Master of Music in Composition

Develop a thorough underst和ing of contemporary practices, theories 和 techniques in music composition, 和 learn to express yourself through creative musical thought with the Master of Music in Composition from Temple’s Boyer College of Music 和 Dance. 这30-credit-hour, graduate-level program focuses on the studies of innovation 和 craft, 研究, 和 expressive effect for traditional instrumental 和 vocal forces. Composition students also explore experimental music through the prisms of both electroacoustic music 和 visual music, which is the creation of visual art using sound data translated via coding 和 algorithms.

Master of Music in Composition students learn to assess works of music within the contemporary cultural context 和 then use that underst和ing to create their own aurally inventive compositions.

At the completion of the program, students present a portfolio of compositions demonstrating notational fluency 和 the ability to compose convincing 和 intelligible music.

类 & 课程

The Composition-Music MM program stresses advanced work in computer synthesis of music, collaborative work with filmmakers 和 dancers, varied degrees of exploratory work 和 compositional efforts in larger forms. Required courses you will take during your studies include

  • 电脑合成
  • Seminar in Composition.

Students also take four electives, with recommended courses including

  • Aesthetics of Music,
  • 佳能和赋格,
  • 音乐研究.

Learn more about Composition-Music MM courses.

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学费 & 费用

In keeping with Temple’s commitment to access 和 affordability, this Master of Music offers a competitive level of tuition with multiple opportunities for financial support.

学费 rates are set annually by the university 和 are affected by multiple factors, including program degree level (undergraduate or graduate), course load (full- or part-time), in-state or out-of-state residency, 和更多的. These tuition costs apply to the 2023–2024 academic year.

Pennsylvania resident: $1,187.每学分00美元
州外: $1,583.每学分00美元

You can view the full Cost of Attendance breakdown on the Student Financial Services website.

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