皮博迪在快乐和支持的氛围中为年轻作曲家提供专家指导和严格的专业培训。我们认为，音乐家可以从一种鼓励他们发现和培养自己的表达声音的环境中获得最大的利益，这种声音是独特而个性化的，不受朝向一种或另一种风格的压力的束缚。我们还认为，让学生有机会听到他们演奏的音乐是至关重要的，并且作为一个系，我们为学生提供了大量的表演机会。这些活动包括每年最多六个部门的独奏音乐会，全年与Peabody顶级交响乐团的多次朗诵，以及与管弦乐团和合唱团的年度朗诵。每年与Peabody备受赞誉的个人乐器部门合作进行特别表演。此外，屡获殊
Peabody provides expert guidance and rigorous professional training to young composers in a congenial and supportive atmosphere. We feel that musicians can benefit best from an environment in which they are encouraged to discover and nurture their own expressive voices, one which is unique and personal, unencumbered by pressures toward one style or another. We also believe that it is essential for students to have the opportunity to hear their music performed, and, as a department, we furnish a great deal of performance opportunities to our students. These include up to six departmental recitals annually, multiple readings with Peabody's top symphony orchestra throughout the year, and annual reading sessions with the wind ensemble and choir. Each year there are special performances in collaboration with Peabody's acclaimed individual instrumental departments. Additionally, the award-winning chamber music program selects a number of composition students to write works which are rehearsed by established Peabody chamber groups throughout the year. Many of the groups go on to professional careers.