As a composition major, you will develop your unique compositional voice through a range of active composing projects. This comprehensive training prepares graduates for various careers in composition, teaching, and other music-related fields.
Special features include professional chamber music performances and recordings of student compositions every spring, the Sacred Composition Initiative, and opportunities to write for large ensembles.
Careers:
Band Director, Choir Director, Orchestra Director, General Music Teacher
We are proud to offer 100% job placement with Music Education! This comprehensive degree certifies graduates to teach all areas of music, including choral, instrumental, and elementary general music, across grades K-12. It combines rigorous musical training with educational theory and practice, preparing future educators to inspire and instruct students in a wide range of musical disciplines.
Enrolling students for Fall 2026!
Answering the church’s call for evangelization through the "Way of Beauty," this college-to-career major is the only undergraduate degree of its kind in Wisconsin. The program will feature a significant internship at one of the numerous churches in the Green Bay area. The curriculum includes a course focused specifically on liturgical music called Music in the Roman Catholic Rite, along with music theory, musicianship, history, and core classes in philosophy and theology that are the foundation of every student’s experience at SNC. Students will perform in ensembles and work towards a capstone recital through applied lessons in organ, piano, and voice, as well as have the opportunity to practice on the best organ in the Green Bay area: the Casavant Freres Organ at St. Norbert Abbey. In addition, students will benefit from a wealth of mentorship opportunities: SNC is home to faculty and musicians with decades of music ministry expertise in Catholic, Lutheran, and Methodist traditions.
To see a more complete picture of our sacred music program, including featured internship sites, faculty, alumni, and events, click learn more!
