Department of Music

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Music Degrees

The Department of Music offers undergraduate degree programs in music performance, music education, music business, music theory, and liberal arts. Graduate programs include degree offerings in music performance, music education, music history and literature, music theory, music composition, and wind conducting. The Department of Music is an accredited member of the National Association of Schools of Music (NASM) and consists of over 25 full-time teachers and several part-time teachers.

• Undergraduate Degree Programs
• Graduate Degree Programs

Undergraduate Degree Programs

• The Bachelor of Music Education degree is intended for those students who wish to teach music in the schools at the elementary, middle, or high school level.
  • Bachelor of Music Education
    (Choral-General) Major Instrument: Piano
  • Bachelor of Music Education
    (Choral-General) Major Instrument: Voice
  • Bachelor of Music Education
    (Instrumental-General) Major Instrument: Strings, Guitar
  • Bachelor of Music Education
    (Instrumental-General) Major Instrument: Wind, Perc

• The Bachelor of Music in Performance degree is designed for those students who wish to pursue graduate study and seek teaching positions in higher education or for those who wish to establish private studios and/or become composers.
  • Bachelor of Music in Performance:
    Major in Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon, or Saxophone
  • Bachelor of Music in Performance:
    Major in Percussion
  • Bachelor of Music in Performance:
    Major in Piano
  • Bachelor of Music in Performance:
    Major in Trumpet, Horn, Trombone, Euphonium, or Tuba
  • Bachelor of Music in Performance:
    Major in Violin, Viola, Cello, or String Bass
  • Bachelor of Music in Performance:
    Major in Voice

• There are two degrees options in the Music Business Program which merge business and musical expertise, preparing the graduate to enter the music industry with an ability to interact with professionals in both music and business.
  • Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Arts in Music
    Concentration in Business Administration
  • Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Arts in Music
    Concentration in Merchandising

• The Bachelor of Science in Music and the Bachelor of Arts in Music degrees combine the best of the University's General Studies Program with formal musical preparation, for students who wish to pursue graduate study in music or other areas in the Humanities.
  • Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Arts in Music
    Liberal Arts

• Certificate programs are also available in the areas of Piano Pedagogy and Jazz Studies.

• Students may choose piano, voice, woodwind, brass, strings, or percussion as their performance emphasis. Other course work includes music theory and music skills (ear training and sight singing), keyboard harmony, music history and literature, conducting, and pedagogical methods and philosophies. Many courses include supervised practical experience.

Minor in Music

• The Minor in Music is designed for those students who wish to continue their formal study of music, but primarily wish to earn a degree in another field. As with all other degree choices, the music minor student is eligible to perform in University choral and vocal ensembles, bands, orchestras, percussion groups, and chamber ensembles.

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Graduate Degree Programs

• Master of Music (M.M.)
  This degree may be earned with a specialization in Conducting (choral or wind conducting), Music Comparitive Studies, Music Education, and Music Performance.

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