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CIP PROGRAM: 50.0904
Music Theory and Composition.

Summary: A program that focuses on the study of the principles of sound manipulation as applied to the creation of music, and the techniques of creating and arranging music. Includes instruction in aural theory, melody, counterpoint, complex harmony, modulation, chromatics, improvisation, progressions, musical writing, instrumentation, orchestration, electronic and computer applications, studies of specific musical styles, and development of original creative ability.

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National Completion Rate Trends

Year Associate'sBachelor'sMaster's
2020 100 579 334
2021 125 595 310
2022 129 656 294
2023 98 718 279
2024 89 707 344
Change -2.00% +24.01% -16.47%

Related CIPs

50 VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS.
50.09 Music.
50.0901 Music, General.
50.0902 Music History, Literature, and Theory.
50.0903 Music Performance, General.
50.0904 Music Theory and Composition.
50.0905 Musicology and Ethnomusicology.
50.0906 Conducting.
50.0907 Keyboard Instruments.
50.0908 Voice and Opera.
50.0910 Jazz/Jazz Studies.
50.0911 Stringed Instruments.
50.0912 Music Pedagogy.
50.0913 Music Technology.
50.0914 Brass Instruments.
50.0915 Woodwind Instruments.
50.0916 Percussion Instruments.
50.0917 Sound Arts.
50.0999 Music, Other.

Institutions granting degrees in Music Theory and Composition.

Institution Degrees Granted (2024)5-Year Change

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