Bachelor’s in Music Performance - Composition

The Bachelor of Music in Performance with a Concentration in Composition at UNC Greensboro is a professional degree that prepares students for diverse careers in music creation, media, publishing, and education. Students spend roughly two-thirds of their coursework on music and will have ample opportunities to perform and showcase their work, as well as collaborate with other areas of the College of Visual and Performing Arts.

About the school of music

The School of Music at UNC Greensboro was ranked #1 in the U.S. by Best Value Schools in 2025.

The UNCG School of Music offers the only comprehensive degrees in music education and music performance in the State of North Carolina, from the undergraduate level through doctoral study.

The school is a member of the National Association of Schools of Music (NASM).

The Bachelor of music in performance- Composition Program Distinctions

The Bachelor of Music in Performance-Composition program at UNC Greensboro stands out due to its unique blend of professional resources, collaborative culture, and high-tech facilities such as:

• Alice Virginia Poe Williams Electronic Music Studios which feature a Mac-based 8.1 surround sound studio and a PC-based 5.1 surround sound studio
• Tew Recital where students can replicate live the exact speaker configurations as the electronic music studios
• Industry-standard tools like Max/MSP, Logic, Ableton Live, and ProTools, alongside unique hardware like vintage 1970s Moog synthesizers and Behringer compact mixers

The program offers a high volume of performance opportunities:

• Over 40 student compositions premiered every single year
• Student Composers Concerts, student recitals, and large ensemble reading sessions
• An Annual New Music Festival
• Composition Concerto Competition, a unique competition specifically allowing student composers to write for and compete with large ensembles

The bachelor’s in Composition Student Experience

The studio maintains a class of about 25 total majors (combining undergraduate and graduate students), fostering an environment where peers actively support and challenge one another.

The bachelor’s in composition program has a long-standing, systemic commitment to elevating underrepresented voices, purposefully diversifying its student composers, guest artists, and musical study models. 

An arts-based living community “Studio 91” in Cone Residence Hall features in-house music practice rooms and a dedicated music composition computer lab right where you sleep.

Student composers regularly collaborate on multimedia projects with the film, dance, and theater departments.

UNCG features a cutting-edge “PopTech” (Popular Music and Technology) concentration. This allows composition students to easily interface with commercial tracks, songwriting, and digital production.

After Graduating with a Bachelor OF MUSIC in Composition

The Bachelor’s in Composition is a highly versatile professional degree that equips you with both advanced creative skills and technical adaptability. Because the modern music landscape values diverse revenue streams, a composition degree prepares you for careers spanning media, live production, tech, and freelance entrepreneurship.

Potential career paths include:

• Video Game Composer
• Film and Television Composer
• Commercial Music Writer
• Production Music Library Contributor
• Music Producer
• Sound Designer
• Audio Engineer/Mixer
• Concert Composer
• Music Director/Conductor
• Performer
• Private Studio Instructor

Apply to Bachelor of Music in Performance, Composition Concentration

Students interested in the Bachelor of Music in Brass Performance complete UNCG’s undergraduate admission process and the School of Music application/audition process.

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