Bachelor 的音乐 in Composition
音乐学士(B.M)在 College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (CHASS) at the University of the Incarnate Word is a professional degree that prepares students for careers as composers and/or for graduate studies in composition and related fields such as 电影 composing and 音乐理论.
为什么组成?
Original compositions and arrangements are central to artistic and entertainment experiences from symphony and live music, 电影, 电视和电子游戏, to advertising campaigns and branding. A B.M. in Composition at 校本 provides students with a supportive environment of faculty and staff who want to help students discover and develop the talents they have as they learn to write and arrange original music. Composition students at 校本 concentrate on classical (art music) style and will become well-versed in the composition of music, ultimately performing a public recital of his or her original composition. 校本 students in composition also have the opportunity to study jazz through electives.
作文课程
B.M. in Composition at 校本 is a 126-hour degree program that gives students the tools needed for professional careers as composers, music creators or for further study in graduate school in composition 或相关领域.
学生 in this degree program learn directly from experienced composers whose music has been performed regionally and internationally. Music faculty also include scholars in musicology, 表演, 音乐理论, 音乐的历史, 整体方向, 的声音, 进行, music therapy and other specializations.
校本 students take 49 credit hours 的音乐ianship, 16 credit hours of Applied Music, nine free elective credit hours, 40 general studies credit hours and 12 credit hours of Composition. 在校本, the Composition courses are through private instruction, giving students individualized learning opportunities.
作文独奏会
In the final semester of the degree program, students will present a public recital of their original compositions. 的 recital provides an opportunity for students to showcase the different styles and kinds of music they've composed, demonstrating the skills acquired during the past years of study.
的 校本音乐系 is housed in a new, state-of-the-art building, featuring:
- 500-seat Concert Hall* with a Steinway D grand piano featuring 表演s by 校本 ensembles, guest artists and performers from the civic community
- Ingrid Seddon Recital Hall*, a 101-seat venue with a Steinway B grand piano
- Choir* and Band* rehearsal halls
- A state-of-the-art recording studio* that includes a 7-foot Yamaha Disklavier grand piano
- A music therapy suite, including a services center for offering clinical sessions to the community
- Piano lab with 17 new Clavinova digital pianos
- 有17台imac电脑的电脑室
- 18 Wenger modular practice rooms
- 7 teaching studios* and 2 general classrooms*
- 有45个座位的演讲厅
- 打击乐工作室*
- 听力库
*Acoustics by Russ Berger Design Group
唱诗班教室, 乐队大厅, Concert Hall and Recital Hall are wired to the recording studio, allowing for remote recording of rehearsals and 表演s throughout the building.
写作职业
获得B的校本学生.M. in 作曲 are prepared for careers in composing, arranging or directing music. 校本 graduates can attend graduate studies to further their abilities in composition, working towards careers such as a conductor for a symphony orchestra, 或相关领域, such as 电影 composing and 音乐理论. 的y can also work in theatre, 电影, 电视, 视频游戏, advertising or other performing arts media industries, as well as become writers/authors or producers/directors.
认证
的 University of the Incarnate Word is accredited by the National Association of Schools 的音乐 (NASM).