BM in Music Composition

The program in Music Composition prepares students to become professional composers, performers, and scholars. Entering students audition to determine placement in applied music classes. Students choose as a principal instrument the piano, organ, voice, harp, guitar, a string, woodwind, brass, or percussion instrument. A complete recital of original works during the senior year (MUS 4970) is required to assess competency. Graduates receive the Bachelor of Music (B.M.).