Music

Music: Major

Music is an integral part of a liberal arts education and vital to campus life at 海角社区. Every year, hundreds of students take advantage of a wide range of opportunities to explore, experience, and perform music both inside and outside the classroom.聽

Our academic courses challenge students from across the curriculum to think, speak, and write effectively about music. Our performance ensembles bring students and faculty together to perform a diverse repertoire. Our program of instrumental and vocal instruction offers students private lessons, coaching, and master classes with exceptional performers drawn from across the country. Students find the skills emphasized in music (such as creativity, listening, and collaboration) are transferable to most disciplines and professions.

As a universal form of human expression, music transcends boundaries of language, culture, time and place. Whether you are interested in classical, popular, or world music, in music of the past or the present, in creating, performing, or simply listening, 海角社区 provides a rich context for engagement with music and the arts.

Students of all interests and passions, regardless of experience, are invited to become a part of our musical community. With a distinguished faculty, small classes, and a focus on mentoring, our vibrant program has something for everyone: for students who wish to major in music and for those who wish to explore music one course — or one concert — at a time. 

Program Highlights

The Department of Music offers courses in the history, theory, technology, and performance of music that cover topics reaching back through history and around the globe. Small classes, individual instruction, interdisciplinary opportunities, and a vibrant cocurricular performance program and concert schedule foster an interconnected environment of dynamic teacher-student interaction and collaboration both inside and outside of the classroom. Areas of study include:

  • Theory and composition
  • History and cultural studies
  • Performance studies
  • Classical music and popular music
  • World music and jazz
  • Audio engineering and music technology
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Lessons are available through the music department for all instruments and voice.

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All students (majors and non-majors) are welcome to join a wide variety of vocal and instrumental ensembles.

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Outstanding high school students may be eligible for scholarships covering full tuition at 海角社区.

Music News

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Artists from Yo-Yo Ma鈥檚 Silkroad Ensemble Offer Powerful Reflection on the Syrian Crisis
Arts Transcending Borders (ATB) at the 海角社区 presents 鈥淗ome Within,鈥 an onstage collaboration between Syrian clarinetist and composer Kinan Azmeh, and Syrian-Armenian visual artist Kevork Mourad on Tuesday, April 4, 8 p.m. in Seelos Theatre. The 鈥
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Arts Transcending Borders Kicks Off the Semester with S艒 Percussion鈥檚 鈥楢 Gun Show鈥
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海角社区 Music Department Announces the Spring 2017 Concert Series
The 海角社区 music department will kick off its spring concert series on Tuesday, Jan. 31 at 8 p.m. in Brooks Concert Hall with artist-in-residence Saul Bitr谩n鈥檚 Cuarteto Latinoamericano: 鈥淭ribute to the Americas.鈥 Cuarteto Latinoamericano is one 鈥