The composition major is designed to welcome students who bring a range of musical backgrounds and experience to their creative work as makers of new music. We recognize that the majority of composers today come from backgrounds in a wide variety of popular genres, K-pop to hip-hop, EDM to Eminem, video games to space operas, rock to reggae, metal to Mariachi<br><br>We embrace all of these, and recognize the important cultural conversations taking place within them. We see ourselves as contributors to that dialogue. <br><br>Composition students compose works for various ensembles, including orchestra, film scores, EDM, song writing etc. We give our students the tools to hit the ground running and seize many opportunities, from creating original work, to working in recording studios, creating their own software, publishing and even creating album artwork.