MUSIC COMPOSITION

BGSU COLLEGE OF MUSICAL

As a composition major at BGSU, you will be part of an active community of and scholars who love to listen, compose, and explore the meaning, creation, and power of music. Our vibrant new music program, internationally renowned , and excellent facilities make the BGSU composition area one of the most visible and thriving in the country. College of Musical Arts – Music Composition Points of Pride • BGSU’s annual New features of new music, visual arts presentations, lectures, seminars and related sessions. • Produced by WGTE Public Media, the radio show “Living American : New Music Faculty Spotlight from Bowling Green,” draws primarily on live recordings from the BGSU New Our four full-time composition faculty members, Music Festival and Music at the Forefront concert series, as well as commercial recordings Christopher Dietz, Mikel Kuehn, Elainie Lillios, and featuring the Bowling Green Philharmonia and the BGSU Wind . Marilyn Shrude, work well together to foster a supportive, creative environment in which young • The MidAmerican Center for Contemporary Music is an award-winning national center composers thrive. Our history of excellence spans devoted to the study, , creative work and promotion of new music within the more than three decades. College of Musical Arts at Bowling Green State . BGSU provides composition students with the • The annual Toledo Symphony Reading Session offers the opportunity for student opportunity to have their music performed through compositions to be read, workshopped and recorded by the symphony. forum hosted by our SCI student • Available resources include travel grants, guest artists, excellent facilities, and a robust chapter, Praecepta, and at various other performances network of alumni throughout the world. hosted by other ensembles. There are no shortage of • Students involved in explore analog and techniques, performance opportunities for composers at BGSU! programming, experimental audio/animation, real-time interactive Learn more about music composition at BGSU through performance systems, and recording techniques. our website: bgsu.edu/composition.

Our Students Find Jobs For more information Alumni from the composition program are numbered throughout the College of Musical Arts world in the music profession. Our graduates have been accepted into 419-372-2181 prestigious Master’s and Doctoral programs such as Eastman, Indiana bgsu.edu/composition University, Stanford, and the University of North Texas. Alumni have gone on to obtain university teaching positions and related work in the private sector. MAJOR MAP MUSIC COMPOSITION

Freshman Sophomore Junior Senior

Core requirements in music Continue core requirements , , Senior recital, continue music and aural skills, applied in , aural skills, arranging, music technology, technology, and private and composition lessons, , applied and and private composition composition lessons ensembles, and progress composition lessons, and lessons

CLASS CLASS towards proficiency ensembles OPTIONS

Meet with the College of Consult your applied teacher Meet with advising staff Apply for graduation at the Musical Arts advisor to plan for sophomore review jury to check degree audit for beginning of the semester in academic schedule; establish a preparations graduation plan which you plan to graduate schedule for courses, study and practice GOOD ADVICE

Participate in large and small Participate in and Participate in student composer

ensembles and student new music ensembles, guest performances, the student composer forums ensemble reading sessions, and composed MicroOperas, and master classes the Toledo Symphony Reading Session RELEVANT

Get involved by joining Become a Music Ambassador Attend an event such as the service/professional student or volunteer to help with a New Music Festival, the

organizations such as college festival or competition SPLICE Festival, or New Music Praecepta Gathering and network with colleagues from around the country USEFUL CONNECTIONS

Explore study abroad Consider a Winter Term Apply for travel and conference Take a course in World Music opportunities experiential learning course grants from the Pro Musica or organization VIEWS GLOBAL

Participate in college recitals Attend recitals and master Participate in one of our Build a private lesson or and area seminars; attend classes put on by the Hansen competitions obtain commissions guest artist recitals and master and McMaster series classes residencies PREP CAREER

Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio | Music Composition, 1031 Moore Musical Arts Center, 419-372-2181, bgsu.edu/composition

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