Program Recognition
•Bachelor of Arts with a Major in Music, offered through Belmont’s NASM-accredited School of Music
•A flexible classical-track degree combining liberal-arts study with foundational music training and a non-music area
Training
•Builds musicianship and music-theory skills while broadening study in music history, pedagogy, and literature; culminates in a senior-year recital in McAfee Concert Hall
•Pairs easily with any of Belmont’s minors, allowing students to combine music with another field of interest
Degree Flexibility
•Emma Berridge (Class of 2029, BA Music with a Dance minor, flute): "The program has allowed me to explore all aspects of music, from performance to arranging and composition, without feeling tied down to just one path."
•Graduates have combined the degree with minors in Theater and Entrepreneurship to open a community theatrical company, Writing & Rhetoric for music journalism, and Computer Science to build music-technology apps
