Music
Undergraduate Programs
Why Study Music?
Flourish as a musician with one-on-one attention and a broad range of musical experiences
Explore your musical potential and maybe discover a new musical passion. Develop your craft with one-on-one coaching and get plenty of performance and recording experience. Prepare for a career as a professional musician, composer, music educator, music technologist, entrepreneur, or scholar.
Want to deepen your study of performance, composition, music technology, or jazz after a bachelor’s degree? The Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in American Contemporary Music offers the opportunity for an immersive one-year program for individuals and ensembles. The certificate is perfect for students who want to strengthen their skills before applying to graduate music programs, focus on contemporary music, or develop the entrepreneurial skills necessary to be a working professional musician.
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Which Program is Right for You?
Bachelor of Arts in Jazz Studies
Students in Jazz Studies take private music lessons with some of the most renowned musicians in the Baltimore/Washington area while developing their skills as bandleaders, composers, and arrangers, culminating in a junior and senior recital.
VIEW Bachelor of Arts DETAILS →Bachelor of Arts in Music Composition
Learn the latest sounds and techniques in music composition and then apply them to any musical style—electronic music, orchestra, choral, and more. Hear your compositions performed by student or professional groups every semester and prepare for a senior recital that will be professionally recorded.
VIEW Bachelor of Arts DETAILS →Bachelor of Arts in Music Performance
With private lessons, experience with a variety of ensembles and types of music, and the opportunity to develop your craft in Italy, an Instrumental or Vocal Performance major will prepare you to be a professional musician.
VIEW Bachelor of Arts DETAILS →Bachelor of Arts in Music Teaching and Learning
Get first-hand classroom experience teaching the next generation of musicians while developing as a musician yourself.
VIEW Bachelor of Arts DETAILS →Bachelor of Arts in Music Technology
Get hands-on experience with practical skills in audio engineering and production while developing your understanding of music.
VIEW Bachelor of Arts DETAILS →Minor in Music
Increase your understanding and appreciation of music and develop your artistic skills as a vocal or instrumental musician.
VIEW Minor DETAILS →Tuition, Scholarships & Financial Aid
UMBC works to provide students with adequate need-based funding.
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Contact Information
UMBC Office of Undergraduate Admissions and Orientation Contact Information
Mailing Address
Office of Undergraduate Admissions
and Orientation
1000 Hilltop Circle Baltimore, MD 21250
OFFICE LOCATION
Albin O. Kuhn Library
on the lower level next to Library Pond
Admissions Staff
410-455-2292
Available Monday through Friday, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
admissions@umbc.edu
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