Music thrives at Brandeis. We have an award-winning faculty comprised of composers, scholars, instrumentalists, vocalists and conductors. We offer both a one-year MA and a two-year MFA in composition ...

Admission to the PhD degree program in composition and theory has been paused for the 2025-26 academic year. Our PhD degree program in composition and theory offers in-depth study in composition, ...

An introduction to the fundamental materials of a variety of music, including Western concert music, jazz, and popular music. Course activities center around interrelated theoretical, compositional, ...

The nationally renowned College of Music offers a comprehensive array of graduate degrees in music to help you refine your music composition, conducting, research and writing skills. One of the top ...

This class introduces students to the fundamentals of music including notation (staff, clefs, time signatures, measures, etc.), note reading, rhythm reading, music history, and more. This class ...

Undergraduate music majors take required courses in Music Theory (semesters 1-4) and Aural Skills (semesters 1-4), along with upper-division electives in tonal analysis, post-tonal analysis, ...

With a return to in-person learning, these institutions offer aspiring composers the training they’ll need to thrive in Hollywood. By Jeff Bond After weathering more than a year and a half of the ...

Carlyle Sharpe is both a professor and practitioner of music composition. His students have long recognized what he brings to the table as a teacher, and his peers have often recognized his talents as ...