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The Bachelor of Arts in Music offers the chance to study music while pursuing other interests, such as pre-professional program or a double major. Students in this program explore music through private lessons, participation in university ensembles, and either a solo recital or a final project of the student's choosing.
Programs Offered
Music
Bachelor of Arts
Quick Facts
Level
Undergraduate
Location
La Sierra Campus
Duration
73 Units
Accreditation
WASC
- Curriculum Sheet
Description:
The Bachelor of Arts in Music offers the chance to study music while pursuing other interests, such as pre-professional program or a double major. Students in this program explore music through private lessons, participation in university ensembles, and either a solo recital or a final project of the student's choosing.
| Music majors must be enrolled in a major ensemble for each quarter in residence. |
Music
Minor
Quick Facts
Level
Minor
Location
La Sierra Campus
Duration
32 Units
Accreditation
WASC
- Curriculum Sheet
Description:
A minor typically consists of taking a portion of the classes required for a major in that same subject. To get an idea of what you would be studying, check out the corresponding major. The requirements for your minor will differ by program, so be sure to ask a counselor to know exactly what courses are in store for you.
| Choose 6 units of music electives. |
Career Outlook
1% Job Market Growth
$39.14 Median Hourly Pay
Very Diverse
The median hourly wage for musicians and singers was $39.14 in May 2023. The median wage is the wage at which half the workers in an occupation earned more than that amount and half earned less. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $16.02, and the highest 10 percent earned more than $102.98.
In May 2023, the median hourly wages for musicians and singers in the top industries in which they worked were as follows:
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations $48.85
- Performing arts, spectator sports, and related industries $41.39
- Educational services; state, local, and private $25.69
Program Stats
Our Alumni Work in these Occupations
- Higher Education Teachers4
- Music Directors and Composers3
- Music, Dance, and Extracurricular Instructors2
- Musicians and Singers2
- Insurance Sales Agents1
- Clergy1
- Hosts and Hostesses1
Our Alumni Work Here
- Php Agency, LLC1
- Southeastern California Conference of Seventh-Day Adventists1
- The Walt Disney Company1
- Care Center1
- Decatur Sunnyside Seventh-Day Adventist Church1
- Azusa Pacific University1
- Elevate, Inc.1
Student Learning Outcomes
- Demonstrate the ability to hear, identify and work conceptually with the elements of music, through sight-reading, basic keyboard proficiency and musical analysis.
- Perform standard repertoire appropriate to their performance area, as soloists and members of ensembles.
- Demonstrate analytical skills necessary for listening and performing.
- Demonstrate skills necessary to perform music from a variety of periods, styles, and genres.
- Demonstrate a working knowledge of music history within their area of specialization and an acquaintance with the history, cultural background and repertories beyond that area, including a wide selection of Western and world music literature.
- Demonstrate a working knowledge of music technology and its application to their area of specialization.
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Partial information in this page was retrieved from Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, Musicians and Singers, at https://www.bls.gov/ooh/entertainment-and-sports/musicians-and-singers.htm (visited April 17, 2024).
