The four-year Bachelor of Arts curriculum in Music is a classically oriented, balanced program of practical, theoretical, and historical studies, with related performance and academic studies in non-Western music. The major, designed for students who want to combine fine musicianship with academic excellence, is based on a core curriculum of theory, history, analysis, and individual and group performance. Given in the context of a liberal education, this provides a foundation for an academic or professional career and affords valuable cultural background.
At the graduate level, specialized studies leading to the degrees of Master of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy are offered in composition; specialized studies leading to the degrees of Master of Music and Doctor of Musical Arts are offered in all classical solo instruments, voice, and conducting.
