Program Recognition
•Bullet: Bachelor of Arts with a Major in Music, offered through Belmont’s NASM-accredited School of Music
•Bullet: A flexible classical-track degree combining liberal-arts study with foundational music training and a non-music area
Training
•Bullet: 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
•Bullet: Pairs easily with any of Belmont’s minors, allowing students to combine music with another field of interest
Degree Flexibility
•Bullet: 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."
•Bullet: 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