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The composition area at the Michigan State University College of Music is guided by a faculty with diverse and extensive artistic and pedagogical experience. Classes focus on traditional and contemporary aspects of the craft and technique of music composition within a program that allows for extensive exploration of related areas of music: theory, pedagogy, jazz, world music, computer music, aesthetics, conducting and performance. Strong instrumental studios ensure support for a wide range of performance opportunities available to composers in the program, including three concert series featuring contemporary music, two of which focus exclusively on works by student composers. Studio classes led by faculty, students, and a wide range of visiting composers and performers help foster a lively and serious discourse, complementing the curricular offerings of the area.

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