Music Theory and Composition

专业介绍

The Master of Music in Music Theory and Composition offers three concentrations in the following areas:

Concert Music

This concentration involves lessons, courses, and seminars aimed toward providing composers a well-rounded education in contemporary practice as well as opportunities to hear their compositions performed.

Composers choose music electives and composition courses to enhance areas of particular interests. Opportunities for performance include projects with the percussion, strings, and vocal performance programs, residencies/readings with the NYU Contemporary Ensemble and NYU Orchestra, and collaborations with visiting guest ensembles.

Composers also have the opportunity to study electroacoustic and computer music composition through the department’s multiple on-site music production labs (including the James Dolan recording studio with 10.2 surround sound and SSL Duality), as well as through University-wide computing facilities, offering students multimedia workstations.

Screen Scoring

This concentration offers intensive professional training in composing for film, television, video games, and media. Students examine music for moving images and popular song through their rich histories and aesthetics. Students engage in collaborative projects that result in screenings at major film festivals and performances in national and international venues.

Songwriting

This concentration offers intensive professional training in the art and craft of songwriting. Students examine popular song through its rich history and aesthetics.