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.
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6 January 2025
Eastern Washington University
526 5th Street,
CHENEY,
Washington,
99004, United States
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.
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.