ADVANCED COMPOSITION

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: MUS PERF 449 Course Designation: Level - Advanced L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: Yes, unlimited number of completions Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Express musical ideas in a coherent and effective manner. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Demonstrate grasp of melodic construction, harmonic voicing, counterpoint, and other compositional skills. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Express oneself in various musical textures (monophonic, homophonic, heterophonic, contrapuntal). Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Practice composing musical threads that are held together in successful rhythmic composites, using a variety of rhythms. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Demonstrate progressing ambition in the creation of your compositions in length and size of ensemble, focusing on skills needed to compose orchestral compositions and large choral works, or extended digital audio workstation (DAW) works of longer lengths. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 6. Investigate options for performing/teaching in the twenty-first century. Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Express musical ideas in a coherent and effective manner. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Demonstrate grasp of melodic construction, harmonic voicing, counterpoint, and other compositional skills. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Express oneself in various musical textures (monophonic, homophonic, heterophonic, contrapuntal). Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Practice composing musical threads that are held together in successful rhythmic composites, using a variety of rhythms. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Demonstrate progressing ambition in the creation of your compositions in length and size of ensemble, focusing on skills needed to compose orchestral compositions and large choral works, or extended digital audio workstation (DAW) works of longer lengths. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 6. Investigate options for performing/teaching in the twenty-first century. Audience: Graduate