BACHELOR OF MUSIC IN COMPOSITION
Conservatory of Music
BACHELOR OF MUSIC IN COMPOSITION
Conservatory of Music
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
Bachelor of Music in Composition trains a student to be a composer in the realm of art/serious music. Compositions for solo instruments, ensemble, orchestra, voice, choir, Filipino indigenous, and non-conventional mediums are to be created within the four-year program.
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
Composer
Arranger / Orchestrator
Musical directors
Music theory specialist
Music researcher
Music entrepreneur
Cultural workers
PROGRAM CURRICULUM
FIRST YEAR (2 TERMS)
First Year – First Term
| Abbreviation | Description | Lec. Hrs. | Lab. Hrs. | Units | Pre-Requisites | Category |
| APP-MAJ 1 | Applied Major I | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||
| APP-MIN | Applied Minor 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| FIL 1 | Komunikasyon sa Akademikong Filipino | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
| ENG 1 | Introduction to College English | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
| MUS-LIST 1 | Music Listening I | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| PHIST | Philippine History | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
| RUD 1 | Rudiments of Music | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
| SOL 1 | Solfeggio I | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||
| THY 1 | Contextualized Salvation History | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
| TOTAL | 21 | 0 | 21 |
First Year – Second Term
| Abbreviation | Description | Lec. Hrs. | Lab. Hrs. | Units | Pre-Requisites | Category |
| APP-MAJ 1 2 | Applied Major I 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||
| APP-MIN | Applied Minor 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| ENG 2 | Reading and Thinking Skills for Academic Study | 3 | 0 | 3 | ENG 1 | |
| FIL 2 | Pagbasa at Pagsulat Tungo sa Pananaliksik | 3 | 0 | 3 | FIL 1 | |
| MUS-LIST 2 | Music Listening II | 1 | 0 | 1 | MUS-LIST 1 | |
| PGC | Philippine Government and Constitution | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
| RUD 2 | Rudiments of Music | 3 | 0 | 3 | RUD 1 | |
| SOL 2 | Solfeggio II | 2 | 0 | 2 | SOL 1 | |
| THY 2 | Church and Sacraments | 3 | 0 | 3 | THY 1 | |
| TOTAL | 21 | 0 | 21 |
SECOND YEAR (2 TERMS)
Second Year – First Term
| Abbreviation | Description | Lec. Hrs. | Lab. Hrs. | Units | Pre-Requisites | Category |
| APP-MAJ 2 | Applied Major II | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||
| APP-MIN 3 | Applied Minor 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| CTRPT 1 | Counterpoint 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | RUD 2 | |
| ENG 3 | Academic Writing Skills | 3 | 0 | 3 | ENG 2 | |
| HOM1 | History of Music I | 1 | 0 | 1 | MUS-LIST 2 | |
| L-ENS | Large Ensemble I1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
| NS 201 | Biological Science | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
| PHL 5 | Christian Ethics | 2 | 0 | 2 | THY 2 | |
| SOL 3 | Solfeggio III | 3 | 0 | 3 | SOL 2 | |
| THR 1 | Theory I | 2 | 0 | 2 | RUD 2 | |
| TOTAL | 21 | 0 | 21 |
Second Year – Second Term
| Abbreviation | Description | Lec. Hrs. | Lab. Hrs. | Units | Pre-Requisites | Category |
| APP-MAJ 2 | Applied Major I 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||
| APP-MIN | Applied Minor 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| CTRPT 2 | Counterpoint II | 1 | 0 | 1 | CTRPT 1 | |
| ENG 4 | Reading and Thinking Skills for Academic Study | 3 | 0 | 3 | ENG 3 | |
| HOM 2 | History of Music II | 3 | 0 | 3 | HOM 1 | |
| L-ENS | Large Ensemble I 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||
| NS 104 | Earth Science | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
| SCL 3 | The Social Teachings of the Church | 3 | 0 | 3 | PHL 5 | |
| SOL 4 | Solfeggio IV | 2 | 0 | 2 | SOL 3 | |
| THR 2 | Theory II | 2 | 0 | 2 | THR I | |
| TOTAL | 27 | 0 | 27 |
THIRD YEAR (2 TERMS)
Third Year – First Term
| Abbreviation | Description | Lec. Hrs. | Lab. Hrs. | Units | Pre-Requisites | Category |
| APP-MAJ 3 | Applied Major III | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||
| BR-ENS 1 | Brass Ensemble | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| HOM3 | History of Music III | 2 | 0 | 2 | HOM 2 | |
| L-ENS | Large Ensemble II 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||
| LIT 101A | World Literatures | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
| MUS-ED 1 | Introduction to Music Education | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
| PHL MUS | Philippine Music | 2 | 0 | 2 | MUS-LIST 2 | |
