Music Schools for Composition
You’re on your way to finding the perfect music program. Here you’ll find a complete list of Composition music schools, Composition music colleges and additional Composition Music programs. What are you looking for in an Composition music school? This selection of top Composition. music schools and Composition. music conservatories can help you whether you are looking to study performance, music education, jazz studies, composition and more. If you represent a music program and would like to update/add your information, please contact us. Bridge to Music is a must-have resource for all prospective music students, parents, teachers, and musicians of all levels.
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Banff Centre
Banff AK T1L 1H5Music & Sound programs at The Banff Centre are dedicated to supporting both emerging and mid-career artists, and to providing each participant with personalized and individualized artistic direction. more…
New York NY 10027Set in one of the world’s greatest cities, Manhattan School of Music has contributed to the vibrant culture of New York City for over 85 years. It is one of the premier private music conservatorie more…
Bard College Conservatory of Music
Annadale-on-Hudson NY 12504We are a Conservatory for the 21st Century. The Bard College Conservatory of Music takes an innovative approach to educating the musicians of the 21st Century. Blending a beautiful setting along the H more…
Brooklyn College – City University of New York
Brooklyn NY 11210The Conservatory of Music at Brooklyn College (CUNY) is among New YorkCity’s leading institutions in the training of musicians and musiceducators. Students study more…
Brooklyn Conservatory of Music
Brooklyn NY 11217Brooklyn Conservatory of Music opened its doors in 1897, and added its Flushing campus in 1955, making it one of the oldest and largest community schools of the arts in the nation. Its founding missio more…
Burgos International Music Festival
Pleasentville NY 10570Burgos International Music Festival, in collaboration with the City of Burgos and representatives of Summit Music Festival, is launching its second season in Spain between the dates of July 3 – July 1 more…
Center for Preparatory Studies in Music (Queens College)
Flushing NY 11367The Center for Preparatory Studies in Music(CPSM) offers a complete program of instruction for young musicians, ages 3 through 18, who wish to develop performance skills and an understanding of music more…
Colgate University
Hamilton NY 13346-1398Music at Colgate is exciting! It will open new doors for you in the creative and performing arts. Not only are there excellent performing opportunities, but the music department also focuses on traini more…
Casper College
Casper WY 82601Casper College is a publicly supported educational institution serving approximately 4,000 full- and part-time students. Casper College, Wyoming’s oldest two-year institution, was founded in 19 more…
Marshall University
Huntington WV 25755Named after John Marshall, the great Chief Justice of the United States, Marshall Academy was established in 1837. Marshall became a university in 1961 and has since grown tremendously, particularly more…
West Virginia University – Morgantown
Morgantown WV 25606-6111With WVU’s 179 degree programs and hundreds of student organizations, you can customize your college experience to suit your goals for the future. Watch our student video diaries to see how some more…
Abilene Christian University
Abilene TX 79699The mission of the ACU Music Department is to prepare musicians for service and leadership throughout the world. A dedicated and talented faculty work with students in a caring, Christian envir more…
University of Wisconsin – Madison
Madison WI 53706-1483University of Wisconsin School of Music is a world-renowned university and an intimate, comprehensive School of Music. The University of Wisconsin-Madison is one of the top 10 public universities in t more…
University of Wisconsin -Milwaukee
Milwaukee WI 53201In a beautiful neighborhood near Lake Michigan and only minutes from downtown Milwaukee, UWM offers an ideal cultural environment for aspiring young musicians. With 26 full-time and 20 adjunct profess more…
University of Wisconsin – Superior
Superior WI 54880Designated as Wisconsin’s Public Liberal Arts College, UW-Superior is a four-year university offering a challenging liberal arts education combined with solid professional training. We do that by more…
Wausau Conservatory of Music Inc.
