An introduction to the fundamental materials of a variety of music, including Western concert music, jazz, and popular music. Course activities center around interrelated theoretical, compositional, ...

Many of our musicology courses - including music history courses, as well as courses that explore music and technology - do not have prerequisites and are open to all W&M students. Several meet COLL ...

Undergraduate composition majors begin their studies immediately with individual private lessons and weekly attendance at composition seminars. The program aims to build a solid technical and musical ...

When John Cage offered a music-composition course at Black Mountain College in the summer of 1952, nobody signed up for it. Apparently the students knew that the coursework would consist entirely of ...

Find and develop your own compositional voice and learn how to turn your musical ideas into dynamic performances and published works. Students hone their skills in styles they are passionate about ...