West Chester University
| Explore a career in music at the West Chester University Wells School of Music, accredited with the National Association of Schools of Music. Programs are available in Music Performance, Education, Theory, History, Composition, Music with Elective Studies in an Outside Field, and Music Therapy. With state-of-the-art rehearsal and performing facilities and scholarship opportunities, students can also get involved in multiple ensembles, including band, vocal/choral, orchestra and more. For alumni of West Chester University’s music program featuring multiple majors and disciplines, the opportunities are endless for a satisfying future career in the world of music. With more than 200 concerts annually, the Wells School of Music is looking forward to welcoming you to campus (or via live stream) for an upcoming performance. We hope that you will experience in person the vibrancy of our nationally recognized programs of study, and see first-hand the remarkable scholarly and artistic community that is the Wells School of Music at WCU. |
Degree
| Music with a Concentration in Composition, Bachelor of | he B.M. with a Concentration in Composition offers extensive training to develop analytical skills leading to the comprehension of the structure and form of music of all styles and periods, and to develop creative skills enabling the student to write in a contemporary idiom and to develop an individual style. |
| Music Education, B.M. in | |
| Music with a Concentration in History, Bachelor of | The B.M. with a Concentration in History offers intensive training in the materials and methods of music history, including the literature, genres, forms, styles, and technical vocabulary of Western art music, the development of musical style within a broader humanistic and cultural context, aural and written analysis of musical form and style, and advanced research tools of music history, leading to completion of a significant project of independent research. |
| Music with a Concentration in Theory, Bachelor of | |
| Music with Elective Studies, Bachelor of | The B.M. with Elective Studies is designed for those students who desire a general music program while at the same time pursuing a secondary interest outside of the Wells School of Music. The Handbook for Students in Music – Undergraduate Division should be consulted for the current general and music requirements. |
| Gradute | |
| Music Education – Kodaly Concentration, M.M. in | |
| Music Education – Music Technology Concentration, M.M. in | |
| Music Education – Orff-Schulwerk Concentration, M.M. in | |
| Music Education – Performance Concentration, M.M. in | |
| Music Education – Research Report Concentration, M.M. in | |
| Music with a Concentration in History and Literature, Master of | |
| Music with a Concentration in Music Theory and Composition, Master of | |
| Certificate | |
| Music Education, Post-Baccalaureate Teacher Certification in | |
| Music Technology, Certificate in |