Dillard University – Dillard Music majors are equipped with a solid music foundation that includes music theory skills and a liberal arts education to enter graduate school or professional programs. Learn a broad range of musicology and effectively train with the instruments of your choice and take advantage of the music industry or vocal performance concentration. Music industry provides the knowledge and skills necessary to navigate the industry through legal, business and marketing classes. Vocal performance is a four-year training process that prepares students for a career in entertainment and music education. The thriving and rich musical heritage at Dillard University continues to enhance the cultural lives on campus, in the community and around the country.
Loyola University New Orleans – The School of Music is an academic community made up of artists, scholars, practitioners and students who believe in the transformative power of the arts and who are dedicated to the education of the whole person in the Ignatian tradition. Loyola seeks to be a leader, not only among the Jesuit colleges and universities in North America, but also among universities offering programs in the fine and performing arts. In pursuit of this goal Loyola has attracted a faculty who are national leaders in their fields, who offer students a professional education in music within a broader academic environment deeply informed by the liberal arts tradition and recognized for its excellence, rigor and innovation.
Tulane University – The mission of the Music Department at Tulane University is to train and inspire aspiring professionals as well as enthusiasts for lifelong involvement in the various facets of music. This instruction is offered by talented performers, historians, ethnomusicologists, theorists, composers and technologists, who honor and build upon the outstanding music tradition of the department. By giving freely of these strengths and resources, and offering educational guidance and enriching performances on and off campus, the influence of the department resonates in the greater New Orleans community. Rooted in the uniquely dynamic musical past and present of the city, it seeks to contribute to this cultural life, while fostering an understanding of the broader practice of music-making worldwide.
University of New Orleans – We know how you feel about music because we feel the same way! Our faculty live and love music every day of the week, and are out there doing it. UNO and the School of the Arts gives you the chance to hone your skills in close proximity to Blue Note recording artists, GRAMMY winners, top-notch conductors, and world-renowned players, producers and band-leaders. They know what it takes to get the killing gigs, be on the best tours, record the tracks that top the charts and write the music that gets played and paid, and are here to help launch you towards your dreams.
Xavier University of Louisiana – The Department of Music has been pivotal in the history of the great musical culture of Louisiana. As the center of cultural activity in the College of Arts and Sciences here at Xavier University of Louisiana, it continues to be a significant force in developing great artists and educators who change lives around the world. Xavier music students participate in special programs such as the University Jazz Festival, Opera Workshop, and performances in various large, chamber, and small ensembles. Through specialized training and opportunities designed for the music major, you can study and develop your talents and skills to become a consummate professional. Students who excel may also find opportunities to perform with great orchestral, jazz, and operatic institutions around the New Orleans area.
Programs
SCHOOL | MAJOR | PROGRAM | DESCRIPTION |
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Loyola University New Orleans | Instrumental Performance | Bachelor of Music in Guitar Performance | The guitar department at Loyola offers one-on-one lessons with an accomplished professor of guitar, both in jazz and classical concentrations. At the end of each semester, guitar students perform in Classical Guitar Night, where students are able to perform collaborative and solo works. |
Loyola University New Orleans | Instrumental Performance | Bachelor of Music in Orchestral Instrument Performance (Winds + Percussion) | All wind and percussion students study privately with Loyola University faculty, who are selected from the finest musicians New Orleans has to offer and are extremely active performers and educators in local, national, and international venues. |
Loyola University New Orleans | Instrumental Performance | Bachelor of Music in Keyboard Performance (Piano + Organ) | The Keyboard Department offers professional training for students seeking a career in the performance and/or teaching areas. We offer many performance opportunities throughout the year in our concert halls, where we host two Steinway concert grands and a Bössendorfer imperial grand. |
Loyola University New Orleans | Instrumental Performance | Bachelor of Music in Jazz Studies | Our students have the opportunity to perform their craft in a city known worldwide for it. A favorite stop for Grammy-winning musicians, Loyno is your first step toward becoming one of the greats. |
Loyola University New Orleans | Instrumental Performance | Bachelor of Music in Composition | We strongly emphasize the development of fundamental tools but also make courses available in analog and digital synthesis, recording technologies, jazz composition, and songwriting. |
