For more information on the Composition program at the University of Hawaiʻi–Manoa, visit our program page here.
Program Requirements
Recital Requirement: A 30–45 minute recital of original works composed during undergraduate studies here.
Portfolio Requirement: At least 7 original works demonstrating the student’s ability to work in various genres, composed during undergraduate studies here. (These may include some works composed prior to entering the MM program.)
Music Requirements
Language Requirement
none
Recital Requirement
A half (30–45) minute recital of original works composed during the master’s studies at UH Mānoa.
Course |
Credits |
| 661 Bibliography & Library Resources in Music | 3 |
| 600b Seminar in Composition | 3 |
| 410e Composer/Performer Collaboration | 1 |
| 488 Contemporary Techniques | 2 |
| 685 Intercultural Composition | 3 |
| 687 Master’s Composition Practicum (3 cr, minimum three semesters) | 9 |
| 680d Advanced Analysis | 3 |
| Choose one from 407 Music Cultures of the World 472 Sound Systems of World Musics 478 Musical Cultures 479 Topics in Ethnomusicology 670_ Regional Music (B) Asia; (C) Oceania |
3 |
| 695 Masters Plan B Project An original composition of substantial duration for large ensemble, and an accompanying paper |
3 |
| Minimum Credits in Music | 30 |