Major Study
PFENS-TJ 512L -- Major Study (Orchestra)
4 credits
Spring
Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays 15:15-18:00
Rotation of visiting conductors
Assignments by the orchestral administration are made on a rotating basis and are primarily determined by audition. Also taken into account are professionalism, dependability, collegiality, experience level, performance history, and the nature of the event. Required of all Orchestral Performance students and all Chamber Music majors in each semester of residence.
CMENS-TJ 602 -- Major Study (Chamber Music)
4 credits
Spring
Chamber Music Faculty
Chamber music majors participate in intensively coached chamber music groups some of which extend for a full semester and usually coach two hours per week. Students may also perform in some groups that include faculty or guest artists that rehearse intensively over a short period of time. All coached chamber music groups culminate in a chamber music performance.
CMENS-TJ 604 -- Chamber Music Forum
0 credits
Spring
Thursdays 16:00-17:45
Chamber Music Faculty
A co-requisite course to major study for chamber music majors in which all chamber music majors will meet weekly as a group for team coaching led by chamber music faculty.
PCKMU-TJ 600-01 -- Major Study (Collaborative Piano): CHU
1-6 credits
Spring
Katherine Chu
All students receive 9 one-hour private lessons each semester.
PCKMU-TJ 600-02 -- Major Study (Collaborative Piano): KATYUKOVA
1-6 credits
Spring
Natalia Katyukova
All students receive 6 one-hour private lessons each semester.
OSPMU-TJ-610W --Jury: Orchestral Studies-Winds
0 credit
See annual jury requirements by department.
OSPMU-TJ-610B -- Jury: Orchestral Studies-Brass
0 credit
See annual jury requirements by department.
OSPMU-TJ-610US -- Jury: Orchestral Studies-Upper Strings
0 credit
See annual jury requirements by department.
OSPMU-TJ-610P -- Jury: Orchestral Studies-Percussion
0 credit
See annual jury requirements by department.
CMPMU-TJ-610S -- Jury: Chamber Music-Strings
0 credit
See annual jury requirements by department.
CMPMU-TJ-610PNS -- Jury: Chamber Music-Piano and Strings
0 credit
See annual jury requirements by department.
CPNMU-TJ-610CPN -- Jury: Collaborative Piano
0 credit
See annual jury requirements by department.
Studio Lessons
All students receive 15 hours of studio lessons each semester.
FLWTJ 601: Studio Lessons (Flute)
4 credits
Spring
Gergely Ittzés
OBWTJ 601: Studio Lessons (Oboe)
4 credits
Spring
Scott Bell
CLWTJ 601: Studio Lessons (Clarinet)
4 credits
Spring
Xiangyu Zhou
TPBTJ 601: Studio Lessons (Trumpet)
4 credits
Spring
Sergey Tyuteykin
FHBTJ 601: Studio Lessons (French Horn)
4 credits
Spring
Chang Chou Han
TBBTJ 601: Studio Lessons (Tenor Trombone)
4 credits
Spring
Lee Allen
TBBTJ 601-01: Studio Lessons (Bass Trombone)
4 credits
Spring
Lee Allen
VNSTJ 601-01: Studio Lessons (Violin)
1-4 credits
Spring
Wei He
VNSTJ 601-02: Studio Lessons (Violin)
1-4 credits
Spring
Weigang Li
VNSTJ 601-03: Studio Lessons (Violin)
1-4 credits
Spring
Angelo Xiang Yu
VASTJ 601-01: Studio Lessons (Viola)
1-4 credits
Spring
Sheila Browne
VASTJ 601-02: Studio Lessons (Viola)
1-4 credits
Spring
Honggang Li
VCSTJ 601-01: Studio Lessons (Violoncello)
1-4 credits
Spring
Yeonjin Kim
VCSTJ 601-02: Studio Lessons (Violoncello)
1-4 credits
Spring
Nicholas Tzavaras
DBSTJ 601: Studio Lessons (Double Bass)
4 credits
Spring
DaXun Zhang
PEPTJ 601:Studio Lessons (Percussion)
4 credits
Spring
June Hahn
PNKTJ 601:Studio Lessons (Piano)
4 credits
Spring
Xiaohan Wang
Performance Courses
PFENSTJ 512L: Orchestra
1 credit
Fall
Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays 15:15-18:00
Rotation of visiting conductors
CMENS-TJ 532 -- Chamber Music
2 credits
Spring
Chamber Music Faculty
Students are placed into groups and assigned coaches. Groups coach eight (8) hours per semester leading to a performance of a complete work. Requests to work with a particular coach are subject to approval by the office. This course may be repeated.
