Music

Music: Major

Music is an integral part of a liberal arts education and vital to campus life at º£½ÇÉçÇø. 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. 

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, º£½ÇÉçÇø 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 º£½ÇÉçÇø.

Music News

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º£½ÇÉçÇø Political Science Professor Receives Distinguished Teaching Award
Loren Cass, professor of political science and director of the Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, received the 2016 º£½ÇÉçÇø Distinguished Teaching Award at the annual Dean’s Fall Address and Faculty Awards Ceremony. The º£½ÇÉçÇø Distinguished Teaching Award is presented …
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º£½ÇÉçÇø Kicks off Fall Semester with Diverse Arts Line-Up
With the beginning of a new academic year comes the anticipation — and excitement — of another year of arts events at the º£½ÇÉçÇø. This fall, the arts programming promises to push limits, challenge audiences, and …
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º£½ÇÉçÇø Academic Conference to Showcase Student Work
As the academic year comes to an end, the º£½ÇÉçÇø will celebrate the great and varied work accomplished by its students at the annual Academic Conference taking place across campus from April 27 through April 30. The four-day conference gives students from all class years the opportunity to present the results of their independent research and course work done in a variety of environments—from campus classrooms and libraries to within the Worcester community; from research labs and study abroad locations to art studios and field sites.