Program Recognition
•BA Music is housed in Cornell's College of Arts & Sciences and combines music scholarship, creation, and performance
•The department spans Western art music, African and Afro-Caribbean music, East and Southeast Asian music, jazz, pop, improvisation, experimentalism, sound art, electronic music, and digital game music
Training
•Music majors complete coursework across Materials and Techniques, History and Culture, and Performance and Lessons
•The Department of Music sponsors more than 150 concerts annually
•Ensembles, private lessons, directed coaching, master classes, recitals, and an annual concerto competition support performance study
•Facilities include Bailey Hall, Sage Chapel, Barnes Hall, the Sidney Cox Library of Music and Dance, and the Cornell Electroacoustic Music Center
Degree Flexibility
•Students can develop specializations through course sequences and may pursue Honors projects during the final year
•The BA supports analytical, historical, creative, performative, and collaborative music study
