Academic Programs / Music & Dance
Composition
Michael Klein, Chair
215-204-8322
michael.klein@temple.edu
Maurice Wright, Coordinator of Music
Composition
215-204-8016
maurice.wright@temple.edu
The Composition Department offers courses in composition for various media, including electronic music. Creativity, the development of personal expression through music, and the assessment of music's role in the 21st-century societal context are the focal points for composition majors.
Bachelor of Music: Composition
| Freshman Year – 1st Semester |
| Department |
Course # |
Course Name |
Hours |
RCI |
| Music |
0001, 0007 or 0013 |
Concentration |
2 |
|
| Music |
0005 |
Secondary Piano for Music Majors |
1 |
|
| Music |
Varies |
Choral/Instrumental Ensemble |
1 |
|
| Music Studies |
0041 |
Aural Theory I |
2 |
|
| Music Studies |
0045 |
Intro to Music Theory and Lit. |
2 |
|
| English |
R050 |
College Composition |
3 |
RC |
| Core |
0051 |
Foreign Language |
4 |
|
| Subtotal |
|
|
15 |
|
| |
| Freshman Year – 2nd Semester |
| Department |
Course # |
Course Name |
Hours |
RCI |
| Music |
0002, 0008 or 0014 |
Concentration |
2 |
|
| Music |
0006 |
Secondary Piano for Music Majors |
1 |
|
| Music |
Varies |
Choral/Instrumental Ensemble |
1 |
|
| Music Studies |
0042 |
Aural Theory II |
2 |
|
| Music Studies |
C143 |
Theory I |
3 |
AR |
| Core |
0052 |
Foreign Language |
4 |
IS |
| Math |
C055 |
College Math |
3 |
QA |
| Subtotal |
|
|
16 |
|
| |
| Sophomore Year – 1st Semester |
| Department |
Course # |
Course Name |
Hours |
RCI |
| Music |
0101, 0107 or 0113 |
Concentration |
2 |
|
| Music |
0105 |
Secondary Piano for Music Majors |
1 |
|
| Music |
0123 |
Basic Conducting |
1 |
|
| Music |
Varies |
Choral/Instrumental Ensemble |
1 |
|
| Music Studies |
0141 |
Aural Theory III |
2 |
|
| Music Studies |
0144 |
Theory II |
3 |
|
| Music Studies |
0160 |
Music in History |
2 |
|
| Music Studies |
0148 |
Music Composition I |
2 |
|
| Physics |
C067 |
Physics (Acoustics) |
3 |
SA |
| Subtotal |
|
|
17 |
|
| |
| Sophomore Year – 2nd Semester |
| Department |
Course # |
Course Name |
Hours |
RCI |
| Music |
0102, 0108 or 0114 |
Concentration |
2 |
|
| Music |
0106 |
Secondary Piano for Music Majors |
1 |
|
| Music |
0124 |
Conducting Intermediate |
1 |
|
| Music Studies |
0142 |
Aural Theory IV |
2 |
|
| Music Studies |
C243 |
Theory III |
3 |
QB |
| Music Studies |
0161 |
Music in History |
2 |
|
| Music Studies |
0149 |
Music Composition |
2 |
|
| Music Studies |
C315 |
Computers in Musical Applications |
3 |
SB |
| Subtotal |
|
|
16 |
|
| |
| Junior Year – 1st Semester |
| Department |
Course # |
Course Name |
Hours |
RCI |
| Music |
0201, 0207 or 0213 |
Concentration |
2 |
|
| Music |
0205 |
Secondary Piano for Music Majors |
1 |
|
| Music |
Varies |
Choral/Instrumental Ensemble |
1 |
|
| Music Studies |
W260 |
Music in History |
3 |
WI |
| Music Studies |
0248 |
Junior Seminar I |
2 |
|
| Music Studies |
0241 |
Keyboard Harmony |
3 |
|
| Music Studies |
0346 |
MIDI |
3 |
|
| Music Studies |
0242 |
Orchestration |
2 |
|
| Subtotal |
|
|
17 |
|
| |
| Junior Year – 2nd Semester |
| Department |
Course # |
Course Name |
Hours |
RCI |
| Music |
0202, 0208 or 0214 |
Concentration |
2 |
|
| Music |
0206 |
Secondary Piano for Music Majors |
1 |
|
| Music |
Varies |
Choral/Instrumental Ensemble |
1 |
|
| Music Studies |
W261 |
Music in History |
3 |
WI |
| Music Studies |
0343 |
Counterpoint |
2 |
|
| Music Studies |
0249 |
Junior Seminar II |
2 |
|
| CORE |
Elective |
Arts |
3 |
|
| Music Studies |
0316 |
Computer Synthesis |
3 |
|
| Subtotal |
|
|
17 |
|
| |
| Senior Year – 1st Semester |
| Department |
Course # |
Course Name |
Hours |
RCI |
| Music |
Varies |
Choral/Instrumental Ensemble |
1 |
|
| Music Studies |
0348 |
Senior Seminar I |
3 |
|
| General Elective |
Elective |
Elective |
3 |
|
| Music Studies |
0254 |
Contemporary Music |
3 |
|
| IH |
X051 |
Intellectual Heritage |
3 |
IA |
| Music Studies |
0330 |
World Music |
3 |
|
| Subtotal |
|
|
16 |
|
| |
| Senior Year –2nd Semester |
| Department |
Course # |
Course Name |
Hours |
RCI |
| Music Studies |
0349 |
Senior Seminar II |
3 |
|
| Music |
0330 or 0331 |
Conducting |
2 |
|
| IH |
X052 |
Intellectual Heritage |
3 |
IB |
| Core |
Elective |
American Culture/Race |
3 |
AC, RS |
| Core |
Elective |
Individual and Society |
3 |
IN |
| Subtotal |
|
|
14 |
|
| |
| Degree Total |
128 |
|
|
