Contemporary Music

Dana E. Jessen, Associate Professor of Contemporary Music and Improvisation
Andrew C. Tripp, Lecturer of Recording Arts and Production and Director of Conservatory Audio Services

Composition Department

Stephen Hartke, Professor of Composition; chair

Michael A. Frazier, Assistant Professor of Composition
Jesse B. Jones, Associate Professor of Composition

Technology in Music and the Related Arts (TIMARA) Department

Thomas Handman Lopez, Professor of Computer Music and Digital Arts; chair

Abigail R. Aresty, Lecturer of Technology in Music and the Related Arts and Technical Director
Aurie Hsu, Associate Professor of Technology in Music and the Related Arts and Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
Steven Kemper, Associate Professor of Computer Music and Digital Arts
Heather Mease, Visiting Assistant Professor of Computer Music and Digital Arts
Francis M. Wilson, Visiting Assistant Professor of Computer Music andS Digital Arts

Visit the Contemporary Music webpage for complete information on this division, its faculty, and a biography for each faculty member.

Composition Courses

Principal Private Study: 6 or 8 credits

(May be repeated for credit)

Students beginning Principal Private Composition study in the Conservatory must have completed the four-semester sequence of composition classes (COMP 201, COMP 202, COMP 301, and 302). Upon completion of that course sequence, they will be eligible for principal private study in Composition. Transfer students are assigned to the composition sequence based on audition and transfer of credits.

Secondary Private Study: 2 Credits

(May be repeated for credit)

Students may pursue Secondary Private Composition study only with the recommendation of the department and approval of the Office of the Associate Dean. This course is available to non-Composition majors in either the Conservatory of Music or the College of Arts and Sciences.

Programs

Major

Minor

Courses

Applied Studies

Composition

Technology in Music and the Related Arts