MA Music: Composition

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University of York
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Course Overview

This MA in Music Composition is designed to help you discover and refine your unique compositional voice, providing the skills to create compelling and innovative music for a successful career. You will join a vibrant community and receive one-to-one tuition from internationally renowned staff, working across a diverse range of styles and media without stylistic prescription.

Key Program Highlights

  • One-to-one tuition from internationally-renowned composition staff
  • A diverse and supportive community of postgraduate composers
  • Freedom to explore acoustic, electronic, notated, and improvised work
  • Study within a department with a celebrated history in contemporary music
  • Join the legacy of successful alumni like Anna Meredith and Christian Mason

Requirements

The requirements may vary based on your selected study options.
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Modules

  • Creative and Critical Practice I
  • The Contemporary Composer's Kitchen
  • Research Skills for Musicians
  • Composition for Film and TV I
  • Creative and Critical Practice II
  • Instrumentation / Orchestration
  • The Use(s) of Tonality
  • Case Studies in Music History II
  • Composition for Film and TV I
  • Music and Human Flourishing
  • Instrumentation / Orchestration
  • Research Skills for Musicians
  • The Piano Today
  • The Use(s) of Tonality
  • Extended Creative Practice Portfolio
  • Creative Practice Portfolio
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Offer response
2 weeks after your application is submitted
Backlogs accepted
This course accepts backlogs