BM in Music Composition (78 hours)

This is a limited-enrollment program requiring departmental admissions approval. Please see the college advisement center for information regarding requirements for admission to this major.

The BM in composition degree program teaches young composers to write with modern and experimental music vocabularies as well as historic vocabularies, write for diverse color combinations (including orchestral and electroacoustic), and recruit and rehearse players to perform their music.

The music composition major prepares the student for graduate study in composition and theory or may lead to a professional career in composing, arranging, or related fields.

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1. See the college advisement center for the application procedure for official acceptance into a specific degree program.
2. Complete the following lower-division music core courses:
   MUSIC 193 : Dictation 1. (1:0:2) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   MUSIC 193 : Dictation 1. (1:0:2) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, Sp
   PREREQUISITE:	Acceptance as a music major; concurrent enrollment in Music 195, 197.
   DESCRIPTION:	Development of aural skills through melodic, rhythmic, and harmonic dictation.
   
   
   MUSIC 194 : Dictation 2. (1:0:2) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   MUSIC 194 : Dictation 2. (1:0:2) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	W, Su
   PREREQUISITE:	C- or higher in Music 193, 195, 197; concurrent enrollment in Music 198, 196.
   DESCRIPTION:	Continuation of Music 193.
   
   
   MUSIC 195 : Music Theory 1. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   MUSIC 195 : Music Theory 1. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, Sp
   PREREQUISITE:	Acceptance as a music major; concurrent enrollment in Music 193, 197.
   DESCRIPTION:	Writing and analysis in diatonic harmony.
   
   
   MUSIC 196 : Music Theory 2. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   MUSIC 196 : Music Theory 2. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	W, Su
   PREREQUISITE:	C- or higher in Music 193, 195, 197; concurrent enrollment in 194, 198.
   DESCRIPTION:	Writing and analysis in diatonic and chromatic harmony.
   
   
   MUSIC 197 : Sight Singing 1. (.5:0:1) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   MUSIC 197 : Sight Singing 1. (.5:0:1) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, Sp
   PREREQUISITE:	Acceptance as a music major; concurrent enrollment in Music 193, 195.
   DESCRIPTION:	Rhythm and pitch-reading skills using two systems of counting and melodic solfeggio singing with hand signs.
   
   
   MUSIC 198 : Sight Singing 2. (.5:0:1) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   MUSIC 198 : Sight Singing 2. (.5:0:1) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	W, Su
   PREREQUISITE:	C- or higher in Music 193, 195, 197; concurrent enrollment in Music 194, 196.
   DESCRIPTION:	Continuation of Music 197.
   
   
   MUSIC 221 : Functional Piano Skills 1. (2:2:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   MUSIC 221 : Functional Piano Skills 1. (2:2:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, Sp
   PREREQUISITE:	Piano skills determined by entrance diagnostic exam; music major status.
   DESCRIPTION:	Provides music majors with basic keyboarding ability in such areas as sight reading, technique, harmonization, and score reading.
   
   
   MUSIC 222 : Functional Piano Skills 2. (2:2:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   MUSIC 222 : Functional Piano Skills 2. (2:2:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	W, Su
   PREREQUISITE:	Music 221; music major status.
   DESCRIPTION:	Continuation of Music 221.
   
   
   MUSIC 293 : Dictation 3. (1:0:2) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   MUSIC 293 : Dictation 3. (1:0:2) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, Sp
   PREREQUISITE:	C- or higher in Music 194, 196, and 198; concurrent enrollment in Music 295, 297.
   DESCRIPTION:	Continuation of Music 194.
   
   
   MUSIC 294 : Dictation 4. (1:0:2) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   MUSIC 294 : Dictation 4. (1:0:2) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	W, Su
   PREREQUISITE:	C- or higher in Music 293, 295, 297; concurrent enrollment in Music 296, 298.
   DESCRIPTION:	Continuation of Music 293.
   
   
   MUSIC 295 : Music Theory 3. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   MUSIC 295 : Music Theory 3. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, Sp
   PREREQUISITE:	C- or higher in Music 194, 196, and 198; concurrent enrollment in Music 293, 297.
   DESCRIPTION:	Extended chromatic techniques and introduction to twentieth-century concepts.
   
