ensemble Room

NEC guitar alum Maarten Stragier and his duo partner Luca Piovesan perform a concert of works by NEC students, as the duo Promenade Sauvage.

On April 7, the duo Promenade Sauvage will perform a...

Chou wen-chung smiling and gesturing with his hands
News
NEC presents composer Chou Wen-chung with an Honorary Doctorate
Publish Date
At his home in New York, composer Chou Wen-chung was presented with an honorary doctorate by NEC President Andrea Kalyn.
Event
Bert Van Herck and Stratis Minakakis Faculty Recital
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Location
NEC: Plimpton Shattuck Black Box Theatre
Andrea Kalyn
News
A New Year’s Greeting from President Andrea Kalyn
Publish Date
A composer writes on music page
Course
Private Composition/Theory Lessons
Lessons are scheduled between the student and instructor.
  • Fall 2019

Study one-on-one with our exceptional School of Continuing Education (SCE) faculty with lessons in Composition/Theory. Whether you're a seasoned musician or a total rookie, private lessons are...

Course
Music Theory & Literacy III
Exact Time TBD
  • Fall 2019

A sequential continuation of Music Theory & Literacy II. It will continue from the topics related to the cadential seventh chord and its role in the musical form of the classical period to the...

Course
Music Theory & Literacy I
Exact Time TBD
  • Fall 2019

This course will cover:

  • the practice of harmonic and melodic intervals
  • rhythmic performance and dictation in simple and compound meters
  • reading of treble and bass clefs using fixed-do solfège and...
Christian Wolff
Event
Christian Wolff: Lecture on Experimental Music
Date
Location
NEC: St. Botolph G01

Esteemed composer Christian Wolff will lead a lecture on experimental music.

Christian Wolff
Event
NEC Music Theory Department Presents: Christian Wolff with Ordinary Affects
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Location
NEC: Pierce Hall

Join us for a night with Christian Wolff! The event will be begin with a talk led by Christian Wolff and then we will hear a world premiere of a piece written for Boston's own experimental music...