Electronic Music Composition Minor (M.M.)

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The graduate minor in Electronic Music Composition is open to all Hartt M.M. students, including Hartt Composition majors, who want to deepen their musical creative experience and enhance their knowledge of creative music technologies, and electronic/electroacoustic compositional techniques and aesthetics. To complete this minor, the student must register for a letter grade in all courses counting toward the minor and must not receive more than one B- in those courses.

Note: Not all Hartt M.M. degrees will allow completion of this minor within the typical 2 year degree plan.

Admissions process

The student must successfully complete an interview with the chair of the composition department, or a designated faculty member.
The student must then fill out and process the University change of major form. This form requires the signatures of the student’s major advisor, the Composition department chair, and the Academic and Contemporary Studies Division co-director.

Required credits: 12

Required course in the minor for composition majors

COM 563 - Music Technology III 3 credit(s)

Required courses in the minor for all other majors

COM 562 - Music Technology II 3 credit(s)
COM 563 - Music Technology III 3 credit(s)

Electives

6-9 credits chosen from the following:

COM 561 - Music Technology I 3 credit(s)
COM 566 - Introduction to Computer Music 3 credit(s)
COM 572 - Composer’s Ensemble .5 credit(s)
COM 667 - Computer Music Seminar 3 credit(s)
COM 668 - Scoring for Film, TV, and Video 3 credit(s)
MPT 550 - Sound Technology I 3 credit(s)
MPT 551 - Sound Technology II 3 credit(s)
REC 671 - Recital (M.M.) 0-2 credit(s)
REC 672 - Recital (M.M.) 0-2 credit(s)

Note(s):

Relevant Special Topics courses that may be offered from time to time may also be attractive options
within this minor. May be taken with approval of instructor and advisor.

No more than 3 credits used for the M.M. Composition degree may be counted toward the minor.

If a student is enrolled in a major other than composition, and has previously taken electronic music
courses as electives, no more than 3 credits may be counted toward this minor.