Duke’s undergraduate music curriculum is designed to cultivate the wide-ranging interests and abilities of its students while providing them with a coherent approach to understanding the techniques and history of music. Its offerings encompass the many ways that we perform, create and comprehend music. Highlights Flexible major curriculum, with an option for a performance concentration A minor that encompasses music history, performance and conducting Ample opportunities for performance, composition, conducting and ensemble experiences The music major is flexible and may be shaped to emphasize any of the various subspecialties of the field, including preparation for graduate work. The goal of the major is to develop a depth of analytical, historical, and aesthetic understanding, as well as enhance the specific aural and physical capacities necessary for good musicianship. These skills will provide the music graduate with a foundation for future learning in a variety of fields. Our undergraduate curriculum is designed for the student who wishes to pursue a broad range of musical interests within the context of a liberal arts education. Emphasis is given to a variety of musical disciplines, including composition, theory, performance, ethnomusicology, and musicology (music history). The music major is designed not only to prepare you for graduate work in music scholarship, performance, or composition, but also to offer a solid foundation in one of the most ancient and universal of the liberal arts. A typical course of study for music major with an emphasis on performance might look something like this. Your specific course of study might be quite different, including less applied music and more courses in music literature, theory, composition, or ethnomusicology. You and your advisor will work out a coherent plan that suits your needs.