Loyola University New Orleans | Instrumental Performance | Music Industry Studies | This degree is designed to immerse you in the world of the music industry from your very first semester. |
Loyola University New Orleans | Instrumental Performance | Master of Music in Music Performance (Vocal or Instrumental) | For enhancing skills and bringing them to a professional level, there’s no better way than private study. |
Loyola University New Orleans | Instrumental Performance | Minor in Music (Vocal or Instrumental) | Our minor is excellent for students with an active music background interested in continuing their studies and private lessons. |
Loyola University New Orleans | Jazz Studies | Bachelor of Music: Jazz Studies | Our students have the opportunity to perform their craft in a city known worldwide for it. A favorite stop for Grammy-winning musicians, Loyno is your first step toward becoming one of the greats. |
Loyola University New Orleans | Music Composition | Bachelor of Music in Composition | We strongly emphasize the development of fundamental tools—control of melody, harmony, and form— but we also make courses available in analog and digital synthesis, recording technologies, jazz composition, and songwriting. That way, you graduate with not just a realized artistic voice but also a way to capture and share it. |
Loyola University New Orleans | Music Education | Bachelor of Music in Music Education | Through study and interaction with faculty and practicing mentor-teachers, you will not only grow as a leader and thinker but also develop an aesthetic vision of excellence in teaching. |
Loyola University New Orleans | Music Education | Alternative Teacher Certification | The Alternative Teacher Certification in Instrumental or Vocal Music is designed for students who have a bachelor’s degree in music and want to be certified to teach instrumental or vocal music K-12. Each Post-Baccalaureate Certificate-Only program consists of 33 credit-hours and includes 9 hours of residency training. Students enroll in a selection of Loyola’s undergraduate courses and receive Louisiana State Alternative Teacher Certification at the end of the program. |
Loyola University New Orleans | Music Industry Studies | Bachelor of Arts in Music Industry Studies | This innovative degree offers students a solid foundation in intellectual property issues, management, marketing, entrepreneurship, and other key concepts necessary to succeeding in today’s music industry. Students learn through experience in our state-of-the-art recording studios and through immersion in New Orleans, an international creative and cultural destination. With an option for specialization, this degree offers students the flexibility to pursue their area of interest within the cultural economy. |
Loyola University New Orleans | Music Industry Studies | Bachelor of Science in Music Industry Studies | This degree is led by our distinguished faculty of musicians, music producers, musician managers, venue owners, entertainment attorneys, and chart-topping songwriters, who will utilize their real-world experiences to help you master key industry concepts such as production, technology, recording, management, event production, marketing, publishing, distribution, and legal issues. |
Loyola University New Orleans | Music Industry Studies | Bachelor of Music in Music Industry Studies | Geared towards students with classical or jazz training, this program combines the rigor of a conservatory program (ensembles, recitals, theory courses, music history, and private instruction) with courses focused on music technology and the modern music industry. |
Loyola University New Orleans | Music Industry Studies | Minor in Music Industry Studies | This minor program allows non-major Loyola students to learn more about key industry concepts such as production, technology, recording, management, event production, marketing, publishing, distribution, and legal issues. |
Loyola University New Orleans | Music Performance | Bachelor of Music | For enhancing skills and bringing them to a professional level, there’s no better way than private study. |
Loyola University New Orleans | Music Performance | Master of Music in Music Performance (Vocal or Instrumental) | For enhancing skills and bringing them to a professional level, there’s no better way than private study. |
Loyola University New Orleans | Music Performance | Minor in Music (vocal or Instrumental) | Our minor is excellent for students with an active music background interested in continuing their studies and private lessons. |
Loyola University New Orleans | Music Therapy | Bachelor of Music Therapy | Our program will sharpen your musical abilities and give you hands-on training to help you harness your talent into something that promotes wellness, alleviates pain, manages stress and handicaps, and aids development in others. The world needs people like you, and Loyno is dedicated to giving you the training you need to make an impact. Designed for students who would like to work with clients with developmental disablities and autism, as well as older adults and those with psychiatric issues or needing physical rehabilitation. |
Loyola University New Orleans | Music Therapy | Master of Music Therapy (online) | The Master’s in Music Therapy from Loyola’s renowned School of Music prepares students to excel in the field with advanced clinical, supervisory, and methodological knowledge. |
Loyola University New Orleans | Popular and Commercial Music | Bachelor of Science in Popular and Commerical Music | Our exciting Bachelor of Science in Popular and Commercial Music degree program offers 360-degree training for aspiring performers and songwriters. In addition to learning about the best practices of the music industry, you’ll develop your performance and technical skills with instruction on style, recording techniques, theory, audio production, and more. |
