{"id":548,"date":"2019-04-29T13:09:25","date_gmt":"2019-04-29T17:09:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iml.esm.rochester.edu\/woocomtest1\/?post_type=product&#038;p=548"},"modified":"2025-06-24T13:37:01","modified_gmt":"2025-06-24T17:37:01","slug":"graduate-music-theory-review","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/iml.esm.rochester.edu\/store\/product\/graduate-music-theory-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Graduate Music Theory Review"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"brand-heading black\"><span class=\"e\">e<\/span>Theory:<\/span> <span class=\"brand-desc black\">Graduate Music Theory Review\u00a0<\/span>is the perfect tool for getting your theory chops back in shape before grad school. This self-directed course allows you to work at your own pace, monitoring your own progress, with a musically immersive interface that\u2019ll have you singing, playing, and listening throughout.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"button product_type_simple\" href=\"https:\/\/form.jotform.com\/The_Institute_for\/graduate-music-theory-review\" rel=\"nofollow\" aria-label=\"Sign up for Now for Graduate Music Theory Review\">Sign up for Now for Graduate Music Theory Review<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Highlights<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Clarity:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The course is designed for maximum accessibility: it presents each new topic in crisp, jargon-free prose designed to speed you along\u2014rather than slow you down.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Interactivity:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Our drills and self-assessments are loaded with practical tips and strategies; when you\u2019re done you can always click on-screen to see the answers. And as you work, you can listen to each of hundreds of musical excerpts played by Eastman\u2019s world-class ensembles and soloists.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Flexibility:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>ETheory has something for everyone. Students with a strong theory background will find a concise, wide-ranging review, with plenty of challenges and high-level activities. Students with less experience\u2014or those who want a fresh start\u2014can build their chops from the ground up in a new and more efficient way, with plenty of emphasis on the basics. Whatever your level, we\u2019ve got you covered.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Expertise:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Learn from an award-winning Eastman faculty member Seth Monahan who has made theory accessible to graduate students for more than a decade. He\u2019s seen it all\u2014and knows how to help you avoid the most common mistakes and misconceptions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Integration: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Starting now, you\u2019ll never think of theory as arcane or mysterious \u201cbook knowledge\u201d again. The course is designed to engage you <em>as a musician<\/em>, so it emphasizes sound and experience as much as conceptual understanding. With every new topic, you\u2019ll gain mastery by playing, singing, and listening\u2014as well as doing traditional paper-and-pencil work.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Content<\/h2>\n<p>Interested in\u00a0<span class=\"brand-heading black\"><span class=\"e\">E<\/span>THEORY:<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"brand-desc black\">Graduate Music Theory Review<\/span>? Here is the Course Syllabus, describing the topics and concepts you can expect to review.<\/p>\n<div class=\"indent\"><strong>Unit 1: Classical Form<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"indent\">\n<ul>\n<li><em>Cadences<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Small Phrase Forms<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Binary Forms<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Ternary Forms<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Sonata Forms<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Other Forms<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Unit 2: How Harmony Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Preliminaries\/Fundamentals<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>The Basics of Classical Syntax<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"indent\">\n<ul>\n<li>Our Core Chords: the &#8220;Big 18&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Functional Cycles<\/li>\n<li>Focus on: Tonics &amp; Dominants<\/li>\n<li>Focus on: Predominant<\/li>\n<li>Focus on: IV and VI<\/li>\n<li>Hearing Harmony Hierarchically<\/li>\n<li><em>Expanding Your Vocabulary<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"indent\">\n<ul>\n<li>Leading-Tone Sevenths<\/li>\n<li>Applied Chords to V<\/li>\n<li>The III Chord in Major and Minor<\/li>\n<li>Chromatic Predominants with Silly Regional Names<\/li>\n<li>Mode Mixture<\/li>\n<li><em>Motions over a Stationary Bass<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Other Passing Chords<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Sequences<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Modulation<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style> a:hover, a:focus { text-decoration: underline; } <\/style>\n<p>To learn more about our Graduate Music Theory Review, <a href=\"https:\/\/iml.esm.rochester.edu\/store\/category\/faq\/graduate-review\/\">go to our FAQ section<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Faculty<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1290\" src=\"https:\/\/iml.esm.rochester.edu\/store\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2019\/04\/SethMonahan-335x454.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"335\" height=\"454\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iml.esm.rochester.edu\/store\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2019\/04\/SethMonahan-335x454.jpg 335w, https:\/\/iml.esm.rochester.edu\/store\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2019\/04\/SethMonahan-335x454-221x300.jpg 221w, https:\/\/iml.esm.rochester.edu\/store\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2019\/04\/SethMonahan-335x454-324x439.jpg 324w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 335px) 100vw, 335px\" \/> <br \/>\nDr. Seth Monahan is a former Professor of Music Theory at the Eastman School of Music and two-time winner of the Society for Music Theory\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/societymusictheory.org\/archive\/publications\">Emerging Scholar Award<\/a>.He has received numerous accolades for his teaching, including Yale\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/gsas.yale.edu\/academic-professional-development\/teaching-fellow-program\/prize-teaching-fellows\">Prize Teaching Fellowship<\/a>\u00a0and the University of Rochester\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/provost\/honorsandawards\/edwardpeckcurtisawards.html\">Edward Peck Curtis Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching<\/a>. Seth has published on many pedagogical and scholarly topics\u2014including the pedagogy of classical form\u2014but now finds the most fulfillment in making music theory content for his public\u00a0YouTube channel. \u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>eTheory: Graduate Music Theory Review\u00a0is the perfect tool for getting your theory chops back in shape before grad school. This self-directed course allows you to work at your own pace, monitoring your own progress, with a musically immersive interface that\u2019ll have you singing, playing, and listening throughout. 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