THE BACHELOR OF MUSIC (B.M.)
This professional degree provides intensive specialization in one of the following areas: music composition, music education, and instrumental, piano or vocal performance. The primary emphasis is on the development of the skills, concepts and sensitivity essential for those wishing to pursue music as a profession.
Instrumental Performance Concentration
This degree is available on the following instruments:
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Strings: violin, viola, cello, double bass
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Woodwinds: flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, saxophone
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Brass: trumpet, horn, trombone, euphonium, tuba
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Percussion
The instrumental concentration leads to a professional degree and includes intensive specialization in instrumental performance. Students will be prepared for graduate music study, providing private instruction, and the ability to perform as a soloist, in chamber music and in large ensembles.
Composition Concentration
This degree program leads to a professional degree and includes intensive specialization in music composition. Students will be prepared for graduate music study, providing private instruction, and the ability to compose and use technology in a variety of musical styles
Piano Performance Concentration
This program leads to a professional degree and includes intensive specialization in piano performance. Students who complete this concentration will be prepared for graduate music study, providing private instruction, and the ability to perform as a soloist, as an accompanist, in chamber music and in large ensembles.
Voice Performance Concentration
The program leads to a professional degree and includes intensive specialization in voice performance. Students who complete this concentration will be prepared for graduate music study, providing private instruction, and the ability to perform as a soloist, in opera, in chamber music and in large ensembles.