B.M. in Composition

The Catholic University of America

The Bachelor of Music in Composition is a four-year program which introduces you to the discipline of composition and prepares you either for a professional career involving composition, or for continued graduate study in the field. Because the B.M. program is often the first step beyond secondary school study, it is an important time of growth and transition, and our curriculum is designed to prepare you for the transition from relative novice to accomplished composer. Please click here for information on applying to our programs in composition.

Our B.M. program features an extraordinarily strong curriculum designed to develop your compositional technique and academic skills. Featuring courses in electronic music, counterpoint, orchestration, form and analysis, and conducting, as well as two semesters of private study on a principal instrument or voice and eight semesters of private composition lessons, composition students are provided with a rigorous and thorough grounding in the compositional craft and in performance, both of which are typically integral parts of a compositional career.

Benjamin T. Rome School of Music, Drama, and Art