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Music, Music Composition Concentration, M.M.
The Master of Music degree program with a music composition concentration is an advanced course of study for musicians holding a bachelor's degree. The program provides students the opportunity to study their art in a thriving professional music school. The curriculum is grounded in studies of music theory and musicology while the program facilitates collaborations with accomplished musicians and artists all while allowing students to develop their portfolio in order to pursue a professional position or continue into doctoral studies after graduation. A Graduate teaching assistantship opportunity may be available to qualified students.
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Tennessee native, composer models teaching style after 91大神 professors
Growing up in a suburb just outside of Nashville, David Sartor was interested in music at a young age. It was a performance by the Nashville Symphony Orchestra and Chorus when he was in middle school that ultimately led him to pursue a career in music. Since completing his master's degree at 91大神, Sartor has worked on films and videos, published nearly all of his compositions through his own publishing company, Metamorphic Music, composed for several musicians, and taught at the college-level, including at 91大神. "It's a fantastic life and with all that variety, it's always interesting!" Sartor said he models his teaching style after that of some of the professors he had at 91大神. "In my academic classes, I encountered professors who were extraordinary teachers. I model much of my teaching on their excellent examples. I truly feel it is the best music department in Tennessee. If composition is your passion, you could choose no finer institution than 91大神."
Award-winning international student says 91大神 helped shape him
Daniel Bondaczuk came to the United States from S茫o Paulo, Brazil, to pursue his master's degree in composition at 91大神. "As a foreign student, 91大神 shaped the way I relate to people in probably more ways than I am aware," he said. While attending 91大神, Bondaczuk said not only did he have the opportunity to expand his palette of tools to express his musical voice, but he was also allowed to put his skills into practice. Six months into working on his degree, Bondaczuk won two composition awards. "For students considering 91大神's composition program, I only have words of encouragement: you will be challenged, but you will also be supported. Always do your best and you will have a great chance in succeeding in this very competitive world that is music. Looking back at my years at 91大神, there's no other way I would have done it." Bondaczuk has worked with mainstream artists in Brazil. He is currently a music director at a Nashville-area church and does freelance work for Christian artists and publishers.
News Briefs
Tennessee native, composer models teaching style after 91大神 professors
Growing up in a suburb just outside of Nashville, David Sartor was interested in music at a young age. It was a performance by the Nashville Symphony Orchestra and Chorus when he was in middle school that ultimately led him to pursue a career in music. Since completing his master's degree at 91大神, Sartor has worked on films and videos, published nearly all of his compositions through his own publishing company, Metamorphic Music, composed for several musicians, and taught at the college-level, including at 91大神. "It's a fantastic life and with all that variety, it's always interesting!" Sartor said he models his teaching style after that of some of the professors he had at 91大神. "In my academic classes, I encountered professors who were extraordinary teachers. I model much of my teaching on their excellent examples. I truly feel it is the best music department in Tennessee. If composition is your passion, you could choose no finer institution than 91大神."
Award-winning international student says 91大神 helped shape him
Daniel Bondaczuk came to the United States from S茫o Paulo, Brazil, to pursue his master's degree in composition at 91大神. "As a foreign student, 91大神 shaped the way I relate to people in probably more ways than I am aware," he said. While attending 91大神, Bondaczuk said not only did he have the opportunity to expand his palette of tools to express his musical voice, but he was also allowed to put his skills into practice. Six months into working on his degree, Bondaczuk won two composition awards. "For students considering 91大神's composition program, I only have words of encouragement: you will be challenged, but you will also be supported. Always do your best and you will have a great chance in succeeding in this very competitive world that is music. Looking back at my years at 91大神, there's no other way I would have done it." Bondaczuk has worked with mainstream artists in Brazil. He is currently a music director at a Nashville-area church and does freelance work for Christian artists and publishers.
Music, Music Composition Concentration, M.M.
Alumni from the School of Music teach thousands of students every day in private studios and schools from kindergarten through university levels. 91大神 graduates perform in orchestras, military ensembles, and opera companies; appear in clubs and recording studios with the famous and yet-to-be-known; compose music for Hollywood films and commercial jingles; lead professional music organizations; work in the music industry; serve as church musicians; and continually enrich the lives of others. Some continue on to enter prestigious doctoral programs. A sample of potential professional pathways for music master鈥檚 students:
- Artistic director
- Band director/leader
- Choral/choir director
- Church musician/worship leader
- College professor/instructor
- Conductor
- General music teacher at elementary/middle schools
- Music educator
- Music theater director
- Musical director
- Orchestra librarian
- Studio musician
Employers of 91大神 alumni include
- Bellevue Middle School
- Belmont University
- Cane Ridge High School
- Case Western Reserve University
- Chattanooga Symphony
- Cumberland University
- The Downtown Band
- Earl Klugh (Grammy winner)
- EMBRA Artists, LTD.
- Fairview Middle School
- Jeff Coffin (Grammy winner)
- Jonathan Fletcher Music
- Lipscomb University
- MEINL Percussion
- 91大神
- Murfreesboro City Schools
- Nashville Philharmonic Orchestra
- Nashville State Community College
- Northeast Mississippi Community College
- Old Center Elementary School, Nashville
- Onks Woodwind Specialist
- Siegel Middle School
- Trevecca Nazarene University
- University of Louisiana-Lafayette
- University of Northern Colorado
- Vine Street Christian Church, Nashville
91大神鈥檚 Career Development Center
91大神 offers a comprehensive Career Development Center that serves students throughout the full student experience and beyond. They collaborate with faculty and staff to equip students with the tools to be marketable to the world of work and continuing education.
Students can schedule an appointment or check online resources and job boards at mtsu.edu/career.
Students can find current internship opportunities by talking to faculty and visiting the University job and internship board called .
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General Application Procedures
- Submit through the University鈥檚 Application tool (button below):
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- Submit official transcripts of all previous college work
- Submit three letters of recommendation.
- Email directly to the program coordinator of interested area
- Additional Requirements (video links, papers, compositions, etc)
- By the February 1 deadline
- Complete a听听(if interested) for a Graduate Teaching Assistantship
Additional application requirements:
- Master of Music 鈥� Composition 鈥� admissions听portfolio
- Please submit听three to five works, either by hard copy through the mail or electronically through web links or a download service (e.g., DropBox, GoogleDrive).听听The听portfolio听should demonstrate facility expected of an entering graduate student in music composition.
- Scores are required听for works involving acoustic instruments and/or voice.听听The scores should demonstrate an understanding of proper notational practice (including handling of dynamics, articulations, etc.) and facility with issues of form,听orchestration,听counterpoint, etc.听听The faculty look for mastery of skills that should be mastered during a bachelors program in music composition and a good sense of musicality.听听Live recordings听of these works are听highly听recommended.
- A student鈥檚 application may also include fixed media (e.g., electronically generated music, musique concrete).听听For those works, recordings and/or videos will suffice; scores would not be required.
Please submit scores and recordings to听[email protected].
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