The WVU Summer Composition Academy will give you the opportunity to learn from WVU composition faculty. This camp will take place June 26-30, 2023 and will include individual lessons, group lessons, and a concert of music created by the students. 

During this academy, students will receive private instruction and also attend informative seminars held daily by WVU faculty. Students should expect to work on the following topics: 

• How to write effective melodies
• Expanding knowledge of harmonies and harmonic progressions
• How to deal with structure/form in composition
• Film Music/Video Game Music Primer
• Understanding texture in music composition
• How to orchestrate and write effective music for the given instruments of the final composition
• Writing for voice