Performance

Undergraduate Degree Programs

Bachelor of Arts in Music 

This program provides a general liberal arts overview of music studies and is combined with a minor or second major of the students choosing to lead to careers in a variety of fields. Potential careers opportunities/fields including music business, music therapy (NOTE: This degree is not the equivalent of a Bachelors degree in Music Therapy. Students must transfer to a full degree granting program prior to graduation and/or complete additional certifications through another institution in order to receive a Music Therapy degree or accreditation.), music history/ethnomusicology, entertainment law, music ministry, arts administration, and music journalism, just to name a few.

Bachelor of Music in Performance

This program provides preparation for performance and studio teaching careers as well as graduate studies in all music areas. Concentrations include classical guitar, instrumental - all standard concert ensemble instruments and strings, keyboard, and vocal as well as jazz.

Degree plan semester-by-semester outlines

• Guitar - classical
• Instrumental - classical
• Jazz
• Keyboard - classical
• Vocal - classical
• An optional minor in Opera (20 hours) can be added to this concentration only. Courses in opera, acting/theatre, dance, and language (Italian, French, or German) make up the Opera minor.