Orchestral/Ensemble Repertoire
Required each semester of all Orchestral Studies majors, this class meets both in sections by instrument, and in combination with other instrumental groups and covers orchestral and large chamber music ensemble repertoire, as well as a variety of topics specific to the orchestral profession.
PFENS-TJ 502R-- Orchestral/Ensemble Repertoire: bassoon
1 credit
Spring
Tuesdays 16:00-17:45
Studio Faculty
PFENS-TJ 504R -- Orchestral/Ensemble Repertoire: clarinet
1 credit
Spring
Tuesdays 16:00-17:45
Studio Faculty
PFENS-TJ 506R -- Orchestral/Ensemble Repertoire: double bass
1 credit
Spring
Thursdays 9:00-10:45
Studio Faculty
PFENS-TJ 508R -- Orchestral/Ensemble Repertoire: flute
1 credit
Spring
Tuesdays 16:00-17:45
Studio Faculty
PFENS-TJ 510R -- Orchestral/Ensemble Repertoire: French horn
1 credit
Spring
Tuesdays 16:00-17:45
Studio Faculty
PFENS-TJ 512R -- Orchestral/Ensemble Repertoire: oboe
1 credit
Spring
Tuesdays 16:00-17:45
Studio Faculty
PFENS-TJ 514R -- Orchestral/Ensemble Repertoire: percussion
1 credit
Spring
Studio Faculty
PFENS-TJ 516R -- Orchestral/Ensemble Repertoire: trombone
1 credit
Spring
Tuesdays 16:00-17:45
Studio Faculty
PFENS-TJ 518R -- Orchestral/Ensemble Repertoire: trumpet
1 credit
Spring
Tuesdays 16:00-17:45
Studio Faculty
PFENS-TJ 520R -- Orchestral/Ensemble Repertoire: viola
1 credit
Spring
Thursdays 9:00-10:45
Studio Faculty
PFENS-TJ 522R -- Orchestral/Ensemble Repertoire: violin
1 credit
Spring
Thursdays 9:00-10:45
Studio Faculty
PFENS-TJ 524R -- Orchestral/Ensemble Repertoire: violoncello
1 credit
Spring
Thursdays 9:00-10:45
Studio Faculty
Graduate Studies Courses
GRADUATE THEORY: Note: Students are required to take a minimum of two graduate theory courses. Theory courses are assigned according to the results of a placement exam.
GRMUS-TJ 602T -- Music Theory and Analysis II
2 credits
Spring
Section A Tuesdays 9:00-9:55, Fridays 9:00-9:50
Section B Tuesdays 10:00-10:55, Fridays 10:00-10:50
Faculty
Prerequisite: GRMUS-TJ 601T or by placement. This is the second semester of a year-long theory review course designed for entering graduate students at The Tianjin Juilliard School. Building upon skills developed either in the first semester of the course or demonstrated through performance on the theory placement test, students will continue to stretch and apply their theoretical perspectives in ever-more performative ways. Like the first semester, an integrated format will combine aural, visual, and written activities including analysis, keyboard, writing (figured bass, melody harmonization, and short compositions that incorporate various harmonic idioms), singing, and transposition. The ultimate emphasis is on the creative and performative applications of music theory. After reviewing necessary fundamentals and reacquainting students with this perhaps novel approach to theory, this course will venture into chromatic harmony and larger forms, including applied chords and tonicization, modulation and binary form, modal mixture and chromatic modulation, writing and using the Neapolitan chord and augmented sixth chords, and ternary and sonata form.
