Theory and Composition (Composition), BMUS

Arizona State University - Kaplan International

Arizona State University facilities include: Jazz Complex, Music Library, Organ Hall, Concert Hall and Recital Hall. The School of Music presents 800 plus recitals and concerts each year. Students pursuing the Bachelor of Music in theory and composition must choose a concentration in either theory or composition. Composition students focus on developing varied techniques for writing music for assorted genres and media, including chamber, orchestra and electronic music, and film and video scoring. Students have multiple performance opportunities each year, including readings by the ASU Symphony Orchestra and visiting ensembles, year-long residencies with the ASU Wind Bands and the Philharmonia Orchestra, commissions for the PRISMS contemporary music festival, and collaborations with student performers and student animators, filmmakers and dancers. This degree program provides extensive faculty interaction and professional development. Students have opportunities to broaden their skills in compositional techniques from a wide variety of styles and traditions, with emphasis on fostering their personal approach to composition. The opportunity to collaborate with music scholars, theorists, performers, educators and other composers provides students with a broad and well-rounded foundation for careers in music.

Arizona State University, Main campus