Undergraduate
Regardless of your musical interests – traditional, jazz, classical, contemporary, experimental – music at The U gives you excellent preparation in both performance and scholarship. Our graduates go on to teach, conduct, compose, perform and shape music education through curriculum development. You'll find them behind the baton on the marching field or behind the microphone at center stage.
We offer:
- Major: Bachelor of Music (B.M.), Music Performance
- Major: Bachelor of Music (B.M.), Music Education
- Major: Bachelor of Musical Arts (B.M.A.), Musical Arts
- Minor: Music
Music Performance
All music majors must be registered for credit for a major ensemble every semester of their course study, excluding the student teaching semester. See a sample four-year plan.
Music Education
Piano proficiency for all majors: All music majors must pass a piano proficiency exam either through instruction in two years of class piano or through private piano lessons and a separate exam each semester.
Major Ensemble: All music majors must be registered for credit for a major ensemble every semester of their course study, excluding the student teaching semester.
Recital: A half senior recital is required of music education majors, with the option of doing a full senior recital at the discretion of each studio teacher. When doing a half recital, students should find a partner with whom to fill out the hour concert. The student's major teacher must approve all recital literature and preparation.
See a sample four-year plan.
Musical Arts
Students in the Bachelor of Musical Arts degree program must choose a minor. Selection of the minor will be done in consultation with the Music Department Chair. Students must choose a multi-disciplinary or interdisciplinary minor of 18 credit hours.
Music Minor
A non-teaching Music Minor requires 26 credit hours.
For more details about undergraduate courses, see our Undergrad Courses page.
We offer you plenty of opportunities for hands-on learning.
