Two areas of professional study--Performance and Music Education--are available in the Bachelor of Music degree: A major in Performance prepares students for careers as instrumentalists in symphonic, jazz, and popular styles; as singers in opera, theater, and popular music; and as solo recitalists, accompanists, private and college teachers, and church musicians. Students majoring in Music Education are prepared for careers as music teachers at all levels in public and private schools.

Advising sheets:

Bachelor of Music in Performance (PDF format)

Bachelor of Music in Music Education (PDF format)

The requirements for the music major in the Bachelor of Arts degree are less rigidly defined in order to make it possible for the student to explore a greater range of courses in related areas in the liberal arts tradition. This also allows the student the flexibility to pursue in greater depth a particular area of the music discipline such as music history, composition, or conducting. The BA degree is often chosen by students intending to go to graduate school in these areas.