Wausau WI 54402-0606The Wausau Conservatory of Music is distinguished and celebrated for its excellence in music education and performance. The Wausau Conservatory of Music creates an appreciation of music for the commun more…
Eastern Washington University
Cheney WA 99004-2447Eastern Washington University is a regional, comprehensive public university located in Cheney, Washington, with programs also offered in Bellevue, Everett, Kent, Seattle, Shoreline, Spokane, Tacoma, more…
Midsummer Musical Retreat
Seattle WA 98125The Midsummer Musical Retreat Society is a non-profit organization whose purpose is to promote the performance of orchestral, choral, wind ensemble, and chamber music by amateur and professional music more…
Pacific Lutheran University
Tacoma WA 98447The music program at PLU strives to provide every student at the university with a meaningful and enriching arts experience, ranging from non-major private lessons or ensemble participation to core c more…
Port Townsend Jazz Workshop
Port Townsend WA 98368Whether you’re a playing professional, aspiring professional, or committed avocational player, the weeklong workshop at Jazz Port Townsend, is the perfect opportunity to meet other excellent mus more…
University of Puget Sound
Tacoma WA 98416-1076We have played an important role in defining the uniqueness and distinction of this university since 1893. Today we offer programs in both professional studies (music performance, music education, an more…
University of Idaho
Moscow ID 83844The Lionel Hampton School of Music, so designated in 1987 in honor of the eminent American jazz musician, is an accredited institutional member of the National Association of Schools of Music. Es more…
East Carolina University
Greenville NC 27858-4353The East Carolina University School of Music is one of the premier music schools in the Southeast with recognized and comprehensive music programs. At East Carolina, you are a part of an inte more…
Washington State University
Pullman WA 99164-5300Established in 1901, the School of Music at Washington State University is recognized for excellence in undergraduate and graduate studies in music. WSU has an internationally recognized faculty and o more…
Western Washington University
Bellingham WA 98225-9009As a musician, you have a unique gift and great potential. As a student, you need a place where you can develop that gift and discover where it might lead you, a place where you can be both encouraged more…
Whitworth University
Spokane WA 99251Whitworth’s Music Department, accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music, offers excellent training for majors and non-majors alike in this vital part of the liberal arts. With it more…
University of Vermont
Burlington VT 5405On a hill overlooking the shores of Lake Champlain, at the foot of the Green Mountains, the University of Vermont combines faculty-student relationships most commonly found in a small liberal arts col more…
Yellow Barn Music School and Festival
Putney VT 5346Outstanding students and young professionals — individuals and pre-formed ensembles — join a renowned faculty of dedicated artist-teachers for an in-depth exploration of the rich chamber music liter more…
Yellow Barn Young Artist Program
Putney VT 5346Founded in 1998, Yellow Barn’s Young Artists Program brings together up to 28 advanced young instrumentalists and composers from across the country for a rigorous and exciting 18-day chamber music wor more…
Community Music School of the Piedmont
Upperville VA 20185The Community Music School of the Piedmont has been in operation in Virginia since 1994. We offer a wide range of group classes, ensemble programs, individual instruction, and music therapy. In additi more…
James Madison University School of Music
Harrisonburg VA 22807Students at the School of Music at James Madison University enjoy the best of both musical and academic worlds. Madison is a highly selective state liberal arts university, having received almost more…
Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond VA 23284-2526More than 300 students are enrolled in the VCU Department of Music where they pursue studies as music educators, instrumental soloists, opera singers, chamber musicians and more. VCU Music has great o more…
Brigham Young University
Provo UT 84602One of the lasting traditions of Brigham Young University has always been its strong cultural emphasis and support of the fine arts. Historically, the music department at BYU has been one of its shini more…
University of Utah
Salt Lake City UT 84112-9057Situated at the prestigious location on the northwest corner of Presidents Circle, David Gardner Hall is among the finest educational music facilities in the world. Libby Gardner Concert Hall, a 700-s more…
Baylor University
Waco TX 76798-7408The mission of the School of Music is to educate men and women for the music professions of the church and of the world by providing them with an integrated educational and artistic atmosphere which p more…
Hardin-Simmons University
Abilene TX 79698The School of Music serves as a professional school offering Bachelor of Music and Master of Music degrees to prepare students for careers in music education, church music, performance, and theory/com more…
Central Washington University
