Master of Music in Composition Curriculum

Cumulative total = 36 credits

Year 1: Fall Courses

Composition Lessons (4 credits)

Required Electives (1 credit)

Bibliography & Research in Music (4 credits)

Total Credits = 9

Year 1: Spring Courses

Composition Lessons (4 credits)

Required Electives (1 credit)

Analytical Techniques (4 credits)

Total Credits = 9

Year 2: Fall Courses

Composition Lessons (4 credits)

Music in Higher Education (1 credit)

Required Electives (4 credits)

Total Credits = 9

Year 2: Spring Courses

Composition Lessons (4 credits)

Thesis (2 credits)

Recital (1 credit)

Required Electives (2 credits)

Total Credits = 9

Electives

Advanced Aural Skills

Advanced Choral Conducting

Advanced Instrumental Conducting

Choral Rehearsal and Vocal Techniques

Entrepreneurship for the Entertainment Industry

Independent Research

Intensive Part-Writing and Analysis

Jazz Private Performance Study

Marketing in a Digital World

Materials and Rehearsal Techniques - Band

Music Ensembles

Opera Workshop

Selected Topics in Music Studies

Vocal Pedagogy