Our music degrees offer a diversity of career and graduate school options in both music and non-music areas.
The Department of Music equips students with in-depth knowledge and skills to be successful in their careers. Music faculty combine diversity of instruction with personal passion to educate and inspire students within a vibrant atmosphere that supports strong academics, performance, and personal achievement, grounded on Christian principles of service and excellence.
Degree Details
BMus: Music Performance (4-year):
Designed for students desiring an advanced foundation in musical skills, knowledge, and performance, with goals of self-employment and/or professional performing and/or graduate school paths (music and non-music options).
BA in Music: Biomedical Track (4-year):
Designed specifically for students desiring to pursue both a music major and entrance preparation to post-graduate, biomedical programs (e.g. medicine, dentistry, etc.).
BA in Music (4-year):
Designed for students desiring a solid foundation in musical skills, knowledge, and performance, with goals of self-employment and/or after-degree and graduate school paths (music and non-music options).
BA in Music (3-year):
Designed for students desiring a competent foundation in musical skills and knowledge, with goals of self-employment and/or continuing education certificate and diploma programs. Not intended for post-graduate degree track, though there are limited graduate degree options depending on program and country (music and non-music options).
Applied Areas:
Classical guitar, harpsichord, organ, percussion, piano, strings (violin, viola, cello, and double bass), voice, woodwinds (flute, clarinet, oboe, and bassoon), and brass (trumpet, trombone, French horn, and tuba/euphonium).
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Faculty & Staff
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Karen GustafsonContract Professor of Music -
Trina HoskingAdministrative Assistant and First Year Advisor, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences -
Wendy MarkoskyChair, Music, Professor of Music -
John McDowellDean, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Professor of English -
Wendolin MunroeProfessor of Music -
Eduardo SoláEDI Director, Special Assistant to the President, Assistant Professor of Music
Testimonials
Deepa Johnny
2019 / Bachelor of Arts - Music
The musical training I received at Burman University was paramount to my artistic development as an opera singer. The students are fortunate to be in an environment that has a consistent focus on excellence and growth. I am incredibly grateful for the dedication and vision of this department in helping young musicians fall in love with music.
Deepa Johnny, Graduate Student in Voice Performance, Indiana University
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