Bachelor of Music in Performance: Instrumental Concentration

The Instrumental Major program centers on intensive coaching and private study with a renowned faculty of teachers, many of whom are members of The Philadelphia Orchestra and other professional performing organizations. Opportunity to perform a vast repertoire abounds in the number and types of ensemble experiences available. The programs of study provide the training necessary to compete in the professional performance world. Individual study with exemplary faculty enables each student to achieve a high level of proficiency on a major instrument (strings, woodwinds, brass, percussion). A high level of participation in ensembles provides performance experience and broad knowledge of the literature. Specialized coursework develops expertise in reading, writing, analysis, musical styles and performance practices that mark the professional performer. In addition, those students in the Bachelor of Music program acquire an understanding of history and culture through non-music academic coursework in a wide range of disciplines.