Setnor School of Music University of Syracuse
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Degree
| Undergraduate | |
| Music (B.A.) | The bachelor of arts (B.A.) degree program in music is particularly appropriate for students who desire the challenge of an enriched program of intellectual stimulation. |
| Composition (B.M.) | The bachelor of music (B.M.) degree program in composition offers committed composers opportunities to develop a wide range of musical skills through performance, training in music theory and music history, and a comprehensive study of instrumentation and orchestration. |
| Music Education B.M. | A career in music education demands that you excel as both a musician and teacher. This dual bachelor of music (B.M.) degree program, in partnership with Syracuse University’s School of Education, provides you with opportunities to nurture and develop optimal teaching competencies; artistry and musicianship; and philosophical, theoretical, and historical perspectives of music and music education. |
| Performance B.M. | The bachelor of music (B.M.) degree programs in the performance areas of organ, percussion, piano, strings, voice, and wind instruments stress the development of technical skills, repertory, poise, and overall musicianship. Your studies include work in your principal and secondary performing areas, music history, and various ensembles. |
| Music Industry B.M., B.M./M.B.A. | The four-year bachelor of music (B.M.) degree program in music industry will help you develop a high level of music competency while learning about the theoretical and practical activities of the music business. Qualified sophomores have the option of applying to the master of business administration (MBA) program in Syracuse University’s Martin J. Whitman School of Management, thus completing a five-year, double degree. |
| Sound Recording Technology B.M. | The sound recording technology program provides technologically inclined musicians with the practical and theoretical background needed for success in today’s music production industry. The program provides a multidisciplinary bachelor of music (B.M.) degree with coursework in music, acoustics, sound production, new media design, computer science, and mathematics. |
| Musical Theater (B.F.A.) | |
| Graduate | |
| Audio Arts M.A. | The interdisciplinary master of arts (M.A.) degree program in audio arts offers you the opportunity to learn about and gain skills in the music industry and audio arts fields. Whether you are a liberal arts major interested in music industry or audio arts, a music engineer interested in concert promotion, or a music industry student interested in sound production, we offer a program to suit your career goals. |
| Composition M.M | The Setnor School of Music offers a master of music (M.M.) degree program in composition. You will study privately with our prestigious faculty and also meet weekly in the Composer’s Symposium to discuss current issues and meet a variety of nationally established guest composers. |
| Conducting M.M | Our comprehensive master of music (M.M.) degree program in conducting trains you in performance practice and rehearsal techniques in an open, positive atmosphere. Because of the diverse interests of our students, the program offers three areas of specialty: choral, orchestral, and winds. |
| Music Education M.M., M.S. | Our graduate programs in music education, offered in partnership with Syracuse University’s School of Education, provide an environment of excellence where you can develop the understanding and skills necessary to become a competent, independent, lifelong learner and music educator. |
| Performance M.M. | Our master of music (M.M.) degree programs in the performance areas of organ, percussion, piano, strings, voice, and wind instruments promote the attainment of high levels of performance in addition to the skills necessary to enter the professional music world. |
| Voice Pedagogy M.M. | The master of music (M.M.) degree in voice pedagogy is designed to meet the needs of the student who has an undergraduate degree in music with voice as the main instrument and who desires to pursue a career as a voice instructor, either in an academic setting or a private one. |
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