Bachelor’s degree · BM / BMus
Bachelor of Music in Performance (Contemporary Styles)
Musicians Institute · Musicians Institute (College of Contemporary Music) · Hollywood, California, United States
- Official award
- Bachelor of Music in Performance (Contemporary Styles)BM
- Subject
- Music PerformancePopular and Contemporary MusicInstrument pathways: Saxophone, Trombone, Trumpet, Drum Set, Contemporary Voice
- Format
- On campusBachelor of Music - 12 Quarters (guitar program page)
- Tuition
- $10,800per term, Quarter (academic year not stated on page)
About this program
Contemporary-styles performance bachelor's combining instrument or voice training with sight-reading, music history, arranging, conducting and recording; main studies are bass, drum, guitar, keyboard, vocal, saxophone, trombone or trumpet.
- Department
- Musicians Institute (College of Contemporary 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 Performance (Contemporary Styles)BM
- 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 | Relationship | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| Music Performance | Dedicated degreeThe official program title is in this subject. | |
| Popular and Contemporary Music | Named majorThe official major or program title inside a broader award. | “This unique degree program combines contemporary music performance training with the rigorous study of traditional disciplines including sight-reading, music history, arranging, conducting, recording and more.”Source |
Instrument and voice pathways
This is ONE program with the verified pathways below, not a separate degree per instrument. A pathway is listed only where an official page names the instrument in the title, as a major or as a formal principal-study option.
| Instrument | Relationship | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| Saxophone | Named majorThe instrument is a named major of the program, confirmed on an official page. | Performance (Contemporary Styles) - Saxophone“Bachelor of Music in Performance (Contemporary Styles) Bass, Drum, Guitar, Keyboard, Vocal, Saxophone, Trombone, or Trumpet”Source |
| Trombone, Trumpet, Drum Set, Contemporary Voice | Named majorThe instrument is a named major of the program, confirmed on an official page. | “Bachelor of Music in Performance (Contemporary Styles) Bass, Drum, Guitar, Keyboard, Vocal, Saxophone, Trombone, or Trumpet”Source |
Accreditation, validation and recognition
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Stated by the schoolNational Association of Schools of MusicAssociation membershipUS
Scope: Musicians Institute
Study structure
- Delivery
- On campusTaught at the listed campus.
- Study mode
- Not published
- Duration
- Bachelor of Music - 12 Quarters (guitar program page)
- Recitals
- Guitar students are required to perform weekly in Live Performance Workshops
- Intakes
- Not published
- Campus
- Musicians Institute campus, Hollywood
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: Performance video: performing Chords, Scales, Reading, and three performace videos (including one unaccompanied piece)
- Portfolio
- Portfolio requirement not published
- Interview
- Not published
Source could not be re-checked automatically.
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.
| Item | Amount | Applies to | Dated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor/Master tuition, MI (Hollywood), full-time 15 credits per quarterTuition · mandatory | $10,800per term, Quarter (academic year not stated on page) | Bachelor/Master, Hollywood | 25 October 2026Source |
| Application fee (non-refundable), on campusApplication fee · mandatory | $100one-time, One-time, non-refundable | All students | 25 October 2026Source |
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.
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)