Anna Gawboy, area head
The program in Music Theory at Ohio State provides students with skills and knowledge for all careers in music. The innovative undergraduate curriculum comprises the core courses in theory and aural training, fostering strong musicianship through creative exercises in improvisation and composition. Upper-level courses, also taken by MA/MM students, include counterpoint and theory, and analysis classes in music of four historical periods, and offerings in music technology.
Theory Assessments and Diagnostic Exams
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- Future undergraduate students — contact Tanya Sparks, admissions coordinator, at sparks.348@osu.edu.
- Future graduate students — contact Graduate Studies at mus-grad@osu.edu.