Master of Music (MM) in Music Composition

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24 monthsProgram duration

Performing ArtsMain Subject Area

Program overview

Main Subject

Performing Arts

Study Level

Masters

This program is a full time, two-year program of concentrated, advanced study in a specialized area of creative pursuit. Students in CCPA's Master of Music program are fully immersed in their chosen area of study through private lessons and coaching, performing ensembles, and seminars, developing professional competence and the capacity to make effective artistic and intellectual judgments. The Composition Program is focused on challenging students to realize their utmost potential as composers while encouraging them to explore and discover their own unique compositional voice. The award-winning composition faculties are dedicated to giving students a comprehensive education that will prepare them for the professional life and business of being a composer. If students are looking for an intensive music conservatory experience paired with the rich musical and cultural experiences provided by living in a major city, then the CCPA composition program will prepare them for a career as a professional composer. Recent graduates have gone composition programs at Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University, University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, Shepherd School of Music at Rice University, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, University of Colorado at Boulder, and the University of Wisconsin at Madison.

Program overview

Main Subject

Performing Arts

Study Level

Masters

Admission requirements

Exam Scores

IELTS

Tuition fee and scholarships

Scholarships

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Master of Music (MM) in Music Composition

24 monthsProgram duration

Performing ArtsMain Subject Area

Program overview

Main Subject

Study Level

Program overview

Main Subject

Study Level

Admission requirements

Exam Scores

Tuition fee and scholarships

Scholarships

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