Advance your music writing skills as you work with ensembles, filmmakers, video game and virtual reality creators, choreographers, and writers and directors of theatre and music theatre productions.
Program Features
- Study with an award-winning faculty
- Have your works performed in concerts and readings by NYU ensembles
- Collaborate with music performance and music technology students in our state-of-the-art recording and production facilities
- Take part in weekly Composers Forums
- Build your professional network through guided internships with performing arts organizations, theatres, and music industry companies in NYC
Loading...
We do not share your info with third parties and you may unsubscribe at any time.
Degrees Offered
- BM in Music Theory and Composition, with optional concentrations in Screen Scoring and Songwriting
- MM in Music Theory and Composition, with optional concentrations in Screen Scoring and Songwriting
- PhD in Music Performance and Composition: Composers
Careers
Join alumni who have secured coveted positions as conductors, composers, producers, recording engineers, and scorers for film, music theatre, and traditional venues. Graduates of the PhD are professors of music in leading institutions in the US and abroad.
Equity and Belonging at NYU Steinhardt
Our community of students brings a spectrum of identities, experiences, and viewpoints. We strive to create a supportive learning environment that provides opportunity for all, where everyone can thrive by seeing the world through many perspectives, regardless of race and ethnicity, nationality, class, sex, gender identity and expression, ability, faith/belief, sexual orientation, and age.
Financial Aid
Our goal is to make Steinhardt an option for everyone, including underrepresented populations, international students, and people with special challenges on their path to higher education. Your financial aid picture may include our many scholarship opportunities, federal aid, funding packages, and more.
Please note that our photos were taken before the COVID-19 pandemic. We take the safety of our community very seriously, and our current precautions for in-person activities include required mask use, social distancing, and regular testing.