The UCLA Department of Music is one of the three departments in the newly formed UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music.  The Department of Music is dedicated to producing musicians capable of succeeding in today's highly competitive professional world. We offer a comprehensive curriculum, distinguished faculty, individualized instruction, and extensive performance opportunities in one of the most stimulating research environments in the world. With a strong focus on art music traditions of both Europe and the Americas, and enriched by the perspectives of outstanding sister departments in Musicology and Ethnomusicology, UCLA's Music Department offers students unique opportunities across a broad range of contexts. Opera, performance, training future teachers of K-12, composition for concerts as well as film, music new and old, known and unknown, are core components of our curriculum.  We believe that tomorrow's leaders must be prepared to think creatively and adapt readily to the rapid changes in our uncertain times. The UCLA Department of Music stands ready to train, inspire, and deputize our students to promulgate our passion and our mission.