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The D’Angelo Department of Music has three degree programs
The Department enrolls undergraduate students in the following degree programs: Bachelor of Music in Performance, Bachelor of Music in Music Education, and Bachelor of Arts in Music.
Applied study is offered in the following areas: Brass, Composition, Guitar, Organ, Percussion, Piano, Strings, Voice, and Woodwinds.
A minor in music is also available to students from other disciplines.
Bachelor of Music in Performance
This program emphasizes musical proficiency at a pre-professional level through individual instruction, mentoring, and career guidance. Performance experiences include large and small ensembles, solo work in large-scale productions, and solo recitals in the junior and senior years.
Bachelor of Music in Music Education
The Certification Program in Music Education offers students active participation in a variety of performance ensembles and prepares them in instructional techniques and classroom management skills. The education program maintains a contemporary curriculum designed to develop musicians as teachers who, ideally, will be instilled with the desire and ability to help others establish lifelong, active, participation in music. Graduates of this program are sought after, and are currently teaching nationwide.
Bachelor of Arts in Music
The Bachelor of Arts in Music Degree offers students the opportunity for concentrated private study in a particular performance discipline, while pursuing an academically-rooted musical training. The degree provides a solid grounding for later graduate study in historical and theoretical areas of music as well as the broader humanities.
Bachelor of Arts in Music Therapy
Music Therapy is an allied health profession as well as a field of research. Music therapists use their skills to improve the health of their clients’ physical and/or mental functioning as well as their quality of life. Degree students take classes in, music, psychology, clinical foundations, music therapy, general education, and liberal arts.
This degree is approved by NASM (National Association of Schools of Music) and AMTA
Candidates completing the 4 year curriculum will be eligible to sit for the exam for the Music Therapist Certification Board (MT-BC)
Music Minor
A student may choose to earn a Minor in Music with a concentration in a particular performance area (instrumental, vocal, piano, or composition). Graduates from this program will be able to demonstrate a creative background, enhancing their degree, and making possible later performance and teaching options throughout life.
Want More Information?
The Mercyhurst College course catalouge contains more details of the music program, as well as up-to-date information about course offerings and credit requirements.
Download the course catalog: Course Catalog
