Program Recognition
•Comprehensive music certificate covering theory, harmony, keyboard skills, and ensemble performance
•27-unit program with core musicianship plus electives in ensembles, instruction, and survey courses
•Traditional Western music core supplemented by African, Latin American, Asian, and electronic music studies
Performance & Productions
•Faculty are professional performing musicians, composers, and distinguished specialists
•Ensemble options include choir, orchestra, jazz/rock workshop, stage band, and chamber groups
•Vocal, instrumental, and composition instruction available
Degree Flexibility
•Coursework satisfies lower-division requirements for music majors at four-year institutions and conservatories
•Department alumni performing on local and international stages and studying at upper-division and graduate programs