Loyola University New Orleans | Theatre Arts | Bachelor of Arts in Theatre Arts | At Loyno, there’s room for you to aspire to any role. Our students are actors, directors, playwrights and designers. Our immersive Theatre Arts degree trains you in all aspects of theatre; our Liberal Arts core inspires the art you create. |
Loyola University New Orleans | Theatre Arts | Bachelor of Arts in Theatre Arts and Musical Theatre | Whether your primary passion is singing, dancing, or acting, our program will make you a well-rounded musical theatre performer and you’ll get practical experience honing your skills—all students work on productions every year. |
Loyola University New Orleans | Theatre Arts | Minor in Theatre | The undergraduate minor in Theatre is designed to prepare students for work in professional or community theatre. |
Loyola University New Orleans | Urban & Electronic Music Production | Bachelor of Science in Urban & Electronic Music Production | Our industry-recognized faculty of musicians, music producers and managers, venue owners, entertainment attorneys, and chart-topping songwriters will draw upon their real-world experiences to help you master industry concepts. |
Loyola University New Orleans | Vocal Performance | Bachelor of Music - Vocal Performance | For over 65 years, Loyola’s School of Music has trained vocalists to perform in major opera houses and concert halls all over the world. Join the Loyola vocal tradition. |
Tulane University | Music Minor | Minor in Music | The Minor in Music is a flexible degree that gives students grounding in all three fields of music study (performance, theory, and musicology) while allowing them to cater to their particular interests. By choosing from a variety of core courses and electives, students can design their own concentrations in performance, composition, musicology, ethnomusicology, jazz, musical theatre, or other areas. |
Tulane University | Music Science and Technology Minor | Minor in Music Science and Technology | Tulane's Music Science and Technology Minor Curriculum allows students to explore intersections between music, engineering, production, and computer programming, with a focus on the creative applications of technology in the creation of music. The program encourages creativity both in technical research and in composition for various media and performance. Area objectives include developing innovative approaches to the scientific and artistic study of music composition, performance, and media, undertaking multidisciplinary research relevant to the creation and perception of music, and fostering an interdisciplinary culture between members of the fine arts, engineering, and science communities on campus. |
Tulane University | Music, BA | Music - Bachelor of Arts | The Department of Music offers both a BA and a BFA track for music majors. All students seeking music degrees will begin under the BA music track. Students may then apply to the BFA track “by audition.” No audition is required for admission into the BA program. Ordinarily, BFA auditions will take place during the third semester of matriculation at Tulane. The BA in Music is a flexible degree that gives students grounding in all three fields of music study (performance, theory, and musicology) while allowing them to cater to their particular interests. By choosing from a variety of core courses and electives, students can design their own concentrations in performance, composition, musicology, ethnomusicology, jazz, musical theatre, or other areas. |
Tulane University | Music, BFA | Music - Bachelor of Fine Arts | The Department of Music offers both a BA and a BFA track for music majors. All students seeking music degrees will begin under the BA music track. Students may then apply to the BFA track “by audition.” No audition is required for admission into the BA program. Ordinarily, BFA auditions will take place during the third semester of matriculation at Tulane. The BFA in Music is a rigorous program of study with separate concentrations in Performance, Composition, Jazz, and Musical Theatre. All students share a core curriculum in musicology, performance, and composition, with additional required courses in the appropriate areas of concentration. |
Tulane University | Musical Cultures of the Gulf South Coordinate Major | Musical Cultures of the Gulf South Coordinate Major | Musical Cultures of the Gulf South is an interdisciplinary course of study that teaches students to investigate how their academic and professional goals relate to their surroundings –– a portable mindset that will enrich their lives wherever they may go. Students are educated in the underlying currents of New Orleans and the Gulf South through coursework related to the Atlantic slave trade, the rituals of expressive circum-Gulfic and circum-Caribbean culture and resistance, and the social, environmental, economic, and political history of the region. This coordinate major is offered under the auspices of the New Orleans Center for the Gulf South. All of our programs are inspired by the belief that the more we understand where we are, the more fully we can engage in our democracy and collective destiny. |
