Program Recognition
•School of Music accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music (NASM)
•One of very few U.S. programs offering separate credit for sight-singing, theory, and aural training
•All levels of theory, aural training, and sight-singing are taught by faculty, not graduate assistants
Training & Opportunities
•Faculty artists encourage students to explore a variety of techniques and styles and to develop their own compositional voice
•Training in traditional forms and techniques alongside the latest composition technology
•Student Composers Concert series — majors present regular performances of their work (minimum of five performances)
•Weekly forums where students hear their own work and interact with visiting composers and performers
•Senior project: a large work for orchestra or wind symphony, prepared with industry-standard notation software
Career Outcomes
•Graduates pursue careers as composers, arrangers, music theory educators, and film scorers
