Overview

Scheidt School of Music offers Bachelors (BM), Masters (MM) and Doctorate (DMA) degrees in Composition . All composition classes from bachelor's to Doctorate levels are once a week individual lessons. Considered a part of every composition class is a weekly seminar with all the composition students in attendance, where new concert works are heard, and aesthetic and technical issues are discussed that concerns the past fifty years.

Study Composition at University of Memphis

Composition students enjoy the opportunity of having their works performed by our major ensembles, including the University Orchestra, Wind Ensemble, University Singers, and Contemporary Chamber Players. Our Composition division traditionally hosts two national/international guest composers each year.

The courses from the Composition MM program offered at University of Memphis cover all aspects of analytical processes and specialty composer-oriented analysis courses.

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Programme Structure

Courses include:

Music History
Composition
Career Resources for Musicians
Teaching Music in Higher Education
Composition Practicum

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Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-01-21 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-12-01 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2026-08-25 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-05-01 00:00:00 , International

Language

English

IELTS

6.5

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Credits

32 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Memphis, United States

Disciplines

Music Musicology Music Composition View 178 other Masters in Music Composition in United States

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Academic requirements

GPA

2.75

English requirements

IELTS

6.5

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Other requirements

General requirements

Audition and be acceptance by applied faculty on an instrument or voice.

Submit a portfolio containing samples of your composed works (If available).

Attend an interview/portfolio review session with Composition Faculty on an Audition Day.

Copies of all undergraduate (and graduate, if any) transcripts

Word Education Services (WES) transcript evaluation report or equivalent (report from WES iGPA calculator is acceptable)

GRE General Score (recommended)

At least three letters of recommendations

Personal statement

CV (showing previous research experience, if any)

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Tuition Fee

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International

12252 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 6126 USD per semester during 12 months.
National

9444 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 4722 USD per semester during 12 months.
In-State

6636 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 3318 USD per semester during 12 months.

Living costs for Memphis

955 - 1582 USD /month

Living costs

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Funding

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Study Composition at University of Memphis

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Programme Structure

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Key information

Duration

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Campus Location

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

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Tuition Fee

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Living costs for Memphis

Funding

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