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Areas
- All Areas
- Brass
- Composition
- Conducting
- Jazz Studies
- Keyboard
- Music Education
- Music Theory
- Musicology / Ethnomusicology
- Percussion
- Strings
- Vocal Arts
- Woodwinds
- Chamber Music
- Summer Programs
Prospective Students
Thank you for your interest in studying music composition at MSU. Select an option below to discover more about the variety dynamic offering and opportunities available to students. We also invite you to contact our faculty or the College of Music’s Admissions Office if you have any specific questions.
Degrees and Programs
Students can earn bachelor‘s, master’s and doctoral degrees in composition
Opportunities
Explore possibilities with the Premieres Concert series highlighting student composers and improvisation workshops and more.
Guest Artists
Regular visits by prominent composers, sound artists, and performers enrich student experiences.
Applied Lessons and Courses
Studies are focused on student's creative output through applied lessons, course work and studio class participation
Funding and Scholarships
Undergraduate and graduate students and earn opportunities for merit scholarships, assistantships and fellowships.
Student Accomplishments
Browse a variety of documented honors garnered by MSU Composition students