A program that focuses on the study of the principles of sound manipulation as applied to the creation of music, and the techniques of creating and arranging music. Includes instruction in aural theory, melody, counterpoint, complex harmony, modulation, chromatics, improvisation, progressions, musical writing, instrumentation, orchestration, electronic and computer applications, studies of specific musical styles, and development of original creative ability.
| A major in Music Theory and Composition is highly relevant for the following careers. National averages for wages in each career is provided. |
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Top 50
U.S.
Colleges with the
highest percentage
of
Music Theory and Composition among the 2007-2008
graduating class.
| | Berklee College of Music
Boston, MA | 180
(24.6%) |  |  | |
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| | San Francisco Conservatory of Music
San Francisco, CA | 5
(10.4%) | | | |
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| | California Institute of the Arts
Valencia, CA | 15
(8.0%) | | | |
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| | The New England Conservatory of Music
Boston, MA | 8
(7.9%) | | | |
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| | Cleveland Institute of Music
Cleveland, OH | 2
(5.0%) | | | |
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| | The Curtis Institute of Music
Philadelphia, PA | 1
(4.5%) |  |  | |
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| | Northwest University
Kirkland, WA | 11
(4.4%) |  |  | |
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| | The Juilliard School
New York, NY | 3
(2.4%) | | | |
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| | Western Connecticut State University
Danbury, CT | 17
(2.1%) |  | | |
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| | Lawrence University
Appleton, WI | 4
(1.4%) | | | |
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Degrees awarded represents the number of bachelor's degrees awarded among the 2007-2008 graduating class.