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Bachelor’s degree · BA / BA (Hons)

Bachelor of Arts in Music

Abilene Christian University · Department of Music · Abilene, Texas, United States

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Official award
Bachelor of Arts in MusicBA
Subject
General Music Studies
Format
On campus
Tuition
Not published

About this program

Liberal-arts music degree.

Department
Department of Music
Awarding body
Not stated on the pages we checked

Award and subject

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Official award
Bachelor of Arts in MusicBA
Award family
BA / BA (Hons)A Bachelor of Arts, including BA (Hons). It is not relabelled as a Bachelor of Music.
Qualification level
Bachelor’s degree
Qualification standing
Academic qualificationA degree, or a certificate or diploma awarded by a degree-awarding institution within a national qualifications framework.
Orientation
Orientation not published
Previous degree required
Not published
Subject links
SubjectRelationshipDetail
General Music StudiesDedicated degreeThe official program title is in this subject.

Accreditation, validation and recognition

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  • Stated by the schoolNational Association of Schools of MusicProgram accreditationUS

    Scope: School-stated NASM membership/accreditation

Study structure

Delivery
On campusTaught at the listed campus.
Study mode
Not published
Duration
Not published
Intakes
Not published
Campus
Abilene Christian University main campus

Teaching language

Taught in
English
English
English teaching not verifiedAn English-language website does not mean a program is taught in English.

Admissions

Audition
Audition required
Audition details
    Required repertoire, as published
    • Instrumental Brass, Woodwind, String Auditions (Majors & Non-Majors): Perform approximately 10 minutes of music that includes a technical excerpt and a melodic or lyrical excerpt, or a solo that demonstrates both technical and lyrical playing.
    • Piano: Piano Auditions (Majors only): Perform from at least two of the following categories: Any work of J. S. Bach or D. Scarlatti; Any sonata movement of Haydn, Mozart, or Beethoven; A composition of the Romantic period (Chopin, Schumann, Brahms, etc.); An Impressionist (Debussy, Ravel, etc.) or Contemporary composition
    • Classical Voice: Voice Majors: Perform in at least two of the following categories: A solo from the UIL list; An art song from the Baroque, Classic or Romantic era in a foreign language; A contemporary art song in English; An aria from an operetta, oratorio, or opera, in either the original language or a translation
    SourceSpecific to this program and intake. Check the current admissions cycle; nothing here guarantees admission, and you cannot assume you may audition for a particular teacher.
    Portfolio
    Portfolio requirement not published
    Interview
    Not published

    Fees and costs

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    Sources and verification

    Not published on the program’s source pages: tuition, duration, full-time or part-time options, intakes, whether a previous degree is required.

    Sources and how this was checked

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