Bachelor of Music in Music Composition in Provo United States | Brigham Young University

As one of the pioneering institutions for classical music education in the western United States, Brigham Young University has maintained a strong focus on composition instruction for decades. Entering its second hundred years, the School of Music provides Bachelor of Music and Master of Music degree programs for emerging composers. Composition students benefit from access to the Harris Fine Arts Center, a comprehensive facility that brings together all university arts departments along with multiple performance venues, theaters, exhibition spaces, cutting-edge analog and digital resources (including the ALMA lab and EMS), computer workstations with music notation software, and an exceptional music library that continuously expands its collection of contemporary scores and recordings.

In addition to the comprehensive musical foundation offered through the School of Music's core curriculum, the BM in Music Composition equips graduates to:

Create works using diverse contemporary art music styles for modern and postmodern artistic purposes
Compose in historical styles (such as 18th-century counterpoint) for theatrical or film scoring applications (while gaining insight into the historical connections within Western music)
Arrange and write original works for orchestras and smaller ensembles across various musical styles
Assemble, coordinate, and prepare musicians for performances or recordings of new compositions
Pursue advanced compositional studies at the graduate level with rigorous academic preparation