Music

Students in the VCUarts Department of Music pursue studies as music educators, performers, arrangers, media-scoring composers and more. VCUarts Music has outstanding opportunities for you whether you want to refine your abilities on a specific instrument, learn the best techniques for teaching tomorrow’s musicians, collaborate with other skilled chamber or jazz musicians, or make music a foundation for other career goals.

Degree Programs

The BM in Performance offers six concentrations – guitar, jazz studies, piano, strings, wind and percussion, and voice. Expand performance and entrepreneurial skills and develop public performance practice while preparing to enter the competitive career marketplace. Read more program details and requirements for the concentrations:

Guitar
Jazz Studies
Piano
Strings
Winds and Percussion
Voice

The BM in Music Education offers two concentrations – vocal/choral education and instrumental education. Develop teaching skills and techniques in preparation for a career as a certified music educator in either choral or instrumental music classrooms in Virginia.

In the Bachelor of Arts in Music program, you can pursue the creative track of media scoring or combine music with other areas of study. The degree includes 45 credits of music courses, general education requirements, and an option for electives to enhance your education. At the center of the program are music courses in performance, musicianship skills, and creativity.

The minor in music comprises 18 credits distributed across lessons for your instrument, history and theory, ensemble performance, and music electives. Any VCU student can continue to broaden their knowledge and skills in music while studying another field.

Admissions & Audition Information

Below you can find the information on how to apply as a First Year Undergraduate student to the VCUArts Department of Music. The admissions page outlines all of the steps and deadlines in the applications process. The audition page outlines the instrument-specific requirements for live (in-person) or recorded auditions.

Application Steps

Review all the admissions steps, requirements, and deadlines.

How to Apply

Audition Requirements

As part of the application process, students will need to prepare an audition. This page outlines the requirements and scheduling information for each instrument.

Audition Requirements

Questions?

Check out the Admissions FAQs page for answers to common questions about the Music admissions process.

Admissions FAQs

Concerts & Events

Check out all upcoming VCUarts Music events including the popular Rennolds Concert Series featuring world-class chamber music performers.

Concerts and Events

v c u arts music student playing the bass guitar

Events

Jul 27

VCU Community Guitar Ensemble

Music

Sep 14

Mary Anne Rennolds Chamber Music Concert Series: Bax & Chung Piano Duo

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View more music events

Our Faculty

are Teachers and Doers

Music faculty are performers, composers, arrangers and educators. Everyone participates in the professional world and shares this experience in their teaching and mentoring.

Meet Our Faculty & Staff