Composition Curriculum

Freshman Year : Fall Semester Credits
- Weekly Student Convocation 0
- Composition 2
- Principal Performance Area 1
- Diatonic Harmony I 3
- Ear Training I 1
- Music of the Middle Ages and Renaissance 3
- Large Ensemble 1
- Writing Studio 1 3
- Area of Specialization/Academic 1-3
total: 15-17
Freshman Year : Spring Semester
- Weekly Student Convocation 0
- Composition 2
- Principal Performance Area 1
- Diatonic Harmony II 3
- Ear Training II 1
- Music of the Baroque and Classical Eras 3
- Large Ensemble 1
- Writing Studio II 3
- Area of Specialization/Academic 1-3
total: 15-17
Sophomore Year : Fall Semester
- Weekly Student Convocation 0
- Composition 2
- Principal Performance Area 1
- Chromatic Harmony I 3
- Ear Training III 1
- Music of the 19th Century 3
- Large Ensemble 1
- Foreign Language 4
- Academic 2-3
total: 17-18
Sophomore Year : Spring Semester
- Weekly Student Convocation 0
- Composition 2
- Principal Performance Area 1
- Chromatic Harmony II 3
- Ear Training IV 1
- Music of the 20th Century 3
- Large Ensemble 1
- Academic 3
- Area of Specialization/Music Elective 3
total: 17
Junior Year : Fall Semester
- Weekly Student Convocation 0
- Compostion 4
- Basic Conducting 2
- Orchestration 3
- Counterpoint 3
- Large Ensemble 1
- Small Ensemble 1
- Academic 3
total: 17
Junior Year : Spring Semester
- Weekly Student Convocation 0
- Compostion 4
- Area of Specialization/Music Electives 3-5
- 20th Century Analysis 3
- Large Ensemble 1
- Small Ensemble 1
- Academic 3
total: 15-17
Senior Year : Fall Semester
- Weekly Student Convocation 0
- Compostion 4
- Electronic Music 3
- World Music 3
- Large Ensemble 1
- Small Ensemble 1
- Area of Specialization/Academic 3-5
total: 15-17
Senior Year : Spring Semester
- Weekly Student Convocation 0
- Compostion 4
- Area of Specialization/Music Elective 3
- Topics in Literature and Analysis 3
- Large Ensemble 1
- Small Ensemble 1
- Area of Specialization/Academic 3-5
total: 15-17
Program Total: 128