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Bachelor of Music in Bass Performance

Los Angeles College of Music · Los Angeles College of Music · Pasadena, California, United States

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Official award
Bachelor of Music in Bass PerformanceBM
Subject
Music Performance
Format
On campus12 quarters (catalog cost chart for bachelor's degrees)
Tuition
$9,500per term, 2026-2027, per quarter

About this program

Practice-oriented Bachelor of Music in bass performance with an audition-based admission.

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

Award and subject

The award is shown exactly as the institution titles it. A program belongs to a subject only through the link below: a dedicated degree, a named major, a formal concentration or a documented pathway.

Official award
Bachelor of Music in Bass PerformanceBM
Award family
BM / BMusA Bachelor of Music or BMus, exactly as titled by the awarding institution.
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
Music PerformanceDedicated degreeThe official program title is in this subject.

Accreditation, validation and recognition

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  • Stated by the schoolNational Association of Schools of MusicInstitutional accreditation or recognitionUS

    Scope: Los Angeles College of Music; the catalog states NASM accreditation since 2003

    Dates: 1 November 2003 to not stated

Study structure

Delivery
On campusTaught at the listed campus.
Study mode
Not published
Duration
12 quarters (catalog cost chart for bachelor's degrees)
Intakes
Not published
Campus
LACM North Building, Pasadena

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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
  • Format: Recorded submission
  • Prescreening: Video of two prepared songs in two genres plus scales video (a minimum of three scales)
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

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Fees and costs

Original currency is authoritative. Each price keeps its basis (per year, per credit, whole program), academic year and student category, and is never converted. Annual tuition and whole-program tuition are different figures.

ItemAmountApplies toDated
Tuition per quarter (2026-2027 average cost of attendance budget)Tuition · mandatory$9,500per term, 2026-2027, per quarterDependent and independent students (same figure)25 October 2026SourceSource could not be re-checked automatically.

No total is shown: the sources do not state a whole-program figure and the published duration and fee basis do not support a calculation.

Lesson fees, accompanists, practice-room charges, instruments, software, recording, recitals, compulsory travel and residencies are not listed by the institution on the pages we checked. Do not assume an instrument, an accompanist, software or private lessons are included.

Sources and verification

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

Sources and how this was checked

Last checked 25 October 2026. Each fact carries a verbatim quote that is re-checked against the live page. Research methodology.

Sources (checked 25 October 2026)

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