   
   MUSIC 296 : Music Theory 4. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   MUSIC 296 : Music Theory 4. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	W, Su
   PREREQUISITE:	C- or higher in Music 293, 295, 297; concurrent enrollment in Music 294, 298.
   DESCRIPTION:	Set theory, serialism, and late twentieth-century concepts.
   
   
   MUSIC 297 : Sight Singing 3. (.5:0:1) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   MUSIC 297 : Sight Singing 3. (.5:0:1) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, Sp
   PREREQUISITE:	C- or higher in Music 194, 196, and 198; concurrent enrollment in Music 293 and 295.
   DESCRIPTION:	Continuation of Music 198.
   
   
   MUSIC 298 : Sight Singing 4. (.5:0:1) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   MUSIC 298 : Sight Singing 4. (.5:0:1) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	W, Su
   PREREQUISITE:	C- or higher in Music 293, 295, 297; concurrent enrollment in Music 294, 296.
   DESCRIPTION:	Continuation of Music 297.
   
   
3. Complete one course from the following:
   MUSIC 235A : Instrumental Conducting Techniques. (2:2:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   MUSIC 235A : Instrumental Conducting Techniques. (2:2:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W, Sp
   PREREQUISITE:	Music major status, C- or higher in Music 194, 196, 198.
   DESCRIPTION:	Physical techniques and musical understanding required to conduct an instrumental performance ensemble.
   
   
   MUSIC 235B : Choral Conducting Techniques. (2:2:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   MUSIC 235B : Choral Conducting Techniques. (2:2:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W, Sp
   PREREQUISITE:	Music major status, C- or higher in Music 194, 196, 198.
   DESCRIPTION:	Physical techniques and musical understanding required to conduct a choral performance ensemble.
   
   
4. Complete one of the following options:
   1. Instrumentalists complete the following:
      MUSIC 260R : Performance Instruction. (.5-2:1:1) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      
      MUSIC 260R : Performance Instruction. (.5-2:1:1) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      
      OFFERED:	F, W, Sp
      PREREQUISITE:	Music major status.
      DESCRIPTION:	Private instruction and studio class.
      NOTE:	From one to four hours of daily practice. Fee.
      
                  : Performance Instruction: Woodwinds.
                  : Performance Instruction: Harpsichord.
                  : Performance Instruction: Organ.
                  : Performance Instruction: Voice.
                  : Performance Instruction: Trumpet.
                  : Performance Instruction: Horn.
                  : Performance Instruction: Trombone.
                  : Performance Instruction: Tuba.
                  : Performance Instruction: Percussion.
                  : Performance Instruction: Piano.
                  : Performance Instruction: Recorder.
                  : Performance Instruction: Violin.
                  : Performance Instruction: Viola.
                  : Performance Instruction: Cello.
                  : Performance Instruction: Harp.
                  : Performance Instruction: Flute.
                  : Performance Instruction: Oboe.
                  : Performance Instruction: Clarinet.
                  : Performance Instruction: Bassoon.
                  : Performance Instruction: Saxophone.
                  : Performance Instruction: Synthesizer.
                  : Performance Instruction: Euphonium.
                  : Performance Instruction: Brass and Percussion.
                  : Performance Instruction: Strings.
                  : Performance Instruction: String Bass.
                  : Performance Instruction: Guitar.
      
      
      (8 hours).
   2. Vocalists complete the following:
      MUSIC 161 : Voice Technique. (2:2:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      
      MUSIC 161 : Voice Technique. (2:2:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      
      OFFERED:	F, W
      PREREQUISITE:	Acceptance by audition to the School of Music.
      DESCRIPTION:	Class instruction in voice technique.
      
      
      MUSIC 260R : Performance Instruction. (.5-2:1:1) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      
      MUSIC 260R : Performance Instruction. (.5-2:1:1) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      
      OFFERED:	F, W, Sp
      PREREQUISITE:	Music major status.
      DESCRIPTION:	Private instruction and studio class.
      NOTE:	From one to four hours of daily practice. Fee.
      
