USC School of Music
Composition Program

Composition Jury

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Students must satisfactorily pass the Composition Jury for each year enrolled in MUSC 516, 716, or 816 Composition.

At the end of each academic year, all students enrolled in MUSC 516, 716 or 816 are required to complete the composition jury process. The jury is designed to help the composition faculty track a student's development as a composer, progress toward the completion of the degree, and to help prepare them for entry into the profession.

To fulfill the composition jury requirement, composers must submit the following four items:

1. Cover Page: Name, composition teacher(s), and summer contact information (e-mail/phone/address).
2. Works List: List of works composed during the past academic year (title, instrumentation, and duration). Be sure to include a list of works in progress as well.
3. List of Performances/Activities: A list of performances for the past academic year. Please be sure to include participation in related activities such as reading sessions, summer festivals, and so on.
4. Photocopies of Concert Programs: You are expected to collect concert programs from all performances. Please include a program from each performance in your submission.

Please gather the items above together in a folder, and submit them to the Composition Program Coordinator on (or before) the last day of classes of the Spring term. Failure to complete the composition jury process can delay progress toward the completion of the degree.

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Updated: 3/4/05 by Reginald Bain