Why Music?
Musical studies have an essential role in a liberal arts college education by integrating mind, body and spirit. Students who study music in college prepare themselves for a lifetime appreciation of the musical arts.
Musical studies are interdisciplinary, drawing upon the arts, humanities, social sciences, mathematics, and natural sciences. Musical studies teach transferable skills of value for careers in the professions and business.
The Department of Music offers courses in the disciplines of composition, ethnomusicology, musicology, performance and theory. Our curriculum is inclusive and diverse, with emphasis on the traditions of Western classical music, American music and world music. We enthusiastically endorse individual study of instrumental and vocal performance and participation in performing ensembles, for which students may earn academic credit.
After College
The music major at the University of Richmond provides a strong basic background in performance, theory of music, history of music, social/cultural musical context and musical composition.
As a result, Richmond music graduates are well equipped to:- Go on to the best graduate programs in the country
- Enter the entertainment industry as performers, composers or producers
- Proceed into careers as secondary school teachers
- Develop careers in sales and marketing for the arts community
