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Theory: ARCT Analysis (Online)

Theory: ARCT Analysis (Online)
ARCT Analysis - book cover
  • Instructor:  Oscar Peterson School of Music Faculty

Course Description

NOTE: Tuition does not include textbooks or exam. Students are responsible for purchasing their own textbooks and registering for exams. ARCT-level Theory classes are only offered during the Summer Term. Registration opens in early spring.
 

DESCRIPTION

This accelerated Advanced Level course corresponds to the content of a 3rd year College or University music program, and is designed to prepare students to write the ARCT Analysis Examination. Students should be at least 14 years old as of the start of the course. Students must have completed Level 10 Harmony & Counterpoint before registering for this course. The completion of homework assignments is required. Please see Course Outline below for more details. This class is only offered during the Summer Term.
 
Tuition includes:
  • Three classes per week starting the first week of July and ending in August the day before Canada's August Examination Session
  • Live online classes delivered in real time by OPSM faculty who are also RCM Examiners
  • Moodle Account to access instructor handouts and upload assignments
 REQUIRED COURSE TEXTBOOKS*: *Students must purchase course textbooks prior to the first class
**Visit shop.rcmusic.com to purchase RCM publications. 
 

COURSE OUTLINE

This course investigates the compositional method of great composers through:
  • analysis of tonal and thematic-motivic structures
  • Baroque fugues
  • Classical sonata movements
  • 19th-century art songs
  • post-1900 techniques and procedures

Theory: ARCT Analysis

Summer Intensive*

TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, & THURSDAY

July 2-August 7, 2025
6:15-7:55 pm ET
Instructor: Julia Galieva-Szokolay

Register

*Summer Intensive Courses are offered July/August and open for registration in Spring. Students enrolling in the Summer Intensive course must be at least 14 years old. The volume and complexity of this course is not appropriate for younger learners.