Program Highlights

All students receive private lessons in addition to attending a weekly composition seminar.
Students have their works performed and recorded at the annual composers’ guild recital.

Sample Careers

Arranger or composer of music for film, television, and media
Music teacher
Arts administration

Music Composition

Why study music composition at Geneseo?

This minor introduces students to the necessary skills for writing music, ranging from a variety of approaches to harmony—classical to contemporary—to the foundations of music technology, techniques of orchestration, and more. Coursework consists of a combination of private lessons, seminars, and lectures as students explore and develop their own compositional style. Over the course of the minor, students compose a portfolio of original works leading to a senior capstone.