An introduction to the fundamental materials of a variety of music, including Western concert music, jazz, and popular music. Course activities center around interrelated theoretical, compositional, ...

In the 1950s progressive composers broke from the 5 line music staff to experiment with new, more expressive forms of graphic music notation Jimmy Stamp The score for John Cage’s indeterminate ...

In the world of Artificial Intelligence, state-of-the-art (SOTA) models are pushing the boundaries of creative industries. One of the most groundbreaking innovations in AI-driven music composition is ...

Richard Powers' new novel, Orfeo, tells the story of an avant-garde classical music composer who finds himself dabbling in DNA. Like the Orpheus myth that inspired the book's name, this story takes ...

Music composition and improvisation represent two intertwined yet distinct expressions of creative musical practice. Whereas composition often involves the deliberate crafting of musical structures ...

Audio - Realtime and file (WAV, AIFF, etc) MIDI - Realtime and file (MID) OSC - Realtime Csound - Realtime and score file FOMUS - File (LilyPond and others) We've already considered Grace as a ...

On stage at Colchester’s Elley-Long Music Center, four professional musicians with shiny brass instruments face eighth grader Ben Hunt and his Edmunds Middle School music teacher, Betsy Nolan. Ben is ...

Students pursuing the Bachelor of Music in Composition develop a set of essential skills that prepare them to become independent music creators and thinkers. They are introduced to a wide array of ...

Develop your creative and research interests in a collaborative environment! Pursue your composition projects at an advanced level, further refining the musicianship you have acquired and cultivated ...

Find and develop your own compositional voice and learn how to turn your musical ideas into dynamic performances and published works. Students hone their skills in styles they are passionate about ...