Music (MA), Composition Concentration

The Master of Arts degree program in Composition offers advanced studies to support the development of students’ personal styles. We offer classes and private lessons in a wide variety of topics, including traditional and electronic composition, 编制, 安排, 对比分析, 风格和历史. New student works are performed frequently before faculty, 导师, peers and guest artists during masterclasses and recitals. The goal of the Composition program is to prepare students for the professional music world and doctoral programs. The school prides itself to being open to all styles and aesthetics of music as demonstrated by the varying styles of the faculty. Students are encouraged to find their own compositional voices, as well as to discover and study old and new sounds and aesthetics.

The Cali School of Music offers the following options for graduate studies – please feel free to navigate to the programs that interest you!

请参阅我们的学习计划 page for a comprehensive list of all of the graduate programs offered within the university.

The 研究生招生办公室 requires the equivalent of a U.S. bachelor’s degree in order to be eligible to apply for a graduate program. 非大学申请人.S. degrees need not submit transcripts. Instead, they must submit a course-by-course evaluation along with U.S. degree equivalency information of their coursework from any member of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services 或通过受过教育的选择. Please note: Applicants who have an international education may not apply as a last-term senior.

In order to make applying for graduate school as seamless as possible for you, we have
created an application checklist. This checklist can be a reference point for you during the
application process to ensure that you have a comprehensive understanding of the steps
needed to apply, as well as all corresponding supplemental materials for your specific
感兴趣的项目.

Application Deadline: Rolling admission.
Submit Online Application: Please create your online account and submit your application by following the general application instructions and pay (or waive) the non-refundable $60 application fee. Once this step has been completed, the online portal will allow you to upload your supplemental materials.

The following is a list of the supplemental materials that will accompany your application for the Music (MA) program, 成分浓度:

Transcript: One from each college attended.
Statement of Purpose – Please write an integrated essay providing a response to each of the following questions:
- What are your goals for graduate study and your future career?
- In what ways do your academic background and your professional experiences provide evidence of your potential for success in the program you selected and in your eventual career? Please give specific examples of relevant coursework and/or experience.
- Is there any further information we should consider in assessing your candidacy?
Letters of Recommendation: Two.
非大学申请人.S. 学位，请访问国际申请人页面 to review the US degree equivalency information.

Auditions for Graduate Music Applicants

Applicants to this program are required to register for & complete an audition and/or interview as part of the Cali School’s review process. To register for an audition you must first submit an application to the 研究生招生办公室. 一次提交, a link to the audition registration page will be available to you on the checklist in your application portal. Information regarding the audition/interview requirements, available dates, methods, fees, & 最后期限都可以在 The Cali School’s Audition Information Page. Please be sure to review the audition information thoroughly to ensure you are fully prepared at the time of your audition.

For more information, please visit the Music (MA), Composition Concentration program listing in the course catalog.

If you have any general questions regarding the application process and requirements, 请发邮件或致电我们:
研究生招生办公室
电子邮件: graduate@dilidally.net
电话: 973-655-5147
传真:973-655-7869

If you have specific inquiries regarding your 感兴趣的项目, 请联系音乐(MA), Composition Concentration 项目协调人:

*在夏季, there will be a rotating department chair available to answer your inquiry. Find the updated summer chair for this program.*

项目协调人: 亚伦Helgeson
办公室: Chapin Hall G42
电子邮件: helgesona@dilidally.net