<p>To add to what EarlGr8 has posted, many schools retain composers in residence as well as visiting professors both of which are non-tenure track. Many but not all of the CIRs have a main teaching gig elsewhere. David Lange is Oberlin’s Composer in Residence and is on the Faculty at Yale. He does have a DMA although not all CIRs do. The same is true for visiting professors. These are ways for schools to expand their faculty while managing costs.</p>
<p>To bring up an old thread - I just read a lengthy blog post about applying to grad school in composition. Lots of nitty gritty useful advice: [Two-penny</a> Thoughts on Graduate School Admissions |](<a href=“http://tinatallon.com/newwpblog/?p=174]Two-penny”>http://tinatallon.com/newwpblog/?p=174)</p>