Undergraduate Composition Portfolio

  1. All composition majors are to maintain a portfolio that includes completed works, recordings, a list of works and performances, and other related documents (vita, concert programs, reviews, etc.).
  2. The BM Composition portfolio must include at least six substantial works that reflect a variety of media, forms, and techniques, including at least one of each of the following:
    1. solo work
    2. work for voice(s), with or without accompaniment
    3. work for chamber ensemble (five or more performers)
    4. work that demonstrates facility with larger forms (e.g., a multi-movement work)
    5. electroacoustic, computer, and/or intermedia work
    6. work that incorporates structured improvisation in an organic way; score may include pictographic, graphic, or text-based elements to convey performance information.
  3. Additionally, the portfolio must demonstrate proficiency composing for all instrumental families (woodwinds, brass, strings, piano, and percussion).
  4. It is expected that students will regularly review the content of their composition portfolios with their composition instructor in order to ensure that there are no deficiencies.
  5. All works included in the portfolio must receive public performances prior to graduation; works used to fulfill the above requirements that have not been performed prior to the senior capstone hearing and final portfolio review must be included in the senior capstone presentation.

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