GRMUS-TJ 604T – Chamber Music from 1700 to 1800
2 credits
Spring
Fridays 11:00-12:45
Julia Glenn
The 18th century saw countless foundations of and developments in Western chamber music. This course will dive into its rich repertoire and traditions, spanning different regions, genres, forms, styles, and musical eras. We will begin with an overview of figured bass principles and an introduction to improvised ornamentation, both focal points of the semester. An exploration of the Baroque chamber and church sonata will follow, concentrating largely on Italian composers, style, and influence. Chamber music for two strings and basso continuo will then take us across Europe via the works of Corelli, the elder Marais, Loillett, Rameau, and the two Couperins. Lastly, we will study the germination and solidification of the piano trio and string quartet from the 1760s to 1800, each cornerstones of today’s chamber music traditions.
GENERAL GRADUATE STUDIES
GRMUS-TJ-601H -- Music History I
2 credits
Spring
Section A Mondays 9:00-10:45
Section B Wednesdays 9:00-10:45
Section C Wednesdays 11:00-12:45
Alvin Zhu
The first semester of a year-long course sequence providing an intensive exploration of the pivotal developments in compositional genres and styles organized into topical modules. First semester topics include: Bach and the Baroque era, Mozart and his contemporaries, and the Development of the Romantic symphony.
GRMUS-TJ 620E -- Introduction to Musical Entrepreneurship
1 credit
Spring
Section A Mondays 11:00-12:00
Section B Mondays 12:00-13:00
Section C Mondays 13:00-14:00
Steven Liu
This course helps students develop entrepreneurial skills and a mindset to be proactive in shaping a career that is the best match for them individually and in which they can make a unique impact on the performing arts field. Special emphasis is placed on investigating the global marketplace for career opportunities, with a spotlight on China and neighboring countries as a developing scene of arts entrepreneurship. Students will be assigned self-reflection exercises and individual projects that encourage them to engage in innovative modes of thinking, harness their entrepreneurial potentials, and build confidence in their career-mapping endeavors. The course may include project mentoring by other members of the Graduate School faculty.
This course may be repeated.
GRMUS-TJ 601S – Modernism: Art and Music
2 credits
Spring
Wednesdays 9:00-10:45
Sophie Zhang
Scriabin's invention of the clavier à lumières (a keyboard instrument with keys corresponding to a color); Picasso designing costumes for Stravinsky's ballet "Pulcinella"; Juan Gris' painting being described as "polyphonic" and "contrapuntal"; John Cage collaborating with artist Robert Rauschenberg and choreographer Merce Cunningham; Georgia O'Keeffe titling paintings "Music in Pink and Blue"; painter and composer Schoenberg inspiring Kandinsky to discover colors in sounds and synesthesia…. It is a fascinating phenomenon how visual art and music came together and developed alongside each other in the Modern era. Based on the various artistic stylistic changes in the Modern era, this course will trace the emergence of Modernism, examine how artists and musicians collaborated consciously, and what “art” and “music” meant to them throughout this era.
ELECTIVE COURSES
GRMUS-TJ 603S - The Symphony: Its Evolution Since 18th Century
2 credits
Spring
Wednesdays 11:00-12:45
Yiwen Shen
A survey of the symphony from the late Baroque era through the 20th century, this course will examine the numerous approaches composers have taken to write works scored for the orchestra varying from 30 to 100 musicians. This survey course will include works by Sammartini, Stamitz, Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Berlioz, Brahms, Mahler, Shostakovich, Carter, Corigliano, etc. Repertoire from the current Tianjin Juilliard Orchestra season may also be selected for further study.
GRMUS-TJ 604S -- Composition for Performers
2 credits
Spring
Wednesdays 11:00-12:45
Niccolo Athens
The most direct way to counter the trend of increasing specialization in the roles of composer and performer is to encourage the creative aspirations of young players. This is the rationale for this composition seminar geared towards performance majors. Students will be equipped with practical skills in composition that can serve them in the future in preparing both arrangements and original works. Experience composing will provide students with insight into the creative process. Much of the class time will be spent in an open group lesson format looking over works in progress, ensuring that each student will receive individual attention from the instructor. If needed, the instructor will provide a more structured series of assignments designed to help students hone their compositional technique. The semester will conclude with a concert featuring new works composed during the semester.
