Music B.A. program offers students the opportunity to study performance, composition, theory, and technology in a liberal arts setting.
Composition and theory students learn advanced music theory and may take courses in improvisation, songwriting, and arranging. The capstone requirement is a senior project such as a research paper, analysis, or original composition.
Audition and Declaring the Major
Students wishing to declare a music major concentration in composition and theory must first pass an entrance audition on an instrument or voice. In order to complete the major, all students must attain intermediate level on a single instrument or voice; and must pass a junior standing examination, usually at the end of the sophomore year.