The Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree in music is designed for a broad understanding of the music discipline through the study of performance, music theory and music literature.
The B.A. program allows a student to investigate diverse areas of music within a flexible curricular framework.
Students are expected to complete a senior project appropriate to their primary emphasis area (for example: composition, piano performance, vocal performance, jazz studies, etc.). The flexibility enables students to choose a second field outside of music, should they desire to do so. Examples of second fields might include biology, creative writing, electronic media, foreign languages, international studies or psychology.
Students pursuing the B.A. in voice performance must fulfill a foreign language requirement by studying French, German or Italian. A student may substitute another foreign language if the student successfully completes a competency examination in that language.
If you plan on majoring in art, dance, music, or theatre, you must complete a portfolio review or audition as part of your application to Webster.
Private music instruction is provided by talented faculty and members of the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra.
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Leigh Gerdine College of Fine Arts
Webster University's Leigh Gerdine College of Fine Arts enables students to become confident, intellectually prepared artists and performers in a global environment. Our art, music, theatre and dance majors combine significant studio experiences with an excellent faculty-driven liberal arts education. Many alumni have been nominated for and won Tony, Emmy, and Academy Awards. Theatre graduates are currently with national touring companies of Peter Pan, Chicago, Cabaret, and Sunset Boulevard.
Did You Know?
Student musicians get to hone their skills in Vienna, home to legendary composers Beethoven, Mozart and Strauss where Webster has had a campus since 1981. Students may take instruction on their major instrument (voice, keyboard, trumpet, flute, etc - jazz or classical), take courses in music history - especially relating to Vienna's traditions, study composition, do special projects on opera, and participate in ensembles and recitals.
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St. Louis, Missouri
Student to Faculty ratio:
16:1
Average class size:
15-25 students
Student Body:
Represents 46 U.S. states and 130 countries
Mascot:
Gorlok
International Campuses:
Cha-am/Hua Hin, Thailand
Geneva, Switzerland
Leiden, the Netherlands
London, England
Vienna, Austria
