Training
•BA Music, General Studies in Music option — a flexible liberal-arts degree (120 units, 61 in the major) pairing music study with broad directed electives
•Coursework spans theory, music history and literature, world musics, and applied (private) study
•Designed for paths beyond performance — musicology, ethnomusicology, music theory, arts management, music publishing, and the wider music industry
Performance & Productions
•Majors join a department ensemble — Orchestra, Wind Ensemble/Symphonic Band, Chamber Singers/Concert Choir, plus Chamber Music or Guitar Ensemble in the upper years
•Free public concerts livestreamed on YouTube
Location
•Department in Los Angeles, at the center of the entertainment and recording industries
Degree Flexibility
•Lower major-unit load (61 of 120) leaves room for a second major, minor, or industry-focused electives
