Find and develop your own compositional voice and learn how to turn your musical ideas into dynamic performances and published works. Students hone their skills in styles they are passionate about ...

When you go to a concert or plug in your earbuds at the gym, do you ever wonder how all those hundreds or thousands of individual notes made the journey from the composer's imagination to paper? What ...

On first hearing, the somber mood of the opening phrase of Ernest Chausson’s Poème is set by a languid and foreboding melody that is stylistically reminiscent of the prelude from Wagner’s music drama, ...

The nationally renowned College of Music offers a comprehensive array of graduate degrees in music to help you refine your music composition, conducting, research and writing skills. One of the top ...

With a return to in-person learning, these institutions offer aspiring composers the training they’ll need to thrive in Hollywood. By Jeff Bond After weathering more than a year and a half of the ...

“The feeling of listening to music can only be rivaled by the creation of music itself,” affirmed Composers Project student Jamie Thomas-Rose.

Did you know that you don’t actually need to be talented or have a natural ear for music to play it well? Not having natural abilities does not mean that you won’t be any good. With enough hard work ...

An introduction to the fundamental materials of a variety of music, including Western concert music, jazz, and popular music. Course activities center around interrelated theoretical, compositional, ...

Music composition and improvisation represent two intertwined yet distinct expressions of creative musical practice. Whereas composition often involves the deliberate crafting of musical structures ...