Founded in 1921, UNCG has long been recognized as home to one of the top music institutions in the United States and has been fully accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music since 1938. The School of Music offers the only comprehensive degrees in music education and music performance in the State of North Carolina, from the undergraduate level through doctoral study. The School of
Music offers Bachelor of Arts degree in Music, and Bachelor of Music degrees in Performance and Music Education. Our outstanding facilities, world-class faculty, and numerous ensemble experiences provide an environment for artistic and academic success. The BA in music provides high-quality musical training with the versatility and breadth of a liberal arts education, it prepares students for a variety of careers and opportunities. With its emphasis on writing, speaking, and critical thinking skills, the BA degree is ideal for students wishing to pursue a double major in another academic field, pre-professional programs in law or medicine, study abroad, UNCG in 3, arts administration, or graduate programs in music theory, musicology, or ethnomusicology. Undergraduate students in Music Performance pursue rigorous professional training in music along with a broad liberal arts education. Our students graduate as informed, responsible citizens with the tools to succeed and communicate effectively as musicians of the 21st century. Undergraduate students in Music Education pursue rigorous professional training in music teacher education along with a broad liberal arts education that prepares them for positions as choral directors (principal performance area usually voice, piano, or organ), teachers of general music, or for positions as instrumental directors (principal performance area in orchestral or band instruments) in public schools. Our students graduate earning a Standard Professional 1 (SP1) North Carolina Educator’s License and are prepared as informed, responsible citizens with the tools to succeed and communicate effectively as musicians and educators of the twenty-first century. Music education students acquire valuable early field teaching experience in a wide variety of P-12 school settings beginning the Freshman year and continuing throughout the degree program. Within the School of Music, doctoral degrees are offered in music education, conducting, and performance. The School of Music offers Master of Music degrees in conducting, music composition, music education, music performance, and music theory, and also offers Post-Baccalaureate Certificates in ethnomusicology, historical keyboard performance, jazz studies, musicology, music composition, music education, and music theory, and a Post-Master’s Certificate in music theory pedagogy
