Training
•This 18-credit minor sequences Composition I, II, and III with orchestration and additional approved composition study.
•Students develop an original portfolio while continuing applied performance, connecting written work to practical musicianship and ensemble experience.
Professional Development
•Admission combines a composition portfolio review with a primary-instrument or voice audition, reflecting the school's expectation that composers remain active musicians.
•The minor gives students in another major a structured path through craft, notation, orchestration, and presentation of original work.
