Develop Your Artistic Voice: Compose Your Future
The Bachelor of Music in Composition at Fredonia is where bold creativity meets career-ready training. This is a program for artists ready to shape the sound of tomorrow — composers, songwriters, orchestrators, and innovators who aren’t afraid to take risks with their music. At Fredonia, you’ll develop your own unique musical voice while mastering the technical craft of composition, scoring, and arranging. Whether your passion is film scores, video game music, choral works, or contemporary chamber music, you’ll gain the tools to make a living doing what you love. With world-class facilities, personalized instruction, and a collaborative, cross-disciplinary environment, Fredonia prepares you for a meaningful and sustainable career in the arts.
What You’ll Gain
- Artistic Identity Find and refine your unique musical voice through personalized composition instruction.
- Professional Skills Master industry-standard techniques in arranging, orchestration, notation, and electronic media.
- Cross-Disciplinary Experience Collaborate with choreographers, filmmakers, theatre artists, poets, and performers across campus.
- Portfolio Development Build a body of original work for film, video games, concert performance, and more.
- Performance Opportunities Hear your work performed live in student composer concerts and professional recital spaces.
- Mentorship Work one-on-one with expert faculty and join a supportive community of creators and performers.
- Technology Fluency Use professional-grade software and sound labs for composition, scoring, and audio production.
- Entrepreneurial Mindset Learn how to navigate the business side of music and prepare for a career in a changing industry.
- Career Readiness Graduate with real-world experience and connections in composition, education, performance, and production.
