Bachelor's in Music

Music is a Bachelor program taught at Spelman College, USA. Intake: Fall, Spring. The program is offered in campus-based modes with full-time (4 years) options.

The Music Major at Spelman College leads to a B.A. in Music through required cognate and core courses in music theory and musicianship, music seminar, keyboard skills, and music history. Students also complete composition and form and analysis, plus an introduction to music technology for majors. Students can choose a Music Technology Concentration with advanced music technology and recording techniques.

The degree requires 48 credit hours of music courses with no grade below “C.” Music Seminar is a weekly, zero-credit, pass/fail meeting held each Wednesday. Students complete private applied music lessons for at least six semesters on a single instrument, participate in ensembles by audition as a laboratory for applied music, and complete an exit project during the senior year prior to graduation.

Spelman College states that students can prepare for careers as singers, instrumentalists, composers, songwriters, sound engineering techniques, music production, and music directing. The program also includes options aligned with vocal performance and music technology through required applied music and concentration courses.

Modules

• Music Seminar
• MUS 111A Keyboard Skills I (Students may place into higher levels of Keyboard Skills.)
• MUS 111B Keyboard Skills II
• MUS 111C Keyboard Skills III
• MUS 113A Music Theory and Musicianship I (4)
• MUS 113B Music Theory and Musicianship II (4)
• MUS 200 Intro to Music Technology for Majors (2-4)
• MUS 240 Survey of African American Music (4)
• MUS 451 Intro to Composition & Songwriting (2)
• MUS 321 Form and Analysis (2)
• MUS 350 History of Western Music I (4)
• MUS 351 History of Western Music II (4)

The minimum requirements for admission in Music at Spelman College for all applicants (Domestic or International) are:

• program specific academic requirment set by Spelman College.
• English Language OR any other language requirments as set by Spelman College as pre-requiste for admission in Music.

Note: Please check the university website in the link below.

To receive the B.A. in Music, a student must successfully complete 48 credit hours of music courses with no grade below “C.”

Please check detail of study units at https://www.spelman.edu/academics/music/music-major.html

• singers
• instrumentalists
• composers
• songwriters
• sound engineering techniques
• music production
• music directing

80 fully funded scholarships are listed for USA. See USA scholarships.