Music composition at University of the Pacific is a fully immersive and broad major which will position you well to navigate this ever-evolving field of music. You will pend extensive time writing works for a variety of ensembles, learning a broad range of compositional techniques and honing your own compositional 的声音. You will compose for solo instruments, 小乐队, 的声音, 合唱, 打击乐器, digital media and larger musical forces such as orchestra and band. Specialized studies in orchestration, contemporary performance techniques, electronic music and film scoring will add crucial skills to your creative tool kit.
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Bachelor of Music in 作曲
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优秀学生
玛丽·丹尼，24岁
Mary believes that collaboration with peer musicians and living composers is crucial for a contemporary music composition major. Mary’s score will be performed at the 2023 Women 作曲家s Festival of Hartford, 康涅狄格, as one of the winning works submitted for their Emerging 作曲家s Workshop.
电影及传媒
Pursue your passion for film and game music with elective courses in media scoring, film production and music technology.
Songwriting and Production
Take courses in music business and popular songwriting while learning your way around our professional-level recording studio.
基本的技能
Study traditional counterpoint and orchestration alongside your one-on-one composition lessons with faculty composers.
Our graduates are positioned to 成功
Many have gone on to attend top graduate programs and have pursued successful careers in the commercial music and media industries, as well as in the fields of academia and education. Several have received major honors, 包括艾美奖, Guggenheim Fellowships and Fulbright Grants.
杰出的校友
怀亚特·坎农，22岁
Music composition graduate Wyatt Cannon is a 2018 winner of the SF 搜索 composition competition; a participant in the 2021 Fifth House Ensemble’s Fresh Inc Festival; and a participant in the 2022 Valencia International Performing Arts Summer Festival, 西班牙. Find out why he chose to study at Pacific.
校友的成功
罗莎莉·伯勒尔10岁
Rosalie's music has been performed at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center and Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris, 仅举几个例子. 作为一名作曲家, she has collaborated with many artists across the United States and her piece 早期的光 was featured on BBC television and radio.
校友的成功
Yoshiaki Onishi ' 04
作曲家, conductor and clarinetist Onishi is a recipient of the 2018 Guggenheim Fellowship, the 2018 Fromm Commission and the Gaudeamus Prize 2011. 作为一名作曲家, he explores a wide range of instrumental timbres and ways to incorporate them in musical syntaxes and forms that disrupt expectations.
校友的成功
拉里·古鲁' 79
Groupé is hailed as one of the most talented and versatile composers working today in the entertainment industry. Emmy-awarded TV and movie score composer, his impressive musical résumé includes collaboration with the classic rock legend band YES.
Music composition minor
音乐理论
The minor is open only to music majors (except music composition majors) as a secondary area. If you plan to major in music performance, this minor may extend your knowledge of music theory to support your performance activities or build on your compositional interests.
Music composition minor
Creative Music Technology
This minor is open to all students and allows you to undertake advanced coursework in areas such as audio production, digital and analog synthesis, computer music and recording engineering. You will pursue creative projects and take courses with faculty in the 作曲 and Music Industry Studies programs.
