In addition to music history and theory offered by the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, the Early Music Institute offers a wide selection of courses including Literature and Performance Practices of Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque Music (3-course series); Continuo Readings and Performance; Playing and Singing from Original Notation; Bibliography; Research in Early Music (with changing topics) and Seminars. Please contact us if you would like further information regarding the Early Music Institute.

Early Music Courses

M435/635     Performance practice before 1750 (North / spring)
M415/515     Interpretation of unaccompanied Bach (Ritchie / fall, spring)
M517     Medieval literature and performance practice (Gillespie / odd year spring)
M518     Renaissance literature and performance practice (Gillespie / even year spring)
M519     Baroque literature and performance practice (North / fall)
M420/520     Classical literature and performance practice (McCraw / spring)
M558     Improvisation in early music (spring)
M558     Topics in early music: baroque ornamentation (fall)
M558     Practice reading early notation (Gillespie / spring)
M458/558    Topics in early music: historical instruments (EMI faculty / fall, spring)
F501      Accompaniment of baroque music (Wright - for keyboardists / fall); (North / spring)
F502      Topics in basso continuo (North / fall)
F503     Advanced topics in basso continuo (Wright / spring)
F420/520      Topics in performance study: baroque orchestra rep for winds (McCraw / fall)
F420/520      Topics in performance study: classical wind chamber music (McCraw / fall)
X060     Early Music Ensembles - Baroque/Classical Orchestra, Concentus