Bachelor of Music in Music Composition 48 months Undergraduate Programme By University of Delaware |TopUniversities
Programme Duration

48 monthsProgramme duration

Main Subject Area

Performing ArtsMain Subject Area

Programme overview

Main Subject

Performing Arts

Degree

Other

Study Level

Undergraduate

This program provides students with a unique opportunity to develop their own musical language and ideas as composers and performers. Student composers the possibility to develop their musical craft under the private instruction of composition faculty. Opportunities for students to hear their compositions performed are many and varied, as are the opportunities to participate in master classes, workshops, reading/recording sessions, new music concerts and new music ensembles. Students also interact with a wide variety of guest composers, performers and ensembles during their residencies on the UD campus. Composition students become members of the UD Society of Composers, Inc. Student Chapter. New Music Delaware, a university faculty ensemble and event organization with a highly successful forty-year history, is also dedicated to performing and promoting the works of living composers. Typical career paths: Paths chosen by our graduates in music include: teaching in elementary/secondary school or in a studio/conservatory setting: performing as a soloist, chamber, choral, church, or orchestral musician; continuing with graduate-level study; composing or arranging musical works; teaching in a college or university; and pursuing careers in music librarianship, music therapy, music publishing, or business-related areas of the music industry.

Programme overview

Main Subject

Performing Arts

Degree

Other

Study Level

Undergraduate

This program provides students with a unique opportunity to develop their own musical language and ideas as composers and performers. Student composers the possibility to develop their musical craft under the private instruction of composition faculty. Opportunities for students to hear their compositions performed are many and varied, as are the opportunities to participate in master classes, workshops, reading/recording sessions, new music concerts and new music ensembles. Students also interact with a wide variety of guest composers, performers and ensembles during their residencies on the UD campus. Composition students become members of the UD Society of Composers, Inc. Student Chapter. New Music Delaware, a university faculty ensemble and event organization with a highly successful forty-year history, is also dedicated to performing and promoting the works of living composers. Typical career paths: Paths chosen by our graduates in music include: teaching in elementary/secondary school or in a studio/conservatory setting: performing as a soloist, chamber, choral, church, or orchestral musician; continuing with graduate-level study; composing or arranging musical works; teaching in a college or university; and pursuing careers in music librarianship, music therapy, music publishing, or business-related areas of the music industry.

Admission Requirements

6+
Other English Language requirements: International students must have secured a minimum score of 570 in TOEFL paper based test.

4 Years
Jan-2000

Domestic
0 USD
International
0 USD

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