Overview

The mission of the Music Composition program at University of Miami is:

To provide the highest quality and most educational and creative environment for work relating to the creation and understanding of music;

To foster advancement in composition;

To provide students with advanced work in the filed of composition and thus enabling a career in professional or scholarly pursuit of music;

To substantially contribute to the Frost School of Music's role as a regional, national, and international nexus for the creation and understanding of music.

The objectives of the program are:

To provide training for students to develop advanced compositional skills;

To prepare students to meet the needs and challenges of the musician in the 21st century;

To provide students with the skills, knowledge, and experience to complete independent and original work in the field;

To give students an advanced knowledge of music as performers, composers, or listeners, enlarging and enhancing their musical interests and abilities.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Composition Seminar

Master's Thesis

Theory Pedagogy

Twentieth Century Idioms

Analytical Techniques

Contemporary Music

Digital Art And Sound Design

Advanced Comprehensive Theory

Twentieth Century Idioms

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-08-18 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-12-01 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

32 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Miami, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

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Required

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Transcripts – an official transcript from ALL post-secondary schools attended, regardless of if a degree was granted or not, must be sent directly to the Frost School of Music from the issuing institution in order to be considered official

Three letters of recommendation - sent through CollegeNet as part of application submission. These do not need to be sent separately

Resume - attached to the application at the time of submission. This does not need to be sent separately

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Teaching/Conducting Sample

Writing Sample

Prescreening/Audition/Interview

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Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

63456 USD / year

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Out-of-State

63456 USD / year

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In-State

63456 USD / year

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Living costs

Miami

United States

1508 - 2603 USD / month

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