Training
•Bullet: The 39-credit Performance Concentration pairs 10 credits of studio lessons (Advanced Performance Studio, 2 credits per semester) with Materials and Techniques of Music I and II, Music Histories and Cultures 1 and 2, and Introduction to Ethnomusicology
•Bullet: The capstone is a 2-credit recital that includes a semester of lessons; the honors option adds an Honors Recital and is by faculty invitation in the spring of sophomore year
•Bullet: Performance majors receive a 100% discount on weekly one-hour lessons on their primary instrument, voice included
Performance & Productions
•Bullet: Four semesters of departmental ensemble participation are required; ensembles include the Band of the Fighting Irish, the Orchestra, and Opera ND
•Bullet: Vocalists can sing with the 65-voice Notre Dame Glee Club (founded 1915), the 60-voice Notre Dame Chorale, which performs Handel's Messiah each December, and Collegium Musicum
•Bullet: Opera ND productions have included The Magic Flute, Dialogues of the Carmelites, Sweeney Todd, and Dido & Aeneas
Degree Flexibility
•Bullet: Music pairs with any other major, from anthropology to finance to computer science
