Mar 29, 2024  
Undergraduate Catalog 2020-21 
    
Undergraduate Catalog 2020-21 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Music Composition


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A student must be able to demonstrate previous music composition practice and competency before being admitted to a music composition major. Previous compositional practice will be assessed through a review of the student’s creative work involving sound. The student will need to have completed two or three works. All Bachelor of Music: Music Composition candidates are required to present a Senior Recital consisting of at least 30 minutes of original compositions which are an outgrowth of the candidate’s course work and which have been approved by the composition faculty member with whom the student is studying at the time of the recital. No minor is required for this major. In addition to core requirements for all Bachelor of Music majors, Music Composition majors must fulfill the following:

Music Composition Major Requirements


Applied Music Composition (16 hours minimum)


Electronic Music Cognates (8 hours minimum)


Compositional Topics Cognates (8 hours minimum)


Additional credits selected from the following:


Recommendations


It is recommended that the student also consider electing:

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