                  : Performance Instruction: Woodwinds.
                  : Performance Instruction: Harpsichord.
                  : Performance Instruction: Organ.
                  : Performance Instruction: Voice.
                  : Performance Instruction: Trumpet.
                  : Performance Instruction: Horn.
                  : Performance Instruction: Trombone.
                  : Performance Instruction: Tuba.
                  : Performance Instruction: Percussion.
                  : Performance Instruction: Piano.
                  : Performance Instruction: Recorder.
                  : Performance Instruction: Violin.
                  : Performance Instruction: Viola.
                  : Performance Instruction: Cello.
                  : Performance Instruction: Harp.
                  : Performance Instruction: Flute.
                  : Performance Instruction: Oboe.
                  : Performance Instruction: Clarinet.
                  : Performance Instruction: Bassoon.
                  : Performance Instruction: Saxophone.
                  : Performance Instruction: Synthesizer.
                  : Performance Instruction: Euphonium.
                  : Performance Instruction: Brass and Percussion.
                  : Performance Instruction: Strings.
                  : Performance Instruction: String Bass.
                  : Performance Instruction: Guitar.
      
      
      (6 hours).
5. Complete one hour of ensemble each semester for four semesters, including 2-3 hours from Category 1: Approved Large Ensembles (see General Information) and 1-2 hours from the following Category 2 ensembles:
   MUSIC 316R : Opera Workshop. (1:6:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   MUSIC 316R : Opera Workshop. (1:6:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F
   PREREQUISITE:	audition; instructor's consent.
   DESCRIPTION:	Training and experience in operatic choral music and stage movement.
   
   
   MUSIC 317R : Opera Ensemble. (.5-3:6:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   MUSIC 317R : Opera Ensemble. (.5-3:6:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W, Sp
   PREREQUISITE:	audition; instructor's consent.
   DESCRIPTION:	Training and experience in operatic excerpts, chamber opera, and full productions for operatic soloists.
   
   
   MUSIC 318R : Music Theatre Ensemble. (1:0:5) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   MUSIC 318R : Music Theatre Ensemble. (1:0:5) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W, Sp
   PREREQUISITE:	audition and director's consent.
   DESCRIPTION:	Auditioned chorus or orchestra for opera or music dance theatre productions.
   
   
   MUSIC 319R : Music Theatre Performance. (.5-3:0:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   MUSIC 319R : Music Theatre Performance. (.5-3:0:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W, Sp
   PREREQUISITE:	audition and director's consent.
   DESCRIPTION:	Participation as soloists, coaches, or directors in music dance theatre or opera performances.
   
               : Young Ambassador Performance.
               : Living Legends Performance.
   
   
   MUSIC 323R : Marching Band. (1:0:6) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   MUSIC 323R : Marching Band. (1:0:6) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F
   PREREQUISITE:	audition or director's consent.
   
   
   MUSIC 330R : Steel Band. (1:0:2) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   MUSIC 330R : Steel Band. (1:0:2) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W
   PREREQUISITE:	director's consent.
   
   
   MUSIC 331R : Jazz Combos. (1:1:2) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   MUSIC 331R : Jazz Combos. (1:1:2) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W
   PREREQUISITE:	audition.
   
   
   MUSIC 332R : Show Band. (1:0:6) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   MUSIC 332R : Show Band. (1:0:6) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W
   PREREQUISITE:	Audition.
   DESCRIPTION:	Contemporary and traditional show music (Young Ambassadors) and ethnic music (Lamanite Generation).
   
               : Show Band.
   
   
   MUSIC 333R : Jazz Ensemble. (1:1:2) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   MUSIC 333R : Jazz Ensemble. (1:1:2) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W, Sp
   PREREQUISITE:	Audition.
   DESCRIPTION:	Includes Jazz Ensemble (big band), Jazz Lab Band (entry-level big band), and Vocal Jazz Ensembles.
   
               : Jazz Lab Band.
               : Vocal Jazz Ensemble.
   
