Music with an emphasis in Composition (BM)
- Program Description
- Degree Requirements
- Required Courses
- Senior Project in Composition
- Course Descriptions
The composition program at Webster focuses primarily on contemporary concert music. Students are also encouraged to explore many other musical styles and technologies such as jazz, electronic, computer, and MIDI applications. Faculty composers work directly with composition majors. Numerous opportunities exist for the performance of students' works such as the Webster New Music Ensemble.
- 85 required credit hours
- 12 general education credit hours
- 35 elective credit hours
| MUSC 1010, 1020, 2010, 2020 Music Theory I-IV | 12 hours |
| MUSC 1810, 1820, 2810, 2820 Musicianship I-IV | 8 hours |
| MUSC 2030, 2040 Survey of Music History I, II | 6 hours |
| MUSC 4040 Music of the Twentieth Century | 3 hours |
| MUSC 3010 Composition | 6 hours |
| MUSC 3050 Music Software Applications | 2 hours |
| MUSC 3070 Orchestration I | 2 hours |
| MUSC 3080 Orchestration II | 2 hours |
| MUSC 4001-4005 Applied Music | 12 hours |
| MUSC 1080, 1085, 2001, 2501 Applied Music: Class Piano, Secondary and Non-Major Piano (six consecutive semesters required; minimum four hours of applied instruction in individual lessons) | 4 hours |
| MUSC 4010 Composition (four 16-week terms, 2 credit hours per term) | 8 hours |
| MUSC 4020 Sixteenth- Century Counterpoint | 3 hours |
| MUSC 4030 Eighteenth-Century Counterpoint | 3 hours |
| AUDI 1200 Introduction to MIDI | 3 hours |
| MUSC 3410 Conducting I | 3 hours |
| MUSC 0890 Recital Attendance (six semesters required) | 0 hours |
Major Ensemble
8 hours over eight semesters to be selected from the following:
| MUSC 4900 Webster University Concert Choir | 1 hour per semester |
| MUSC 4910 Webster University Chamber Singers | 1 hour per semester |
| MUSC 4920 Webster University Choral Society | 1 hour per semester |
| MUSC 4940 Webster University Symphony Orchestra | 1 hour per semester |
| MUSC 4980 Webster University Wind Ensemble | 1 hour per semester |
| MUSC 4950 Webster University New Music Ensemble (2 terms required) |
1 hour per semester |
Suggested Electives
| MUSC 4340, 4350 Jazz Scoring and Arranging I, II | 6 hours |
| AUDI 4300 Advanced MIDI Applications: Film Scoring | 3 hours |
| AUDI 1000, 2000 Audio Production I, II | 6 hours |
| AUDI 4000 Music Recording | 3 hours |
The Department of Music recommends at least 40 credit hours in courses outside the department.
The student must submit a major composition project and present a recital of works completed at Webster University of at least 45 minutes in length. The student must also have a minimum of three public performances of original works during the freshman, sophomore, and junior years.
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