Hone your craft and become a performing artist.
Teach private lessons to aspiring musicians/performers.
Write music as a professional occupation.
Organize concerts and performances for musicians/artists.
Competency in fundamental musical knowledge and skills through analytical listening and sight-singing
Skills in preparation for performance of musical works that exhibit effective artistic expression in applied lessons and seminar performances
Ability to assess the need for, locate, evaluate and effectively use information to accomplish the goal of preparing written music for a performer
“ Come to UNCW if you’re looking for an intimate learning experience, if you’re looking for lots of one-on-one time with your professors. As a student, that is very, very helpful. ”
The B.A. in Music is a foundation for careers in a range of music-related fields as well as graduate study in music and other academic areas.
The Bachelor of Music in Music Education degree is intended for students who have a passion for teaching music in a public or private school setting.
You can go on to study at the graduate level in classical and jazz performance (instrumental, keyboard, voice/opera), composition, choral and instrumental conducting, music technology and music therapy.
A master's program in musical theater is designed to enhance, refine, and elevate the performance skills of advanced musical theater artists.
These programs provide flexibility for artists to build and work on professional portfolios, leading directly to a profession in the arts (music technology, opera studies, historical performance, musicology, music theory, and ethnomusicology).
