
The Music Composition concentration at Westfield State University provides a comprehensive foundation for students interested in working as a composer. Each semester, through private applied study, students engage in structured projects based upon specific compositional techniques. All stylistic backgrounds are welcome; however, we focus upon the production of contemporary concert music through the study of aesthetics, instrumentation and orchestration, music history, and contemporary performance practice.
Requirements
Learning Outcomes
- To provide opportunities and resources for students to develop technical and expressive musical proficiency in their primary applied performance area
- To work with material and conceptual tools to facilitate advanced study in music
- To demonstrate a reflexive understanding of music’s embeddedness in culture and history
- To foster social connection through shared musical experiences
- To develop intellectual and practical skills through in-depth study of music, including: 1. Critical, analytical, and creative thinking, 2. Written and oral communication, 3. Teamwork and problem solving