Ellensburg WA 98926Thinking about attending CWU as a music major? Then you need to audition! The audition is necessary to be accepted into a music major or minor degree program. Being accepted into the university d more…
Texas Christian University
Fort Worth TX 76129The School of Music is housed in TCU’s Ed Landreth Hall and the Mary D. and F. Howard Walsh Center for Performing Arts. Ed Landreth Hall contains teaching, practice, and rehearsal facilities as we more…
Texas State University – San Marcos
San Marcos TX 78666Texas State’s School of Music is an exciting place–a place where you can feel at home–a place where you can reach your full potential. We hope that you will be among those talented students who more…
Texas Tech University
Lubbock TX 79409-5005The School of Music at Texas Tech University prepares professional musicians and educators, provides every student at the University a chance to experience music, and serves as a center of musical art more…
New York NY 10023Juilliard’s central mission is to educate talented performing musicians, dancers and actors so that they may achieve the highest artistic standards, as well as become leaders in their professions. more…
University of Texas – Arlington
Arlington TX 76019The University of Texas at Arlington is a comprehensive research, teaching, and public service institution whose mission is the advancement of knowledge and the pursuit of excellence. The University i more…
University of Texas – Austin
Austin TX 78712The University of Texas at Austin is a major research university home to more than 48,000 students, 2,700 faculty and 19,000 staff members. What Starts Here Changes the World. Connecting the values an more…
University of Texas – San Antonio
TX 78249Although UTSA is a young university, the Department of Music has established a reputation as a leader among Texas university programs. With approximately 300 undergraduate and graduate music majors, t more…
Belmont University
Nashville TN 37212-3757Located in the heart of Nashville, just a few steps from Music Row, Belmont University is one of the largest private universities in Tennessee. It is dedicated to providing an academically challenging more…
Vanderbilt University
Nashville TN 37212-1727The Blair School of Music serves as a focal point within Vanderbilt University for the study of music as a human endeavor and as a performing art. Music offers to all persons a medium for the expressi more…
Lee University
Cleveland TN 37320-3450Welcome to the Lee University School of Music. At Lee, every student has the opportunity to develop their musical skills, academic gifting, and spiritual calling. We invite you to join us in pursuit o more…
Sewanee University Dept. of Music
SewaneeTN 37383 TNThe Department of Music provides students with a wide variety of opportunities to cultivate their musical interests. Students are welcome to perform in the University Choir, Orchestra or Jazz Band, ta more…
University of Memphis
Memphis TN 38152Internationally recognized for artistic and academic excellence, the Rudi E. Scheidt School of Music at the University of Memphis is a comprehensive music school that offers a full complement of under more…
Community Music School of Rudi E. Scheidt School of Music
Memphis TN 38152-4090With an enrollment of over 1,000 students, the Community Music School of the Rudi E. Scheidt School of Music is the most vital community music school in the mid-south. Our faculty are the most dedicat more…
Lamar University
Beaumont TX 77710The Music Division is dedicated to excellence within the discipline by providing quality undergraduate and graduate instruction. The Division seeks to develop competencies to the highest level in the more…
University of Tennessee – Chattanooga
Chattanooga TN 37403=Welcome to the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Department of Music. The Department of Music has been a member of the National Association of Schools of Music since 1933. As one of the larg more…
American River Community College
Sacramento CA 95841Applied music is individualized instruction for music majors. American River College has offered applied music for several years. Traditionally, our students have been responsible for payment to their more…
Augustana College
Rock Island IL 61201-2296Augustana College has a reputation for preparing outstanding music educators. Students participating in this vibrant program are drawn to the small class size and the individual attention they receive more…
Benedictine University
Lisle IL 60532The music program and its courses are designed to: 1. Provide opportunities to better understand and appreciate various kinds of music and their relationships to culture, education and history; 2. Com more…
Bradley University
Peoria IL 61625The Department of Music at Bradley University offers Bachelor of Music degrees in Performance, Music Education, and Composition. There is also a Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in Music and a Bac more…
Chicago College of Performing Arts
Chicago IL 60605Chicago College of Performing Arts brings together its professional degree programs in The Music Conservatory and The Theatre Conservatory. CCPA provides professional training for actors, musicians, a more…
University of the Pacific – Brubeck Institute
