Learn from accomplished professors and educators in a very personalized program. Focus on the aspects of the music business that interest you most, such as performance, history, theory, music technology and recording, jazz studies, expressive arts therapy and arts management.
Overview
You’ll find numerous performance opportunities in credit-bearing musical organizations and in private studio instruction open to all qualified students regardless of major. Develop comprehensive musicianship through a combination of two years of music theory, three semesters of music history, one year of piano proficiency and a minimum of two years of applied studio instruction and ensemble performance.
Develop your talent in private or group lessons; at Oswego, these are available on all instruments and voice, taught by talented faculty. Apply to join one of two large choirs, or select vocal ensemble, orchestra, wind ensemble or jazz bands. Gain musical theatre and operatic experiences through our collaborations with the theatre department. Excel, and you may be eligible to join Mu Beta Psi, a national honorary music fraternity, or Pi Kappa Lambda, a national music honor society.
The recently renovated Tyler Hall, the music department’s home base, contains a large theatre, two sizable rehearsal/performance rooms, many practice rooms, a state-of-the-art digital piano lab, a fully equipped multi-station computer MIDI lab, a music learning center and a digital multi-track based recording studio.
Curriculum
Bachelor of Arts
Renovated Tyler Hall
After a $22.2 million renovation, Tyler Hall boasts a two-story instrumental rehearsal hall, a choral rehearsal room featuring rolling hideaway shelves for sheet music, both with superior acoustics. State-of-the-art equipment graces the new recording studios for live audio and for digital recording.
Outcomes
- Analyze musical periods, styles, and forms from ancient times through 21st century contemporary music
- Formulate theoretical principles of music harmony, form, composition, counterpoint and music theory from ancient times through contemporary music
- Develop technical and musical skills performing on principal instrument or voice
- Demonstrate a basic functional piano skill level
- Appraise live and recorded musical performances as active and discerning listeners through critical listening skills.
- Learning about tactics, tools and considerations involved in audio recording and producing sound for live performances
- Gain a greater understanding of the business of music
Career Opportunities
- Performer
- Conductor
- Composer
- Arranger
- Music producer
- Music therapist
- Music instructor
- Sound designer
