PFENSTJ 602: 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.

CMENSTJ 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.

CMENSTJ 604: Chamber Music Forum 
0 credits
Spring
Thursdays 16:30-18:15
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.    

PCKMUTJ 602-01: Major Study (Collaborative Piano): CHU
2-4 credits
Spring
Katherine Chu
All students receive 6-9 one-hour private lessons each semester.    

PCKMUTJ 602-02: Major Study (Collaborative Piano): KATYUKOVA
2-6 credits
Spring
Natalia Katyukova
All students receive 6-15 one-hour private lessons each semester.

OSPMUTJ 610: Annual Jury
0 credit
For first-year Orchestra Studies major. See annual jury requirements by department.

CMPMUTJ 610: Annual Jury
0 credit
For Chamber Music major. See annual jury requirements by department.

CPNMUTJ 610: Annual Jury
0 credit
For first-year Collaborative Piano major. See annual jury requirements by department.

OSPMUTJ 611: Graduation Jury
0 credit
For second-year Orchestra Studies major. See graduation jury requirements by department.

CMPMUTJ 611: Graduation Jury
0 credit
For second-year Chamber Music major. See graduation jury requirements by department.

CPNMUTJ 611: Graduation Jury
0 credit
For second-year Collaborative Piano major. See graduation jury requirements by department.

OSPMUTJ 612: Graduation Recital
2 credits
For second-year Orchestra Studies major.

CMPMUTJ 612: Graduation Recital
2 credits
For second-year Chamber Music major.

CPNMUTJ 612: Graduation Recital
2 credits
For second-year Collaborative Piano major.

All students receive 15 hours of studio lessons each semester.

FLWTJ 601: Studio Lessons (Flute): ITTZES
4 credits
Spring
Gergely Ittzés    

OBWTJ 601: Studio Lessons (Oboe): LIU
4 credits
Spring
Mingjia Liu   

CLWTJ 601: Studio Lessons (Clarinet): ZHOU
4 credits
Spring
Xiangyu Zhou

BNWTJ 601: Studio Lessons (Bassoon): KOYAMA
4 credits
Spring
Akio Koyama       

HPSTJ 601: Studio Lessons (Harp): HUANG
4 credits
Spring
Liya Huang
 
TPBTJ 601: Studio Lessons (Trumpet): TYUETEKIN
4 credits
Spring
Sergei Tyueteykin
    
FHBTJ 601: Studio Lessons (French Horn): HAN
4 credits
Spring
Chang Chou Han    
            
TRBTJ 601: Studio Lessons (Trombone): ALLEN
4 credits
Spring
Lee Allen           
 
BTBTJ 601: Studio Lessons (Bass Trombone): ALLEN
4 credits
Spring
Lee Allen

VNSTJ 601-01: Studio Lessons (Violin): HE
1-4 credits
Spring
Wei He

VNSTJ 601-02: Studio Lessons (Violin): W. LI
1-4 credits
Spring
Weigang Li    
    
VNSTJ 601-03: Studio Lessons (Violin): YU
1-4 credits
Spring
Angelo Xiang Yu    

VASTJ 601: Studio Lessons (Viola): H. LI
4 credits
Spring
Honggang Li

VCSTJ 601-01: Studio Lessons (Violoncello): KIM
1-4 credits
Spring
Yeonjin Kim    

VCSTJ 601-02: Studio Lessons (Violoncello): TZAVARAS
1-4 credits
Spring
Nicholas Tzavaras

DBSTJ 601: Studio Lessons (Double Bass): ZHANG
4 credits
Spring
DaXun Zhang    

PEPTJ 601: Studio Lessons (Percussion): HAHN
4 credits
Spring
June Hahn    

PNKTJ 601: Studio Lessons (Piano): WANG
4 credits
Spring
Xiaohan Wang  

PFENSTJ 512L: Orchestra
1 credit
Spring
Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays 15:15-18:00
Rotation of visiting conductors

CMENSTJ 532: Chamber Music
1-4 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 classes
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.

PFENSTJ 525R: Orchestra Ensemble Repertoire - Woodwinds
1 credit
Spring
Woodwind Faculty
Thursdays 9:00-10:45
    
PFENSTJ 526R: Orchestra Ensemble Repertoire - Brass
1 credit
Spring
Brass Faculty
Tuesdays 16:30-18:15
     
PFENSTJ 527R: Orchestra Ensemble Repertoire – Percussion
1 credit
Spring
June Hahn
Thursdays 9:00-10:45
         
PFENSTJ 528R: Orchestra Ensemble Repertoire - Strings
1 credit
Spring
Section 1: Violin (Travers)
Section 2: Viola (Li)
Section 3: Cello (Kim)
Section 4: Double Bass (Zhang)
Thursdays 9:00-10:45

Section 5: Harp (Huang)
Fridays 11:00-12:00

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.

