Spring 2027

Advanced Composition

Advanced individual composition instruction requiring instructor consent for first-time enrollment.

offering recorded2–4 credits
Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 Laura Schwendinger3.6/5

Summary

What you’ll be able to do

  • Develop ability to express musical ideas in a coherent and effective manner

  • Demonstrate grasp of melodic construction, harmonic voicing, counterpoint, and other compositional skills

  • Develop ability to express oneself in various musical textures (monophonic, homophonic, heterophonic, contrapuntal)

  • Practice composing musical threads that are held together in successful rhythmic composites, using a variety of rhythms

  • Demonstrate progressing ambition in the creation of your compositions in length and size of ensemble, focusing on skills needed to compose orchestral compositions and large choral works, or extended digital audio workstation (DAW) works of longer lengths

Source: UW Guide

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Prerequisites

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MUS PERF 449

  • MUS PERF 449
MUSPERF 449

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  • MUS PERF 449

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Spring 2027

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SectionModeEnrolled / capacityWaitlist
IND 046Classroom Instruction0 / 50
IND 146Classroom Instruction0 / 50

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Student experience

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Advanced individual composition instruction. Instructor consent is required for students enrolling for the first time.

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Topics

  • Melodic construction, harmonic voicing, and counterpoint
  • Musical textures: monophonic, homophonic, heterophonic, and contrapuntal
  • Rhythmic composites and variety of rhythms
  • Orchestral compositions, large choral works, and extended DAW works

Skills

  • Expressing musical ideas in a coherent and effective manner
  • Expressing oneself in various musical textures including monophonic, homophonic, heterophonic, and contrapuntal styles
  • Composing musical threads held together in successful rhythmic composites using a variety of rhythms
  • Composing orchestral compositions, large choral works, or extended digital audio workstation (DAW) works

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MUSPERF 449 · Spring 2027

Advanced Composition

Recorded 2026-10-14
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