Major in Composition
The Composition Major builds on a strong foundation of music theory and gives extensive training in the creation of music in a wide variety of styles. This major is designed for students who wish to pursue graduate study in composition with the ultimate aim of university teaching and/or professional composition.
Major in Composition | Hours | ||
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General Education Core Requirements |
43-44 | ||
Bachelor of Music (B.M.) | |||
Music Core | 37 | ||
Common Music Core | 33 | ||
Specific Music Core | 4 | ||
MUK 1110, Introduction to Digital Musicianship | 1 | ||
MUT 3310, Form and Analysis | 3 | ||
Major Area | 45 | ||
MA_ 1210,1220, 2210, 2220, 3210, 3220, 4110, 4120 (1) Applied Principal (8 Semesters Required) |
14 | ||
Support Courses | 3 | ||
a) Voice | |||
MAA 1060, 2050, Diction & Song Literature I and II | 2 | ||
MAA 3050, Opera & Oratorio Lit. & Vocal Pedagogy | 1 | ||
b) Piano | |||
MAB 2050, 2060, Piano Literature I and II | 2 | ||
MAB 3050, Piano Pedagogy | 1 | ||
c) Organ | |||
MAC 2050, 2060, Organ Literature I and II | 2 | ||
MAC 3050, Service Playing | 1 | ||
d) Instrumental | |||
MAI 2050, 2060, Technique & Literature of the Major Instrument I and II | 2 | ||
MAI 3050, Instrumental Pedagogy | 1 | ||
e) Guitar | |||
MAD 2050, 2060, Classical Guitar Literature I and II | 2 | ||
MAD 3050, Classical Guitar Pedagogy | 1 | ||
Additional Required Coursework | |||
MA_ 3070, Seminar (Required every semester enrolled in Applied Principal, minimum of 8 semesters) |
0 | ||
MUG 2010, Piano Proficiency Examination | 0 | ||
MUG 2020, Sophomore Technical | 0 | ||
MA_ 3000, 25-minute recital | 0 | ||
MA__ 1110,1120, 2110, 2120, Applied Secondary (2)(3) (If piano is not the principal, a total of 7 semesters of piano is required.) |
4 | ||
MAK 1110,1120, 2110, Private Composition | 3 | ||
MAK 2220, 3210, 3220, 4210, Private Composition | 8 | ||
MAK 3070, Composition Seminar (7 semesters required) | 0 | ||
MUT 4360, Counterpoint | 3 | ||
MUT 4380, Topics in Advanced Analysis | 3 | ||
MUT 3320, Orchestration | 3 | ||
MUC 2180, Computer Assisted Music Notation | 3 | ||
MUC 2210, Music Technology I | 3 | ||
Free Electives (with 43-hour General Education Core) (3) | 7 | ||
Degree Total | 132 | ||
2 Secondary applied study must be continued each semester until proficiency is passed. Piano is the required secondary for all principals except for keyboard. For keyboard principals, secondary area must be 4 semesters of classical study in the same instrument or voice. 3 Electives are reduced to 4 hours for non-keyboard principals. |