this music Offers undergraduate and graduate degrees in Western classical music with concentrations in composition and performance as well as professional undergraduate programs in music education. Jazz performance courses are also offered at the graduate level in partnership with the Herbie Hancock School of Jazz Performance at UCLA.
The four-year Bachelor of Arts in Music degree program combines practical training and personal study with theoretical and historical background and the development of artistic imagination to prepare students for professional success in the ever-changing world of music. Designed for students seeking to combine outstanding musicianship with academic excellence, this major features a core curriculum of academic music courses, one-on-one work with artist teaching faculty, and opportunities to collaborate with peers in large and small ensembles. center.
In addition to these foundational music studies, the Music Education major provides professional preparation leading to a Bachelor of Arts degree and a teaching certificate in just four years. Students develop teaching skills and innovative insights into theory and practice that are critical to teaching music to California’s diverse student population and taking leadership roles in arts education.
At the graduate level, professional studies lead to the Master of Arts (MA) and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degrees in composition; the Master of Music (MM) and Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) degrees in all classical solo instruments, voice, and conducting; and jazz Master of Music in Performance.
Students interested in music history and literature should consider the Musicology major, and students interested in world music should consider the Ethnomusicology major.
The Department of Music collaborates with the Department of Ethnomusicology and Musicology at the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music to promote creative collaboration between performance and scholarship; cross-cultural understanding and appreciation of multiple forms of musical expression; and local Transformative engagement with artists, audiences and communities around the world. Simply put, we strive to prepare students to create the music our world needs now and in the future.
