Music Major and Minor

Studying Music at Truman
As a music major at Truman, you study privately with renowned artists and teachers and have the opportunity to perform in nationally recognized ensembles. Our music program is fully accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music.

With approximately 130 music majors, the Music Department is a lively community of learners — large enough to offer a wide variety of music classes, ensembles, facilities, activities, and scholarships, yet small enough to give you the individual attention you need to succeed.

Undergraduate Degrees and Programs
Whatever your interest, there’s a place for you here. Choose one of four distinct paths:

• Bachelor of Music, with an emphasis in Performance or Composition
   This professional degree requires a high level of proficiency, with 65 percent of the program devoted to music courses.
• Bachelor of Arts in Music, General
   This well-rounded degree includes substantial training on an instrument or as a singer while including broad academic preparation.
• Bachelor of Arts in Music, Pre-Certification
  This path prepares you for a fifth-year Master of Arts in Education professional teaching degree with two options for emphasis—instrumental or vocal.
• Bachelor of Arts in Music with a Liberal Arts Concentration 
  This program allows you to build a background for careers in music scholarship, library science, professional schools emphasizing the humanities, and music participation for individuals seeking careers in other areas.
• Bachelor of Science in Music Therapy
  Prepare for a rewarding career that leverages the power of music to directly improve the lives of others. This interdisciplinary degree prepares students to obtain Board Certification though studies in Music, Psychology, Biology, Nursing, and Sociology and Anthropology.

Music Minors

• Music Minor
• Musical Theatre Minor
• Musicology Minor
• Jazz Studies Minor

Graduate Degrees

• Master of Arts in Music
  Further prepares students for the profession of music through advanced studies. Emphases available include Composition, Conducting, Research (Musicology) and Performance.
• Master of Arts in Education
  Prepares students for certification to teach music in K-12 schools.

Dedicated professors will guide, mentor, and challenge you while encouraging you to pursue everything that intrigues you. In addition to private lessons in voice, instrumental, and composition, you can audition to play and sing in as many ensembles as your schedule permits.

Program Areas

Choral & Vocal

Clarinet

Double Reeds

Flute

Horn

Jazz

Low Brass

Theory/Composition

Percussion

Piano

Trumpet

Saxophone

Strings