Core Skills Courses
Note: The following six (6) courses are pre-requisite courses that may be required of students according to their major and based on results of placement exams.
ETMUS-TJ 512X --Ear Training IIx
0 credits
Spring
Section A Tuesdays, Fridays 9:00-9:50
Section B Tuesdays, Fridays 10:00-10:50
Section C Tuesdays, Fridays 11:00-11:50
Section D Tuesdays, Fridays 12:00-12:50
Niccolo Athens
A continuation of Ear Training Ix focusing on singing all intervals, 6/3 and 6/4 chord progressions, performing and conducting passages containing rapid changes of both meter and subdivision, and reading soprano clef. May be required of all majors according to the results of a placement exam.
KSMUS-TJ 512X -- Keyboard Skills IIx
0 credits
Spring
Mondays 10:00-10:55, Thursdays 10:00-10:50
Chang Wang
Continuation of Keyboards Studies Ix.
May be required of all majors in collaborative piano and chamber music: piano majors according to the results of a placement exam.
KSMUS-TJ 002 -- Sight-reading for Pianists II
0 credits
Spring
Mondays 9:00-9:55, Thursdays 9:00-9:55
Chang Wang
Continuation of Sight-reading for Pianists I. May be required of majors in collaborative piano and chamber music: piano majors according to the results of a placement exam.
KSMUS-TJ 141 -- Piano for non-majors I
0 credits
Spring
Wednesdays 11:00-11:50
Chang Wang
Designed for students with very little or no prior experience in piano, this course develops familiarity with five-finger position and basic keyboard harmony, as well as simple repertoire. Required of all non-keyboard majors. May be required of majors in orchestral studies and chamber music: strings majors according to the results of a placement exam.
KSMUS-TJ 142 -- Piano for non-majors II
0 credits
Spring
Section A Tuesdays 10:00-10:50
Section B Wednesdays 14:00-14:50
Chang Wang
Prerequisite: KSMUS-TJ 141. Designed for students with very little or no prior experience in piano, this course develops familiarity with five-finger position and basic keyboard harmony, as well as simple repertoire. Required of all non-keyboard majors. May be required of majors in orchestral studies and chamber music: strings majors according to the results of a placement exam.
KSMUS-TJ 241 -- Piano for non-majors III
0 credits
Spring
Tuesdays 12:00-12:50
Chang Wang
Prerequisite: KSMUS-TJ 142 or placement test. A continuation of Piano for Non-majors II, students in this course will broaden their pianistic skills while developing finger and hand independence. Among the skills to be mastered are full-octave scales, harmonization of melodies, chord progressions in keyboard style, and repertoire that involves shifting positions and various left-hand accompaniment patterns.
Required of all non-keyboard majors. May be required of all majors in orchestral studies and chamber music: strings majors according to the results of a placement exam.
KSMUS-TJ 242 -- Piano for non-majors IV
0 credits
Spring
Section A Tuesdays 11:00-11:50
Section B Wednesdays 12:00-12:50
Chang Wang
Prerequisite: KSMUS-TJ 241or placement test. A continuation of Piano for Non-majors III, students in this course will broaden their pianistic skills while developing finger and hand independence. Among the skills to be mastered are full-octave scales, harmonization of melodies, chord progressions in keyboard style, and repertoire that involves shifting positions and various left hand accompaniment patterns. Required of all non-keyboard majors. May be required of majors in orchestral studies and chamber music: strings major according to the results of a placement exam.
Collaborative Piano Courses
Note: all of the following collaborative piano courses are required of all first-year collaborative piano majors.
MSMUS-TJ 624R-- Repertoire Performance
0 credits
Spring
This component of applied studies for Collaborative Piano majors consists of public performance of required repertoire.