Stockston CA 95211The Brubeck Institute was established by the University of the Pacific in 2000 to honor its distinguished alumni Dave and Iola Brubeck. The Institute is the realization of the Brubeck’s lifelong dedic more…
College of Lake Country
Grayslake IL 60030Welcome to the College of Lake County Music Department where you will find opportunities to study vocal and instrumental music. At CLC you can participate in our renowned Jazz Ensemble and Wind Ensemb more…
Everett Community College
Everett WA 98201Students interested in pursuing music studies at EvCC will find a number of opportunities in private instruction and performance groups, in addition to foundation coursework in music appreciation, more…
Cabrillo College
Aptos CA 95003The music curriculum provides a program for the student who wishes to (1) pursue an advanced degree in music, (2) become a professional musician, (3) prepare for a career in public school teaching, (4 more…
Cal Poly State University
San Luis Obispo CA 93407The Bachelor of Arts in Music offered at Cal Poly introduces a student to the role of music in today’s world, helps form personal goals, and provides the discipline, skills and knowledge to accomp more…
California ASTA Summer Institute of Music
Venice CA 90291California State Solo Competitions are held every year, while the National Solo Competitions are normally held every other year. This round however, is an exception. An additional year was added so more…
Arrowbear Music Camp
Running Springs CA 92382At Arrowbear we are proud to offer summer camp programs for youth of various ages who love to make music. We focus on creating a healthy, fun atmosphere for anyone who wants to come to the mountains a more…
California Capitol Chamber Music Workshop
Sacramento CA 95819-6015As a student at California State University, Sacramento, you are an integral part of one of the top-ranked regional universities in the Western United States. Faculty and students come from across the more…
California State University – Bakersfield
Bakersfield CA 93311The Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in Music offers comprehensive training in performance, theory and history, all intended to prepare students for careers in professional music, teaching, or rel more…
California State University – Fullerton
Fullerton CA 92834The Department of Music offers a thriving and dynamic spectrum of degree options from a minor in music to a variety of master’s programs. Degree programs have been carefully developed to prepare more…
California State University – Los Angeles
Los Angeles CA 90032The Music Department of California State University, Los Angeles is committed to providing the most effective environment in which students are prepared artistically, intellectually and pragmatically more…
California State University – Monterey Bay
Seaside CA 93955Music and Performing Arts helps students prepare for careers as performance artists, recording technicians, and music teachers. Our goal is provide students with music and performing arts skills and k more…
California State University Summer Arts
Long Beach CA 90802-4210Summer Arts offers two-week long workshops in theatre, dance, music, visual arts, creative writing, new media, and arts education. All workshops carry three units of transferable undergraduate or gra more…
California Summer Music
San Francisco CA 94127CALIFORNIA SUMMER MUSIC offers an intensive musical experience with a small student to teacher ratio of seven to one. Through frequent private lessons and daily ensemble coaching, CSM’s world-class fa more…
Colburn School
Los Angeles CA 90012The Colburn School provides music, dance and drama training from the introductory to the advanced level to students from preschool to adult. For more than 50 years, the School has had an open enrollme more…
Boston MA 02215Founded in 1945, Berklee College of Music is the world’s largest independent music college and the premier institution for the study of contemporary music. The college’s 3,800 students and 460 more…
Butler University
Indianapolis IN 46208Butler University offers the broad range of musical opportunities you’d expect at a conservatory or a larger school coupled with the rigorous education of a liberal-arts institution. Personal atte more…
Crowden School
Berkeley CA 94702The Crowden School is a middle school for children in grades four through eight. We combine a rigorous academic curriculum with a distinguished chamber music program for students of strings, piano and more…
Boston Conservatory
Boston MA 02215Stylistic versatility is a distinct advantage for the aspiring musician. As professionals, students will need real performance experience in a variety of musical styles and settings.Students wil more…
Diablo Valley College
Pleasant Hill CA 94523The Music Major Transfer Program is a comprehensive program of theory, literature and performance in which musicians complete lower-division requirements in preparation for transfer to four-year inst more…
Cuesta College
San Luis Obispo CA 93401Cuesta College is a two-year community institution located in the heart of the Chorro Valley on the beautiful Central Coast of California. It is a fully accredited and premier community college which more…
Brandeis University
