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Bachelor of Music in Composition
Degree Requirements
| DEGREE REQUIREMENTS Minimum of 180 total quarter credits Minimum of 60 upper-division credits Minimum of 45 credits from Marylhurst 136 credits required for major |
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| Marylhurst Music Core | 50 crs. |
| Applied Study in Primary Instrument | 12 crs. |
| Applied Music 1 (200-level) | 6 crs. |
| Primary Performance Exam | 0 cr. |
| Applied Music 2 (400-level) | 6 crs. |
| Ensemble Requirements | 12 crs. |
| Marylhurst Ensemble (200-level) | 6 crs. |
| Marylhurst Ensemble (400-level) | 6 crs. |
| Composition Core | 43 crs. |
| Form & Analysis | 3 crs. |
| Professional Practices in Music | 1 cr. |
| Community Music Outreach | 1 cr. |
| Music Notation: Theory & Practice | 2 crs. |
| Composers Toolbox I,II,III | 6 crs. |
| Composition Seminar | 6 crs. |
| Orchestration I,II | 6 crs. |
| Junior Recital: Composition | 0 cr. |
| Pedagogy of Music Theory | 3 crs. |
| Senior Recital: Composition | 0 cr. |
| Composition Studies I | 6 crs. |
| Composition Studies II | 9 crs. |
| Music Participation Portfolio (enroll every term) | 0 cr. |
| Composition Focus Track | 10 crs. |
| Choose one of the following focus tracks: Creative Media Focus Teaching Focus |
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| Composition Music Electives | 3 crs. |
| At least 3 crs. in upper-division courses or lessons | |
| Science Requirement | 3 crs. |
| Acoustics: Hearing, Speaking, Playing, Singing | |
| Creative Arts Requirement | 3 crs. |
| Any non-music course meeting Liberal Arts Core Arts & Ideas AIB outcome | |
| TOTAL | 136 CREDITS |
| Creative Media Focus Track | 10 crs. |
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| Digital Audio: Theory & Practice | 2 crs. |
| MIDI: Theory & Practice | 2 crs. |
| Synthesis: Theory & Practice | 2 crs. |
| Film Scoring | 2 crs. |
| Advanced Studies in Music Technology | 2 crs. |
| Teaching Focus Track | 10 crs. |
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| 16th-Century Counterpoint | 3 crs. |
| 18th-Century Counterpoint | 3 crs. |
| Analytical Techniques | 2 crs. |
| Pedagogy of Aural Skills | 2 crs. |
Detailed Degree Requirements for the Bachelor of Music in Composition
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