Music Composition / History / Theory

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About The Program

The Glenn Korff School of Music offers Bachelor of Music and Master of Music degrees in history, theory and composition, as well as a Doctor of Music degree in composition

Undergraduate Program information

BM, Bachelor of Music

Undergraduate students interested in studying either music theory or music history as their major typically enroll in our Bachelor of Music degree program. This curriculum provides ample opportunity to study applied performance and ensembles, as well as a primary focus on research about important music topics. The academic faculty in the Glenn Korff School of Music publish regularly in the most prestigious journals, encyclopedias and book publishers. They likewise present their scholarship around the world at important conferences of learned societies.

Our composition students most frequently enroll in our Bachelor of Music degree, although UNL is among very few institutions that permits and encourages composers who wish to achieve certification to teach music in the public and private schools to earn the BME degree.

Composer-Educators

The Music Education and Composition programs at the Glenn Korff School of Music support an exciting collaboration in the training of the next generation of composer-educators. More information here.

Graduate Program information

MM Composition, MM Music Theory, MM Music History, DMA Composition

The Glenn Korff School of Music offers degrees in:

Music Theory Faculty

  1. Avatar for David von Kampen
    Lecturer, Theory and Literature
  2. Avatar for Stanley V. Kleppinger
    Associate Professor of Music Theory, Associate Director for Undergraduate Studies
  3. Avatar for William McMullen
    Professor of Oboe, Area Head for Woodwinds

Music History Faculty

  1. Avatar for Scott Anderson
    Professor of Music, Trombone
  2. Avatar for Anthony Bushard
    Associate Dean and Professor of Music (Music History)
  3. Avatar for Jacqueline Mattingly
    Associate Professor of Practice in Music
  4. Avatar for Alessio Olivieri
    Assistant Professor of Music History

Composition Faculty

  1. Avatar for Tom Larson
    Associate Professor of Composition, Emerging Media and Digital Arts
  2. Avatar for Greg Simon
    Area Head for Composition, History, and Theory; Associate Professor of Composition
  3. Avatar for Tyler White
    Professor of Composition and Conducting, Director of Orchestras, Area Head for Ensembles and Conducting