   
   (Vocal Jazz)
   MUSIC 333R : Jazz Ensemble. (1:1:2) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   MUSIC 333R : Jazz Ensemble. (1:1:2) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W, Sp
   PREREQUISITE:	Audition.
   DESCRIPTION:	Includes Jazz Ensemble (big band), Jazz Lab Band (entry-level big band), and Vocal Jazz Ensembles.
   
               : Jazz Lab Band.
               : Vocal Jazz Ensemble.
   
   
   (Jazz Ensemble)
   MUSIC 334R : Synthesis. (1:0:4) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   MUSIC 334R : Synthesis. (1:0:4) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W
   PREREQUISITE:	audition.
   
   
   MUSIC 335R : Jazz Legacy Band. (1:2:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   MUSIC 335R : Jazz Legacy Band. (1:2:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W
   PREREQUISITE:	Audition.
   DESCRIPTION:	Traditional ensemble specializing in early jazz. Band occasionally tours off campus.
   
   
   MUSIC 336R : Balinese Gamelan. (1:2:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   MUSIC 336R : Balinese Gamelan. (1:2:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W
   DESCRIPTION:	Playing and performing on the Balinese gamelan (percussion) instruments.
   
   
   MUSIC 339R : Chamber Orchestra. (1:0:2) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   MUSIC 339R : Chamber Orchestra. (1:0:2) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W
   PREREQUISITE:	audition.
   
   
   MUSIC 341R : Brass Chamber Music. (1:1:2) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   MUSIC 341R : Brass Chamber Music. (1:1:2) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W, Sp
   PREREQUISITE:	director's consent.
   
               : Brass Ensemble.
               : Brass Choir.
               : Trombone Choir.
   
   
   MUSIC 342R : Early Music Ensemble. (1:1:3) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   MUSIC 342R : Early Music Ensemble. (1:1:3) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W
   PREREQUISITE:	director's consent.
   
   
   MUSIC 343R : Guitar Ensemble. (1:1:2) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   MUSIC 343R : Guitar Ensemble. (1:1:2) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W
   PREREQUISITE:	director's consent.
   
   
   MUSIC 344R : Keyboard in Ensemble. (1:0:3) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   MUSIC 344R : Keyboard in Ensemble. (1:0:3) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W, Sp
   PREREQUISITE:	Music 260R or instructor's consent.
   DESCRIPTION:	Accompanying and ensemble performance.
   
   
   MUSIC 345R : Percussion Ensemble. (1:0:2) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   MUSIC 345R : Percussion Ensemble. (1:0:2) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W
   PREREQUISITE:	director's consent.
   
   
   MUSIC 346R : String Chamber Music. (1:1:2) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   MUSIC 346R : String Chamber Music. (1:1:2) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W, Sp
   PREREQUISITE:	director's consent.
   
   
   MUSIC 347R : Vocal Point. (1:5:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   MUSIC 347R : Vocal Point. (1:5:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W
   PREREQUISITE:	director's consent.
   
   
   MUSIC 348R : Woodwind Chamber Music. (1:1:2) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   MUSIC 348R : Woodwind Chamber Music. (1:1:2) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W, Sp
   PREREQUISITE:	director's consent.
   
               : Woodwind Ensemble.
               : Saxophone Ensemble.
               : Flute Choir.
   
   
   MUSIC 441R : New Music Ensemble. (1:0:1) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   MUSIC 441R : New Music Ensemble. (1:0:1) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W
   PREREQUISITE:	instructor's consent.
   
   
6. Complete the following upper-division music core courses:
   MUSIC 305 : Survey of Music Literature 1. (3:4:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   MUSIC 305 : Survey of Music Literature 1. (3:4:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W, Sp, Su
   PREREQUISITE:	Music major status; Music 294, 296, 298; Music 201, 202 or equivalent.
   DESCRIPTION:	Survey of musical genres, forms, styles, and performance practices from antiquity through the baroque.
   
   
   MUSIC 306 : Survey of Music Literature 2. (3:4:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   MUSIC 306 : Survey of Music Literature 2. (3:4:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W, Sp, Su
   PREREQUISITE:	Music major status; Music 294, 296, 298; Music 201, 202, or equivalent.
   DESCRIPTION:	Survey of musical genres, forms, styles, and performance practices from the classic through the present.
   