Waltham MA 02454-9110The Brandeis Department of Music offers students the opportunity to experience music as both scholarship and a process of creation and performance. We believe in uniting musical excellence with intell more…
Fresno City College
Fresno CA 93741Here is what we the FCC Music Department can offer you: • An extensive lower division Music Major course of study, to enhance your entry into a university level program. • Courses for the g more…
Humboldt State University
Arcata CA 95521The Music Department at Humboldt State is committed to providing quality education directed to individual student needs. In our department students: more…
Brookline Music School
Brookline MA 02445Brookline Music School, a private, nonprofit community school for the arts, is the oldest and largest cultural institution in Brookline. Founded in 1924 by the Brookline Public Schools, the School bec more…
Albion College
Albion MI 49224Music is one of the oldest disciplines in the liberal arts, and one of the traditional fields of knowledge. Integration with other disciplines is represented well within the department, for music b more…
Albertson College of Idaho
Caldwell ID 83605-4432The educational opportunities in the Music Department are a result of the combination of talents, education and interests of the faculty in the department. It is that dynamic that we tailor to the more…
University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire
Shell Lake WI 54871The performing arts enjoy an enviable reputation at UW-Eau Claire. We offer an outstanding undergraduate education for aspiring musicians and theatre professionals and also serve as a primary cultura more…
Winchester VA 22601Shenandoah University’s world-renowned Shenandoah Conservatory offers intense, specialized, professional training in music, theatre and dance. Students work with a faculty of active professio more…
Merit School of Music
Chicago IL 60607Merit School of Music provides high-quality music education to students in metropolitan Chicago. Its primary goals are to help young people achieve their full musical potential, to remove economic bar more…
Simpson University
Redding CA 96003Music at Simpson is widely recognized as offering a premier education for vocal, piano and instrumental students. We offer a program of instruction for students preparing to teach music, as well as f more…
Eastern Illinois University
Charleston IL 61920The nationally accredited Department of Music takes pride in its tradition of providing exceptional training for music educators, performers, and composers. Our highly-qualified faculty is deeply comm more…
University of Wisconsin – Parkside
Kenosha WI 53141-2000The University of Wisconsin-Parkside Music Department offers a comprehensive program that services the needs of Music majors who plan a lifelong career in music, as well as those students who pursue m more…
Elmhurst College
Elmhurst IL 60126Elmhurst’s music programs lead to careers in all aspects of the industry, including music business, teaching, and performance. more…
Northwest College
Powell WY 82435Northwest College offers different degrees for students majoring in music. Most students planning to transfer as music education or music performance majors will find the requirements of the Associate more…
Sheridan College
Sheridan WY 82801A Sheridan College experience enhances your subsequent life experiences by providing a richer context for all future endeavors; from raising a family to serving your community, as well as in your care more…
Illinois State University
Normal IL 61790-2200Our mission is to nurture and develop the talent and potential of each of our students, engaging them in rigorous training, to produce the best possible musicians, educators and individuals possible. more…
Longy School of Music
Cambridge MA 02138The Longy School of Music, founded in 1915, is a degree-granting Conservatory located near Harvard Square in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The School serves roughly 200 undergraduate and graduate student more…
Illinois Wesleyan Universiity
Bloomington IL 61702-2900The School of Music at Illinois Wesleyan offers an intensive program of study based on a tradition of excellence and, at the same time, forward-looking and flexible curricula geared to the needs of th more…
Midwest Young Artists Chamber-Music Camp in Lake Forest, IL
Highwood IL 60040Midwest Young Artists (MYA) is the largest and most comprehensive youth ensemble music program in the Midwest. Founded in 1993 with one orchestra, MYA currently reaches over 600 students from 74 citie more…
Millikin University
Decauter IL 62522Our mission statement is clear, to develop the whole musician – artistically, intellectually, and technically through the integration of theory and practice. To that end, our faculty is dedicated to e more…
St. Mary of the Woods College
St Mary of the Woods IN 47876The Music Area functions as part of the Department of Performing and Visual Arts within the liberal arts framework of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College. The Music Area is dedicated to offering undergrad more…
Music Arts School
Highland Park IL 60035The mission of Music Arts School is to provide outstanding music instruction, helping students develop their artistic skills, foster their cognitive and creative growth, and experience the joy and enr more…