MUS 203 — CONTEMPORARY MUSICAL IMPROVISATION: SCRATCH ORCHESTRA (CUR-391)

MUS 203 — CONTEMPORARY MUSICAL IMPROVISATION: SCRATCH ORCHESTRA is a DePaul University catalog course in See DePaul catalog. This course will focus on improvisational practices with a focus on experimental composers between 1959 - 1980. Students will form a large ensemble. Class activity will focus on hands-on music making with a combination of laptops and acoustic instruments. Arts and Literature.

Summary 🟢 ✓

• Resource type: course
• College / school: MUS
• College/School: See DePaul catalog
• Curriculum section: Other
• Catalog: MUS 203
• Last Verified: 2026-07-01

Course access

• Access: 🟢 Green — Open or routine access
• Rationale: No formal prerequisites listed in catalog description; open to any student meeting university registration rules.
• Prerequisites: None listed in catalog description

Verification

• Status: ✓ Catalog course
• Rationale: Captured from official DePaul course catalog (2026-06-30 catalog review).
• Source URL: catalog.depaul.edu/course-descriptions/mus
• Last verified: 2026-07-01

Catalog description

This course will focus on improvisational practices with a focus on experimental composers between 1959 - 1980. Students will form a large ensemble. Class activity will focus on hands-on music making with a combination of laptops and acoustic instruments. Arts and Literature.

Resource relevance

Relevant applied coursework per catalog description review (labs, studios, instrumentation, media production, or similar).

Notes

Catalog course key: MUS 203.

Catalog context

• Recent schedule: Not offered in the queried registrar terms