Contemporary Music

Dana E. Jessen, Associate Professor of Contemporary Music and Improvisation and Director of Professional Development
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 Related Arts (TIMARA) Department

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

Aurie Hsu, Associate Professor of Computer Music and Digital Arts and Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
Steven Kemper, Associate Professor of Computer Music and Digital Arts
John Talbert, Interim Technical Director

Visit the contemporary music web page for more information on this division and its faculty and instructional staff.

Composition Department Curriculum

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

Recording Arts and Production

Technology in Music and the Related Arts