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Bachelor of Music in Composition

USA

What will I learn?

The Bachelor of Music (BM) degree in Composition offers composers professional training for a variety of career paths. The composition program is nationally accredited and recognized for its inclusive environment that fosters academic growth and creative development through classes in composition, counterpoint, orchestration, arranging, music technology, and film scoring. We’ll give you the tools you need to experiment and grow!

Curriculum & Requirements

Music Composition Major, Bachelor of Music (BM)

This program is designed to prepare students for composing and presenting compositions in a variety of genres including film scoring, orchestral, choral, wind, chamber, mixed media works, commercial music, and theatre/dance work. This course of study presupposes that the student will have a strong background in musical performance on one or more instruments or voice. Entry into this degree program is by departmental interview, performance audition, and with the consent of the head of composition studies.

Which department am I in?

College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences

Study options

Full Time (180 credit hours)

Tuition fees
US$24,894.00 per year

*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please check with institution

Start date

6 January 2025

Venue

Eastern Washington University

526 5th Street,

CHENEY,

Washington,

99004, United States

Entry requirements

For international students

Students must have completed a secondary-level (high school) coursework from both inside and outside of the U.S.

Grade Requirement: You must show that you graduated from high school or secondary school with the equivalent of a "C" grade (2.0) or higher.

English Proficiency Requirements

If English is not your native language, you must meet English language proficiency in one of the following ways:

Complete a transferable college-level English composition course from a university or college in the United States with a minimum grade C (2.0 on a 4.0 scale)

Take the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) and score at least 525 (paper-based) or 71 (iBT)

Have an International English Language Testing System (IELTS) score of at least 6.0

Have a Duolingo English Test score of at least 100.

Complete secondary school with instruction in English (official letter from school must be provided)

Complete of EWU’s English Language Institute (ELI)

*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.

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About Eastern Washington University

Over half of all graduates have a job secured before finishing their program, and 75 percent of alumni have jobs directly related to their major.

  • Named one of the nation’s Colleges of Distinction
  • Lowest public university in-state tuition in Washington
  • 78 percent of applicants receive financial aid
  • 31 percent first-generation college students

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