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University of California, Santa Barbara
Creative Studies: Music Composition B.A.

Writing scores of original works required. Also offered in the College of Letters and Science (Music, B.A./B.M.). The music composition program in the College of Creative Studies aspires to an understanding of the idioms and techniques of today's concert hall, but in an age where consumption and production of music are rapidly changing, keeps an open ear to new music applications everywhere. Students write a lot of music in this program, which is geared toward preparing them for graduate school or for careers as professional composers.

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