The undergraduate program at Manhattan School of Music offers the aspiring professional musician rigorous curricula in performance or musical composition. The program consists of four areas of concentration: major field of study, course work in music-related subjects, ensemble performance, and humanities.

As part of the bachelor of music degree program, you will take a sequence of courses designed to unify studies in music theory, music history, and the humanities which includes reading, writing, critical judgment, articulate speech, history, politics, philosophy, art, and geography. This program prepares you to take intense, specialized elective courses in your junior and senior years.

Students may choose to pursue a diploma course of study, which is the same as the bachelor's curriculum minus the humanities core and humanities elective requirements; the diploma represents recognition of accomplishment in the field of music, but does not carry with it the rights and privileges of a college degree.

Undergraduate Studies Overview

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Competitions
Ensembles
Master Classes
Office of the Registrar

Additional programs

Center for Music Entrepreneurship
Barnard College at Columbia Cross-Registration
Distance Learning
Exchange Programs