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Nov 28, 2024
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2015-2016 Undergraduate Course Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Music Composition, BMus
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Contact
Nicolas Scherzinger, Setnor School of Music
120B Crouse College, 315-443-3907, nscherzi@syr.edu
Faculty
Joseph Downing, Daniel Godfrey, John Laverty, Nicolas Scherzinger, Andrew Waggoner
Description
The B.Mus. degree program in composition offers students individual instruction in composition and the opportunity to develop a wide range of musical skills, including solid performance skills on at least one instrument, thorough training in music theory and history, and an exhaustive study of instrumentation and orchestration.
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Program Requirements
In addition to the first-year/sophomore core program, students must complete 62 to 64 credits in other courses, as indicated below. To reflect preparation for upper-division recital(s), upper-division credits in the principal performance area increase from 2 to 4 credits per hour of instruction.
Major Requirements: 58 credits
Principal Performance Area
Secondary Performance Area
(Keyboard Skills Unless Piano or Organ Student)
Music History and Literature: 18 credits
Large Ensembles: 8 credits
- One Large Ensemble Required for Each Semester in Residence
Small Ensembles: 2 credits
Weekly Student Convocations: 0 credits
- Required for Each Semester in Residence
Composition Seminar: 0 credits
- Required for Each Semester in Residence
Area Specialty/Music Electives: 10 credits
- No HOM or Performance Courses
Academic Requirements: 6 credits
Academic Electives: 24 credits
Foreign Language (4 credits)
Social Sciences (6 credits)
Arts & Sciences Electives (6 credits)
Free Academic Electives (8 credits)
Total Credits Required: 126
Degree Awarded: BMus in Music Composition
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