Students understand compositional processes, aesthetic properties of style, and the ways these shape and are shaped by artistic and cultural forces.

Required Courses

  • Complete two of the following
  • MPA 334: Survey of Electronic Music (2 units)
  • MPA 341: Sight Reading for Singers (2 units)
  • MPA 370: Composition/Arranging I (2 units)
  • MPA 371: Composition & Arranging II (2 units)
  • MPA 400: University Concert Choir (2 units)
  • MPA 334, 370, and 371 can not be taken to fulfill an MLO if it is part of your concentration. Please see concentration requirements below to see if applicable to your course of study