Tulane University | Music Theatre, BFA | Bachelor of Fine Arts in Musical Theatre | The Musical Theatre B.F.A. is a voice-focused program, with additional requirements for acting and dance. The curriculum stresses vocal training and year-round participation in our musical theatre ensemble, Musical Theatre Workshop, as well as courses in music theory, and musicology. In addition to the one or more productions staged by the department each semester and regular student-produced performances, the program is affiliated with Summer Lyric Theatre at Tulane, an Equity summer stock company which produces three full-scale musicals every summer. The major also offers the flexibility for students to pursue courses in other fields or to double major. Admission to the Musical Theatre B.F.A. program is based on an audition, which takes place during the sophomore year. |
Tulane University | Music (Composition, Musicology, Music Science & Technology) | Masters of Music (Composition, Musicology, Music Science & Technology) | These programs, housed in the Newcomb Department of Music, is taught by talented performers, historians, ethnomusicologists, theorists, composers and technologists. Composition Candidates for the M.A. degree in composition must complete at least 24 semester hours of course and must present a recital of original works. Musicology Candidates for the M.A. degree in musicology must complete at least 24 semester hours of course work, pass a reading knowledge examination in one modern foreign language (French, Spanish or other with approval) by the end of the first semester, write an acceptable thesis, and defend this thesis in an oral examination. |
Tulane University | Music (Performance) | Master of Fine Arts - Performance | Piano, voice, guitar, and other instruments candidates for the Master of Fine Arts degree in performance must take 30 hours of course work, with 18 hours in music literature, theory, history, performance, or other appropriate areas and 12 semester hours of lessons in voice or in the specialized instrument. In place of a thesis the candidate must perform a full-length recital of 90 minutes. |
University of New Orleans | Bachelor of Arts in Music | Bachelor of Arts in Music | The Department of Music houses a Bachelor of Arts degree where students can choose to concentrate in four areas of study, Composition, Jazz Studies, Music Studies and Performance. The Department is accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music. The Bachelor of Arts Degree is a four-year/120 credit hour degree designed to prepare students for entry in to the fields of music performance, business, engineering, and as a foundation for future graduate study. |
University of New Orleans | Master of Music | Music, M.M. | The Department of Music offers a Master of Music in Music with concentrations in composition, instrumental conducting, jazz studies, and instrumental performance. Our program is generally a two-year (four-semester) course of study, emphasizing advanced training in the applied area and in music history and theory. Interested candidates in all concentrations must successfully pass an audition and be admitted to the university's Graduate School. All candidates must complete a minimum of 33 credit hours, take part in the Graduate Colloquium (MUS 6900) every semester, present a graduate recital, and pass both oral and written comprehensive examinations during the final semester. Composition students have additional requirements. |
Dillard University | Music - Music Industry Concentration, B.A. | Bachelor of Arts in Music Industry Concentration | The curriculum in Music equips students with a solid musical foundation, as well as skills and knowledge necessary to enter graduate school and professional programs. Students will be prepared for a career in entertainment industries, professional careers in church music ministry, and music performance. The program offers a learning-centered approach in two concentrations, Music Industry and Voice Performance, which allows graduates to excel in their professions. Music majors have the opportunity to perform on campus, to be a part of the renowned Dillard University Choir, collaborate with the Theatre Department and work in partnership with churches in the community and around the country. |
Dillard University | Voice Performance | Vocal Performance | The curriculum in Music equips students with a solid musical foundation, as well as skills and knowledge necessary to enter graduate school and professional programs. Students will be prepared for a career in entertainment industries, professional careers in church music ministry, and music performance. The program offers a learning-centered approach in two concentrations, Music Industry and Voice Performance, which allows graduates to excel in their professions. Music majors have the opportunity to perform on campus, to be a part of the renowned Dillard University Choir, collaborate with the Theatre Department and work in partnership with churches in the community and around the country. |
Xavier University | Bachelor of Arts in Music Study | Music Education Instrumental or Vocal Supervision | Music Education majors should note that certification requirements are established by the Louisiana Department of Education and are subject to change. Students should consult their advisors each semester. Education majors should consult the Division of Education and Counseling section in this catalog for requirements to be formally admitted into Xavier’s Teacher Education Program. |
Xavier University | Music Liberal Arts, BA | Music Liberal Arts, BA | no description |
Xavier University | Performance Studies, BA | Performance Studies, BA | no description |
Xavier University | Music Performance - Piano BM | Music Performance - Piano BM | no description |
Xavier University | Music-Jazz Studies Concentration BA | Music-Jazz Studies Concentration BA | no description |