Undergraduate composition majors begin their studies immediately with individual private lessons and weekly attendance at composition seminars. The program aims to build a solid technical and musical ...

Now comes his summa, Music’s Odyssey: An Invitation to Western Classical Music, styled as “an invitation to western classical music”. The first thing to say is: it’s very long. Indeed, the proof copy ...

WELCOME TO WIU MUSIC COMPOSITION Students majoring in Music Composition at Western Illinois University have the opportunity to study theory, analysis, and a wide variety of compositional techniques ...

Music is more than notes and sound. It is also a technical discipline, cultural artifact, and form of communication. At Brandeis, we take an integrated approach to the study of music that incorporates ...

Like many 7-year-olds, Emily Koh had no interest in taking piano lessons. It was her parents’ idea, she says. But, despite her apathy, she stuck with it for years. Then, when she was 15, she traded ...

Carlyle Sharpe is both a professor and practitioner of music composition. His students have long recognized what he brings to the table as a teacher, and his peers have often recognized his talents as ...