| SCL 9 | Marriage and Family | 3 | 0 | 3 | SCL 3 | |
| SOL 5 | Solfeggio III | 2 | 0 | 3 | SOL 2 | |
| THR 3 | Theory 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | THR 2 | |
| TOTAL | 23 | 0 | 23 |
Third Year – Second Term
| Abbreviation | Description | Lec. Hrs. | Lab. Hrs. | Units | Pre-Requisites | Category |
| APP-MAJ 3 | Applied Major III 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||
| ASN MUS | Asian Music | 2 | 0 | 2 | PHIL MUS | |
| BR-ENS 2 | Brass Ensemble II | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| HUM 1 | Art, Man, and Society | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
| L-ENS | Large Ensemble I 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||
| LIT 102 A | Philippine Literatures | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
| MIDI-BAS | Midi Basics | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||
| PHL 2/102 | Logic | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
| SOL 6 | Solfeggio VI | 2 | 0 | 2 | SOL 5 | |
| THR 4 | Theory IV | 2 | 0 | 2 | THR 3 | |
| TOTAL | 22 | 0 | 22 |
FOURTH YEAR (2 TERMS)
Fourth Year – First Term
| Abbreviation | Description | Lec. Hrs. | Lab. Hrs. | Units | Pre-Requisites | Category |
| APP-MAJ 4 | Applied Major IV | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||
| FAA 1 | Forms and Analysis I | 3 | 0 | 3 | THR 4
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| LIT 103 | Survey of World Literature I | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
| MATH 101 | College Algebra | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
| MUS-ELE 1 | Elective I | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||
| ORCH 1 | Orchestration I 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | THR 4 | |
| PSY 1 | General Psychology | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
| SAC MUS | Sacred Music 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | RUD 2 | |
| SOL 7 | Solfeggio VII | 2 | 0 | 2 | SOL 6 | |
| THR 5 | Theory V | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||
| TOTAL | 20 | 0 | 20 |
Fourth Year – Second Term
| Abbreviation | Description | Lec. Hrs. | Lab. Hrs. | Units | Pre-Requisites | Category |
| APP-MAJ 4 2 | Applied Major IV 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||
| FAA 2 | Forms and Analysis II | 3 | 0 | 3 | FAA 1 | |
| MUS-ELE 2 | Elective II | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||
| ORCH 1 | Orchestration 1 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ORCH I | |
| PSY 209 | Educational Psychology | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
| SAC MUS | Sacred Music 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | SAC MUS | |
| SOL 7 | Solfeggio VII 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | SOL 6 | |
| SYMP-LIT | Survey of Symphonic Literature | 2 | 0 | 2 | HOM 3 | |
| THR 5 | Theory V 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | THR 5 | |
| TOTAL | 16 | 0 | 16 |
FIFTH YEAR (2 TERMS)
Fifth Year – First Term
| Abbreviation | Description | Lec. Hrs. | Lab. Hrs. | Units | Pre-Requisites | Category |
| APP-MAJ 5 | Applied Major V 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||
| BR-LIT 3 | Brass Literature III | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| BR-PED 1 | Brass Pedagogy | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| MATH 600A | Statistics | 3 | 0 | 3 | MATH 101 | |
| MUS-ELE 3 | Elective III | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||
| ORCH 1 | Orchestration 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | THR 4 | |
| P-COND | Principles of Composition | 1 | 0 | 1 | THR 4 | |
| P-COMP | Principles of Composition 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | THR 4 | |
| RC | Rizal Course | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
| TOTAL | 21 | 0 | 21 |
Fifth Year – Second Term
| Abbreviation | Description | Lec. Hrs. | Lab. Hrs. | Units | Pre-Requisites | Category |
| APP-MAJ 5 | Applied Major V 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||
| ADV-KH | Advanced Keyboard Harmony | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||
| BR-PED 2 | Brass Pedagogy | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| ETAR | Economics w/ Taxation and Agrarian Reform | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
| ORCH 2 | Orchestration II 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ORCH 1 | |
| P-COMP | Principles of Composition 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | P-COMP | |
| P-COND | Principles of Conducting 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | P-COND | |
| TOTAL | 13 | 0 | 13 |
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