Composition B.M.

The Bachelor of Music in Composition is a professional degree that prepares students for careers as composers and/or for graduate studies in composition and related fields such as film composing and music theory. Successful completion of this degree requires that the candidate give a public recital of his or her original compositions. To enter the program, students must be able to read notated music and demonstrate strong technical proficiency in voice or on an instrument. Composition students at UIW concentrate on classical (art music) style; jazz studies are possible through elective credits. Contact Dr. Ken Metz at metz@uiwtx.edu for more information on this degree.

70-74 credit hours in Music

Recommend sequence of courses in the major: For a current degree sequence please visit the department's website.

A. 49 credit hours of musicianship:

MUSI 1110	Freshman Music Seminar
MUSI 1191	Aural Skills I
MUSI 1192	Aural Skills II
MUSI 2193	Advanced Aural Skills III
MUSI 2194	Advanced Aural Skills IV
MUSI 1321	Music Theory I
MUSI 1322	Music Theory II
MUSI 2323	Music Theory III
MUSI 3324	Music Theory IV
MUSI 1111	Keyboard Skills I
MUSI 1121	Keyboard Skills II
MUSI 2110	Keyboard Skills III
MUSI 2120	Keyboard Skills IV
MUSI 3323	Orchestration
MUSI 3327	Counterpoint
MUSI 3341	Music History I
MUSI 3342	Music History II

MUSI 3348	Studies in World Music
	or
MUSI 3351	Music of Asian Theater

MUSI 4323	Form and Analysis
MUSI 4341	Research and Writing in Music
MUSI 4344	Conducting
MUST 2325	Studio Arranging

B. 16 credit hours of additional coursework and applied music:

Note: All entering freshmen seeking the music composition emphasis must register for either MUAP 1176 or MUAP 1154 and must register for a major ensemble.

10 credit hours of principal instrument, either voice or on focused instrument:

Vocal track:

MUAP 1176	Private Instruction: Voice
MUAP 1177
MUAP 2276
MUAP 2277	MUAP 2277
MUAP 3276
	MUAP 3277

Instrumental track:

MUAP 1154	Private Instruction: Instrumental
MUAP 1155	MUAP 1155
MUAP 2254
MUAP 2255
MUAP 3254
MUAP 3255
MUAP 4254
MUAP 4255

6 credit hours of major ensembles:

Cardinal Band, Cardinal Chorale, Orchestra Wind Ensemble, or Jazz Ensemble

C. 12 credit hours Composition Instruction and Recital:

12 credit hours of Private Instruction in Composition

MUAP 2256	Private Instruction: Composition
MUAP 2257
MUAP 3256
MUAP 3257
MUAP 4256
MUAP 4257

Recital Requirement

MUAP 4090

Composition Recital

Recital: Students seeking a B.A. with an Emphasis in Composition will perform a senior composition recital that will be at least 1/2 hour in duration. See Recital Permission Policy (further in this section) and composition private instruction syllabus for further details.