Music Composition, M.M.

For information regarding deadlines and requirements for admission, please see https://grs.uncg.edu/programs/.

In addition to the application materials required by the Graduate School, applicants must submit a personal statement. Samples of work are required and should be forwarded directly to the Music office. Some applicants may need to submit a resume/vita and/or participate in an interview or audition. Contact the Music office for more information.

Information about applying to the School of Music is available at https://vpa.uncg.edu/music/apply/.

Degree Program Requirements

Required: 33 credit hours

Enrollment in MUP 651 Performance Studies or MUP 699 Thesis is required during the semester of the degree recital.

A written Comprehensive Exam is required for graduation.

A thesis is required and at least one recital is required (Capstone Experience).

Courses in the Major (18 credits)
MUP 600Recital0
MUP 644Digital Music Composition I 3
or MUP 645 Digital Music Composition II
MUP 651Performance Studies 19
MUP 655Orchestration 3
MUP 699Thesis3
Courses in Support of the Major (12 credits)
MUS 639Tonal Counterpoint3
Select 9 credits from the following:9
3-6 credits of Musicology and Ethnomusicology 2
3-6 credits of Music Theory
Electives (3 credits)
Select 3 credits of electives 33
Total Credit Hours33
1

Enrollment in at least two semesters of MUP 651 is required before the semester of the degree recital.

2

Must include one course focusing on music of the past 100 years.

3

Must be Music electives. Upon approval of the Composition Faculty and the Graduate Program Director in Music Performance, a course in digital media (e.g., film, video) offered in other departments such as Art or Media Studies may be used as an elective.