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Majors

Departments

Performance

Learn skills, concepts, and methodology sufficient to demonstrate a level of proficiency on a principal instrument typical of that generally required in professional performance. This is achieved through private lessons, which include proficiency-based final exams, instrumental or vocal labs ... MORE

Music Therapy

Learn skills necessary to practice as a professional music therapist. These include a foundation in music theory, history, composition, arranging, keyboard, guitar, voice, improvisation, and conducting, as well as clinical skills including principles of therapy, exceptionality ... MORE

Music Production and Engineering

Learn about creating and producing recordings of music and how to successfully complete projects typical of those found in contemporary professional recording and production environments. ... MORE

Music Education

Develop skills, concepts, and methodologies in the following areas: music theory and composition, musicianship, history, arranging, orchestration, improvisation, conducting, teaching with technology, solo performance techniques, vocal and instrumental techniques ... MORE

Music Business/Management

Learn the skills, concepts, and methodologies necessary to manage the legal, financial, artistic, and ethical issues that face the contemporary music business professional. ... MORE

Jazz Composition

Develop the creative application of the basic musical elements of melody, harmony, and rhythm in the contexts and practices associated with jazz music ... MORE

Film Scoring

Develop a foundation of creative musical skills, including composition, counterpoint, orchestration, conducting, and computer/synthesis skills; learn the technical basis and mechanics of preparing synchronous music for use with visual media ... MORE

Electronic Production and Design

Master a wide range of contemporary synthesis and production tools and systems, while absorbing their theory and principles. This learning occurs in state-of-the-art labs with top industry professionals ... MORE

Contemporary Writing and Production

Study composition, arranging, scoring, and production techniques and approaches, and apply those skills and concepts by writing for and overseeing the production of a wide variety of instrumental, vocal, acoustic, and electronic combinations, ranging from small workshop groups ... MORE

Composition

Study tonal harmony, counterpoint and fugue, tonal composition, twentieth-century compositional techniques, instrumentation, and orchestration ... MORE