   
   MUSIC 395 : Form and Analysis. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   MUSIC 395 : Form and Analysis. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W, Sp
   PREREQUISITE:	C- or higher in Music 293, 295, 297.
   DESCRIPTION:	Analytical study of forms from the common-practice period, including baroque contrapuntal structures and instrumental forms, classical sonata cycle, and romantic part forms.
   
   
7. Complete one course from the following:
   MUSIC 307 : World Music. (2:2:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   MUSIC 307 : World Music. (2:2:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W; Sp or Su
   PREREQUISITE:	Music major status; Music 194, 196, 198; Music 201, 202, or equivalent.
   DESCRIPTION:	Exploration of music making from a global perspective.
   
   
   MUSIC 308 : History of Jazz. (2:2:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   MUSIC 308 : History of Jazz. (2:2:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W, Sp
   PREREQUISITE:	Music major status; Music 194, 196, 198; 201, 202, or equivalent.
   DESCRIPTION:	Survey of jazz history, emphasizing periods, styles, and artists through the analysis of published transcriptions and arrangements.
   
   
8. Complete the following lower-division composition courses:
   MUSIC 188 : Composition 1. (2:2:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   MUSIC 188 : Composition 1. (2:2:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	W
   PREREQUISITE:	Music 195 or instructor's consent.
   DESCRIPTION:	Introduction to principles of recent art music; composition and performance of student works for one to five instruments.
   
   
   MUSIC 287 : Electronic Music Composition. (2:2:1) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   MUSIC 287 : Electronic Music Composition. (2:2:1) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F
   PREREQUISITE:	Music 188 or instructor's consent.
   DESCRIPTION:	Introduction to composition with digital audio and related media.
   
   
   MUSIC 288 : Composition 2. (2:1:2) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   MUSIC 288 : Composition 2. (2:1:2) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	W
   PREREQUISITE:	Music 287.
   DESCRIPTION:	Invention and exploration of sound, control of multivoiced textures and larger forms, and recent art music.
   
   
9. Complete eight hours of the following upper-division composition seminar:
   MUSIC 387R : Composition 3. (2:1:2) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   MUSIC 387R : Composition 3. (2:1:2) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W
   PREREQUISITE:	Music 222, 288, 294, 296, 298, and junior-level screening.
   DESCRIPTION:	Composition lessons and seminars in principles and techniques of recent art music.
   
   
10. Complete the following:
    MUSIC 481 : Orchestration. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    MUSIC 481 : Orchestration. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    OFFERED:	F
    PREREQUISITE:	C- or higher in Music 294, 296, 298.
    DESCRIPTION:	Scoring for standard orchestral instruments.
    
    
    MUSIC 483 : Counterpoint. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    MUSIC 483 : Counterpoint. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    OFFERED:	F
    PREREQUISITE:	C- or higher in Music 294, 296, 298.
    DESCRIPTION:	Eighteenth-century contrapuntal styles and techniques, emphasizing those of J. S. Bach.
    
    
    MUSIC 581 : Twentieth-Century Orchestration. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    MUSIC 581 : Twentieth-Century Orchestration. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    OFFERED:	W
    PREREQUISITE:	Music 481 or equivalent.
    DESCRIPTION:	New techniques for standard and new instruments; analysis and listening.
    
    
    MUSIC 583 : Sixteenth-Century Counterpoint. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    MUSIC 583 : Sixteenth-Century Counterpoint. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    OFFERED:	W
    PREREQUISITE:	Music 483 or equivalent.
    DESCRIPTION:	Strict modal counterpoint in sixteenth- century style (Palestrina); includes species, text setting, and motet.
    
    
11. Present a juried composition recital (Music 449) during the senior year.
    
    Recital: Enroll in 449 (1 credit hour) for the semester during which a recital is to be presented. A prerecital hearing is required at least three weeks before juried recitals. Contact the Harris Fine Arts Center Scheduling Office (D-359, south lobby of Pardoe Theatre) for further information.
12. After consulting with faculty advisor, complete 4 hours of music electives.

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