GRMUSTJ 602T: Music Theory and Analysis II
2 credits
Spring
Section 1 Tuesday 9:00-9:55, Friday 9:00-9:50
Section 2 Tuesday 10:00-10:55, Friday 10:00-10:50
Yiwen Shen
Prerequisite: GRMUSTJ 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.

THEORY ELECTIVE COURSES
Please note:  All Theory Electives may also be used as general electives in order to fulfill TJS elective degree requirements

GRMUSTJ 650T: Sonata Form After Beethoven
2 credits
Spring
Wednesdays 11:00-12:45
Niccolo Athens
Pre-requisite: GRMUSTJ 602T or by placement. This course will trace the usage of sonata form structures in symphonic and chamber music beginning after Beethoven through the first half of the 20th century, long after it is usually assumed to have been effectively defunct. Students will explore the ways in which a continuing engagement with this traditional form remained an important source of musical meaning for a wide variety of composers. Elements of “Sonata Theory” will be employed skeptically to determine their applicability to repertoire increasingly distant from the Austro-German music they were devised to describe. Students will assess the continued viability of the sonata form after the “common practice period,” as well as grapple with larger issues such as the role of shared conventions as a conduit for communication between the composer and listener and the influence of analytical models on the work of composers.

GRMUSTJ 644T — Beethoven: The Heroic Decade, 1800-1810
2 credits
Spring
ONLINE Tuesdays 9:00-10:45
NYJ Professor: Wayne Oquin
During the years of 1800-1810 Beethoven singlehandedly altered the history of Western music. In his so-called middle period, Beethoven’s vast creative output contained many of his most revered works: Symphonies Nos. 3 through 6; the Op. 59 (“Razumovsky”) String Quartets; Piano Sonatas Op. 27 (Quasi una fantasia) through Op. 81a (Les Adieux); and his opera Fidelio. This course will cover each of these works and others, analyzing the music, retracing Beethoven’s artistic development, and putting the works into their historical context. Frequently we will refer to facsimiles of the autograph manuscripts, critical editions, and analytical writings.

GENERAL GRADUATE STUDIES

GRMUSTJ 601H: Music History I
2 credits
Spring
Section 1 Mondays 9:00-10:45
Section 2 Wednesdays 9:00-10:45
Section 3 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.

GRMUSTJ E620: Introduction to Musical Entrepreneurship
1 credit
Spring
Section 1 Mondays 10:00-11:00
Section 2 Mondays 11:00-12:00
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. 
   
ELECTIVE COURSES
Please note:  All Theory Electives may also be used as general electives in order to fulfill TJS elective degree requirements

GRMUSTJ 601S: Modernism: Art and Music
2 credits
Spring
Wednesday 9:00-10:45
Sophie Zhang
When discussing Impressionism, people frequently associate Debussy's music with Monet's paintings. Such musician/artist pairings, especially in the modern era, are not by chance. Picasso and Stravinsky, Schoenberg and Kandinsky, John Cage and Robert Rauschenberg, Scriabin and Roerich, etc. Art and music were inseparable in the modern era. This course will trace the emergence of Modernism and its development in both Music and Art. Beyond a historical survey of the various "isms" such as Expressionism and Cubism of the modern era, this course aims to help students gain an in-depth understanding of various artistic thoughts through creative inquiry, and to situate students in the present world as they learn about the rise of various styles influential to the social and cultural understanding of the world today.

GRMUSTJ 602S: Introduction to Music Education
2 credits
Spring
Fridays 10:00-11:45
Anita Lee
This introductory course is designed to provide a broad survey of the fundamental principles of music teaching and learning including an overview of educational theory, psychological foundations of learning and effective approaches to pedagogy. Students will develop their abilities to deliver classroom material effectively as well as teach performance, focused primarily on instrumental lesson instruction. Reading assignments strengthen students’ understanding of pedagogy as an academic discipline. Teaching practices give students the opportunity to practice teaching in a safe environment and obtain feedback from their peers. Observations of master teachers and reflective writing assignments help students to find their individual voices as educators and reflect critically upon their personal development as music educators and performers.

GRMUSTJ 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.

GRMUSTJ 608S: Conducting for non-majors
2 credits
Spring
Mondays 11:00-12:45
Ken Lam
Fundamentals of baton technique, principles of interpretation, methods, and rehearsal technique. A representative list of scores will be studied from the musical and technical standpoint. This course is designed for more advanced musicians. The course culminates with a session conducting the Tianjin Juilliard Orchestra in the Spring semester. Permission of the instructor required.

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.  

