Music Composition

Music composition is the art of creating music. Composers put together everything from melodies to lyrics to create beautiful pieces.

The Major in Composition program at McGill will provide you with a solid grounding in the basics of classical music composition for instruments and voices, with or without electronics.

You will participate in lecture courses and tutorials, along with private lessons in your final two years. The study of topics related to music theory will help to hone your compositional technique, while the study of topics related to music history helps to develops your critical thinking skills.

Accepted international credentials

Applicants are reviewed on their high school transcript with particular emphasis on yearly averages and results in prerequisite subjects (prerequisite subjects must have been completed during the last two years of high school).

Bologna-signatory countries

The theoretical and practical musical skills you will get out of your degree can be applicable to a range of careers. You could work as a full-time composer or opt to work in related areas such as music education and performance.

You could become a professional:

• Arranger
• Conductor
• Concert and stage composer
• Film composer
• Music instructor
• Music editor