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Jul 31, 2025
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2025-2026 Undergraduate Academic Catalog
Music, BA
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The BA in Music offers a dynamic and inclusive curriculum that broadens students’ understanding of music across diverse traditions and contemporary perspectives. Emphasizing both performance and pedagogy, the program develops technical proficiency, leadership skills, and cultural awareness through an innovative blend of coursework, ensembles, and private instruction.
Program Highlights:
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Expansive Musical Perspectives: Explore music beyond Western traditions with courses in global, contemporary, and underrepresented musical genres.
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Enhanced Performance & Leadership Training: Gain hands-on experience in advanced ensembles, conducting, and pedagogy to prepare for leadership roles in music.
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Interdisciplinary Opportunities: Designed to attract students from diverse academic backgrounds, including Ethnic Studies, Theatre, Psychology, Gender Studies, and Education.
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Professional Development: Engage in real-world applications of music through internships, senior capstone projects, and community-based experiences.
Learning Outcomes
- DEMONSTRATE proficiency in music theory, analysis, and various musical styles.
- DEVELOP technical and expressive skills in vocal, orchestral, or jazz performance.
- LEAD and CONDUCT choral and instrumental ensembles effectively.
- UNDERSTAND the social and cultural contexts of music, including diverse and non-Western traditions.
- ENHANCE creativity and improvisation in performance. The Music Program integrates this PLO through intentional design across applied lessons, ensemble experiences, course offerings, and performance-based assessments that prioritize originality, expressivity, and improvisational skill.
- APPLY musical skills in real-world settings through internships and the Senior Capstone.
- USE music to foster inclusivity and engage with diverse communities.
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Lower Division Required (17 units)
Ensembles (2 units required):
Private Lessons (2 units required):
Upper Division Required (23 units)
Advanced Private Lessons (2 units required):
May be repeated, but only count once toward UD requirement and split major. Advanced Ensembles (2 units required):
May be repeated, but only count once toward UD requirement and split major. Upper Division Music & Culture Electives (Take 2 courses):
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