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Simon Kaplan

Title: Teaching Fellow

Department: Composition Studies

College: College of Music

Curriculum Vitae

Curriculum Vitae Link

Education

  • MA, Koninklijk Conservatorium Brussel, 2022
    Major: Music Composition
  • BA, Koninklijk Conservatorium Brussel, 2020
    Major: Music Composition

Current Scheduled Teaching

MUCP 3320.001InstrumentationFall 2026 Syllabus
Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.

Previous Scheduled Teaching

MUCP 2190.701Intermediate Composition IISpring 2026 SPOT
MUCP 2080.701Secondary Composition ISpring 2026 SPOT
MUTH 1510.007Aural Skills IISpring 2025 Syllabus SPOT
MUTH 1510.012Aural Skills IISpring 2025 Syllabus SPOT
MUTH 1410.007Aural Skills IFall 2024 Syllabus SPOT
MUTH 1410.008Aural Skills IFall 2024 Syllabus SPOT
Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.

Published Intellectual Contributions

    Journal Article

  • Kaplan, S. (2026). Diahemitonic Tonality: A Tension–Release Quarter-Tonal Harmonic System. https://www.xenharmonikon.org/2026/08/03/diahemitonic-tonality-a-tension-release-quarter-tonal-harmonic-system
  • Kaplan, S. (2023). Diahemitonic Modality: A Quarter-Tonal Composition System. Tempo. 77 (306) 69–92. Cambridge, Cambridge University Press. https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/tempo/article/abs/diahemitonic-modality-a-quartertonal-composition-system/65C715C9B43C0B20C9FD63365C9BF920
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Overall
Summative Rating		 Challenge and
Engagement Index		 Response Rate

out of 5
out of 7		 %
of
students responded
  • Overall Summative Rating (median):
    This rating represents the combined responses of students to the four global summative items and is presented to provide an overall index of the class’s quality. Overall summative statements include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 5 = Excellent, 3 = Good, and 1= Very poor):
    • The course as a whole was
    • The course content was
    • The instructor’s contribution to the course was
    • The instructor’s effectiveness in teaching the subject matter was
  • Challenge and Engagement Index:
    This rating combines student responses to several SPOT items relating to how academically challenging students found the course to be and how engaged they were. Challenge and Engagement Index items include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 7 = Much higher, 4 = Average, and 1 = Much lower):
    • Do you expect your grade in this course to be
    • The intellectual challenge presented was
    • The amount of effort you put into this course was
    • The amount of effort to succeed in this course was
    • Your involvement in course (doing assignments, attending classes, etc.) was
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