ETMUSTJ 512X: Ear Training IIx
0 credits
Spring
Section 1 Tuesdays, Fridays 9:00-9:50
Section 2 Tuesdays, Fridays 10:00-10:50
Section 3 Tuesdays, Fridays 11:00-11:50
Section 4 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.

KSMUSTJ 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.

KSMUSTJ 002: Sight-reading for Pianists II
0 credits
Spring
Mondays 9:00-9:55, Thursdays 9:00-9:50
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.

KSMUSTJ 241: Piano for non-majors III
0 credits
Spring
Section 1: Tuesdays 13:00-13:50
Section 2: Wednesdays 11:00-11:50
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.

KSMUSTJ 242: Piano for non-majors IV
0 credits
Spring
Section 1: Tuesdays 10:00-10:50
Section 2: Tuesdays 11:00-11:50
Section 3: 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.

Note: all of the following collaborative piano courses are required of all first-year collaborative piano majors. 

MSMUSTJ 624R: Repertoire Performance
0 credits
Spring
This component of applied studies for Collaborative Piano majors consists of public performance of required repertoire.

GRMUSTJ 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.

VAMUSTJ 592: Lyric Diction (German)
2 credits
Thursdays 17:00-17:55, Fridays 17:00-17:50
Collaborative Piano Faculty
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.

VAMUSTJ 594: Multi-Diction Advanced Topics
2 credits
Thursdays 17:00-17:55, Fridays 17:00-17:50
Collaborative Piano Faculty

GRMUSTJ 612P: Collaborative Skills: Instrumental II
2 credits
Spring
Tuesdays 16:30-18:15
Allie Su
Pre-requisite: GRMUS-TJ 611P. 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.

GRMUSTJ 622P: Collaborative Skills: Vocal II
2 credits
Spring
Mondays 16:00-17:45
Natalia Katyukova
Pre-requisite: GRMUS-TJ 621P. 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.

GRMUSTJ 686: Vocal Literature (French)
2 credits    
Spring
Fridays 14:00-15:45
Collaborative Piano Faculty
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 to preparing phonetic transcription and translation, students are required to research the poetic and historical background associated with each work, and 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.

GRMUSTJ 678P: Opera Performance Technique II
2 credits
Spring
Wednesday 16:00-17:45
Collaborative Piano Faculty
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.

Note: English language courses may be required based on the results of a language assessment; learning strategies will be personalized accordingly.

ENGLTJ 101: English for Academic Purposes (EAP)
0 credits
Spring
Mondays, Fridays 13:00-14:45, Tuesdays, Thursdays 13:00-15:15
Dan Cornish
English for Professional Purposes (EPP) is offered to current domestic and international students whose first language is not English, who are in their second year of studies at Tianjin Juilliard School. Students are invited to join EPP following an assessment by the Director of English Language Studies.

EPP is not a course. Instead, EPP is a set of student-centered needs-based interactive sessions led by English teaching faculty and peer tutors using collaborative learning methods. The aim of these sessions is to provide continuing support of students in terms of enhancing their ability to use English in professional as well as academic settings, as well as providing opportunities to consolidate the academic skills necessary to succeed in Tianjin Juilliard School academic courses such as Music History.

Two hours per week are set aside for students to participate in sessions including Professional Skills Workshops, English Support, Coaching, Academic Reading Circles, Community of Practice, and Office Hours. Additionally, students are given the option to attend any of the foundational Academic Skills Workshops offered through English for Academic Purposes (ENGLTJ-101).

ENGLTJ 201: English for Professional Purposes (EPP)
0 credits
Spring
Tuesdays, Fridays 12:00-13:00
Dan Cornish
English for Professional Purposes (EPP) is offered to current domestic and international students whose first language is not English, who are in their second year of studies at Tianjin Juilliard School. Students are invited to join EPP following an assessment by the Director of English Language Studies.

EPP is not a course. Instead, EPP is a set of student-centered needs-based interactive sessions led by English teaching faculty and peer tutors using collaborative learning methods. The aim of these sessions is to provide continuing support of students in terms of enhancing their ability to use English in professional as well as academic settings, as well as providing opportunities to consolidate the academic skills necessary to succeed in Tianjin Juilliard School academic courses such as Music History.

Two hours per week are set aside for students to participate in sessions including Professional Skills Workshops, English Support, Coaching, Academic Reading Circles, Community of Practice, and Office Hours. Additionally, students are given the option to attend any of the foundational Academic Skills Workshops offered through English for Academic Purposes (ENGLTJ-101).

LANGTJ 102 Mandarin II
1 credit
Spring
An elective course in mandarin starting with the fundamentals of vocabulary, pronunciation, tones, reading, and writing characters. Mandarin classes do not count towards the fulfilment of graduation requirements.