john ritz | composer

University of Louisville

MUS 143/144-643/644: Composition - Private composition lessons.

MUS 683/684: Composition for Digital Media I+II - Advanced electronic and computer music composition.

MUS 591: Improvisation & Experimental Music Ensemble - A composer/performer collective exploring improvisation and open form in composition and performance.

MUS 568/668: Electronic & Computer Music II - Intermediate study of electroacoustic music composition, technique, technology, and history.

MUS 567/667: Electronic & Computer Music I - Introduction to electroacoustic music composition, technique, technology, and history.

MUS 553/554: Computers & Music I+II - Computers for music production, including digital audio sequencing, synthesis and sound design, digital signal processing, MIDI applications and sequencing, and music notation, using Pro Tools and Sibelius.

MUS 551: Studies in Improvisation - a research driven lecture and laboratory course in which the concepts of improvisation and open-form music are explored through the creation and performance of new art works.

MUS 441/669: Composition Seminar - Various topics in contemporary music composition.

MUS 345/346: Ensemble Scoring I+II - A study of the capabilities and techniques of traditional Western musical instruments and voices with emphasis upon writing and arranging for them in various standard ensemble combinations, including chorus, band, and orchestra.

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

MUS 499C: Advanced Studio Techniques - Advanced electroacoustic music composition.

MUS 409: Electroacoustic Music Techniques II - Intermediate study of electroacoustic music composition, technique, technology, and history.

MUS 407: Electroacoustic Music Techniques I - Introduction to electroacoustic music composition, technique, technology, and history.

MUS 202/108: Music Theory and Aural Skills IV.

MUS 201/207: Music Theory and Aural Skills III.

MUS 102/108: Music Theory and Aural Skills II.

MUS 101/107: Music Theory and Aural Skills I.