An introduction to the fundamental materials of a variety of music, including Western concert music, jazz, and popular music. Course activities center around interrelated theoretical, compositional, ...

Over the past decades, music theory and analysis have evolved into a dynamic field that examines the structural, harmonic, and formal elements of musical compositions while engaging with performance ...

Admission to the PhD degree program in composition and theory has been paused for the 2025-26 academic year. Our PhD degree program in composition and theory offers in-depth study in composition, ...

Music thrives at Brandeis. We have an award-winning faculty comprised of composers, scholars, instrumentalists, vocalists and conductors. We offer both a one-year MA and a two-year MFA in composition ...

Heather Gilligan oversees the areas of composition, theory, and aural skills at Keene State College. She teaches Composition, Music Theory I-IV, Counterpoint, Analytical Techniques, and Orchestration, ...

When you go to a concert or plug in your earbuds at the gym, do you ever wonder how all those hundreds or thousands of individual notes made the journey from the composer's imagination to paper? What ...

Course loads for a music major or minor at Bowdoin are split into three key areas: theory and composition, music in social and historical context, and performance. All majors will complete a senior ...

Undergraduate music majors take required courses in Music Theory (semesters 1-4) and Aural Skills (semesters 1-4), along with upper-division electives in tonal analysis, post-tonal analysis, ...

Find and develop your own compositional voice and learn how to turn your musical ideas into dynamic performances and published works. Students hone their skills in styles they are passionate about ...

Develop your creative and research interests in a collaborative environment! Pursue your composition projects at an advanced level, further refining the musicianship you have acquired and cultivated ...

WELCOME TO WIU MUSIC COMPOSITION Students majoring in Music Composition at Western Illinois University have the opportunity to study theory, analysis, and a wide variety of compositional techniques ...