A piano teacher has won over an Oscar-winning composer with his new method for teaching students to play, and to compose ...

One of the most challenging aspects of parenting today is navigating the amount of time our young people are spending in front of digital devices. When children or teens are tethered to online spaces, ...

As a child, Matthew A. Aucoin ’12 started off as many classical musicians do — with piano lessons. Soon, however, he realized he had the irresistible urge to create, rather than replicate, the notes ...

Undergraduate composition majors begin their studies immediately with individual private lessons and weekly attendance at composition seminars. The program aims to build a solid technical and musical ...

WELCOME TO WIU MUSIC COMPOSITION Students majoring in Music Composition at Western Illinois University have the opportunity to study theory, analysis, and a wide variety of compositional techniques ...

When Georgia Denham was a music-loving teenager, a school project transformed her life forever.She was 14 when Sheffield’s Music in the Round paid a visit to her classroom as part of work to introduce ...

Carlyle Sharpe is both a professor and practitioner of music composition. His students have long recognized what he brings to the table as a teacher, and his peers have often recognized his talents as ...