GRMUS-TJ 624R -- Studio Accompanying
0 credits
Spring
Collaborative Piano majors accompany in the studios and classes of instrumental faculty. A component of their major study, this requirement provides valuable hands-on experience in developing collaborative skills under the guidance of an extensive roster of professional musicians.
VAMUS-TJ 593 -- Lyric Diction (French)
2 credits
Wednesdays 16:00-16:55, Fridays 16:00-16:50
Katherine Chu
The course covers the fundamentals of French lyric diction, beginning with an introduction to the French phonetics, spelling and pronunciation rules. Strong emphasis will be placed on drilling the idiosyncratic sounds in the French language and teaching how to reproduce them, as well as developing a sensibility to the French style as informed by its linguistic characteristics. Students will gain an understanding of the essence of the French legato through exercises, and learn the tools of how to teach and create an authentic French legato.
VAMUS-TJ 592 -- Lyric Diction (German)
2 credits
Spring
Wednesdays 17:00-17:55, Fridays 17:00-17:50
Katherine Chu
An overview of the basics of German pronunciation and spelling rules, this course focuses on mechanics and reproduction of the German sounds, and how they are used as tools for expression. Students will gain command of IPA transcriptions of German texts, understanding of the lyrical characteristics in German diction that shape text declamation and musical interpretation.
GRMUS-TJ 612P -- Collaborative Skills: Instrumental II
2 credits
Spring
Thursdays 16:00-17:45
Natalia Katyukova/Allie Su
Pre-requisite: GRMUS-TJ 621. A continuation of Collaborative Skills: Instrumental. The Spring semester focuses on orchestral piano parts and sonata repertoire.
This course may be repeated in the second year of the Collaborative Piano Masters program.
GRMUS-TJ 686 -- Vocal Literature (French)
2 credits
Spring
Thursdays 16:00-17:45
Katherine Chu
This course examines the genre of French mélodie” through the lens of poetic movements in French literature and musical styles forged by composers of the mélodie as a response to the artistic and literary tendencies of their time. In addition preparing phonetic transcription and translation for each piece, students are required to apply the principles of French lyric diction and legato to the study of each work, to arrive at a fuller understanding of the style and aesthetics in French vocal literature.
GRMUS-TJ 622P -- Collaborative Skills: Vocal II
2 credits
Spring
Mondays 16:00-17:45
Katherine Chu
Pre-requisite: GRMUS-TJ 621. A continuation of Collaborative Skills: Vocal. Collaborative piano majors continue to hone their vocal coaching and performing skills through demonstration, instructor feedback and class discussion. This course may be repeated in the second year of the Collaborative Piano Masters program.
GRMUS-TJ 678P -- Opera Performance Technique II
2 credits
Spring
Tuesdays 16:00-17:45
Katherine Chu
Pre-requisite: GRMUS-TJ 677P. A continuation of Opera Performance Technique I. Collaborative piano majors continue to hone their skills in all aspects of opera rehearsal techniques such as playing under a conductor, singing and cueing. Special emphasis will be placed on how to run opera rehearsals effectively, and how to develop the style and vocabulary necessary for a vocal coach to productive music preparation.
Language Courses
Note: English language courses may be required based on the results of a language assessment; learning strategies will be personalized accordingly.
ENGL-TJ 102 -- Graduate English II
0 credits
Spring
Tuesdays, Thursdays 14:30-15:45
Bob Burke
Pre-requisite: ENGL-TJ 101. A continuation of ENGL-TJ 101.
Students required to take this course are expected to pass the course with a grade of at least “B”.
ENGL-TJ 201-- Graduate English III
0 credits
Spring
Tuesdays, Thursdays 12:00-13:00
Faculty
A continuation of the required English language curriculum for second-year students based upon assessment after completion of Intensive English or Graduate English during the first year of study.
Students required to take this course are expected to pass the course with a grade of at least “B”.
ENGL-TJ 112X -- Graduate English Intensive II
0 credits
Spring
Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays 13:00-14:15
English Language Faculty
Pre-requisite: ENGL-TJ 111X. A continuation of ENGL-TJ-111X
Students required to take this course are expected to pass the course with a grade of at least “B”.