The Bachelor of Arts in Music allows the student to pursue the study of music within the context of a liberal arts curriculum. The curriculum offers an intensive study of music as both an intellectual discipline and a performance art. In addition to classes, lessons, and performing ensembles common to the Bachelor of Music program, students pursuing the B.A. pursue more advanced music scholarship and research projects, as well as engage with other disciplines relevant to the study and performance of music.
Bachelor of Music at University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Bachelor of Music at University of Nevada, Las Vegas
The Music at University of Nevada, Las Vegas is a Full Time Bachelor program offered at the university's main campus in Paradise , United States of America. The program is delivered on campus in English and can be completed in 4 years. Students develop academic knowledge and practical skills that prepare them for future careers in this field. The next available intake starts on August 28, 2027.
About Bachelor of Music
- Perform in one primary performance medium, at a level appropriate for the area of specialization, with sufficient technical and musical skills requisite for artistic self-expression.
- Demonstrate broad working knowledge of the solo repertoire for their primary performance medium, at a level appropriate for the area of specialization, and display essential skills to interpret a range of styles within that repertoire.
- Perform in solo and ensemble (large and small) settings at a level appropriate for the area of specialization, with sufficient technical and musical skills requisite for artistic self-expression.
- Read solo and ensemble (large and small) literature at sight with fluency demonstrating both general musicianship and, in the primary performance medium, a skill level relevant to professional standards appropriate for the area of concentration.
- Demonstrate in written, verbal, aural, and visual methods knowledge of styles, composers, genres, forms and processes of Western European art music through present time, including contributions to this tradition made by composers of both genders and multicultural societies.
- Demonstrate knowledge of the principles of harmony, musical form, and compositional process, and the ability to use this knowledge in written, verbal, aural, and visual analyses.
- Demonstrate fluency in written fundamentals and aural comprehension of music theory (including aural dictation).
- Utilize the piano for personal music study and instruction.
- Synthesize performance, historical, stylistic, analytical, and technological information to solve artistic problems and form musical interpretations, and convincingly communicate these solutions and interpretations in written, verbal, aural, and visual methods.
- Develop and plan for instruction in P-12 settings (Music Education Only).
- Facilitate the technical development and artistic growth of students' musical skills through appropriate pedagogical techniques and methodologies (Music Education Only).
Disciplines
College of Fine Arts
Requirements and Admission Criteria for Bachelor of Music at University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Entry Requirements
First-Year
3.0 cumulative GPA OR 1120* SAT (evidenced-based reading & writing and math) OR 22 ACT (composite score). *1040 for exams taken prior to March 2016.
Transfer
2.5 GPA in 24 or more transferable college-level credits. Transfer students with fewer than 24 transferable college-level credits must meet the first-year student admission requirements.
English Requirements
- PTEMin 44
- IELTSMin 6
- TOEFLMin 61
Tuition and Fee Information for Bachelor of Music at University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Application Fee 95
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Bachelor of Music at University of Nevada, Las Vegas
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
United States of America, Paradise