What is the Bachelor of Music?
The Bachelor of Music is the performance degree in which students spend the majority of their career at OU in music classes. Students in this degree program present two recitals (a junior recital and a senior recital) and participate in ensembles every semester. Bachelor of Music students devote a significant amount of time to the learning of performance skills and repertoire. This is the degree plan for students who wish to continue performance study as graduate students and/or pursue careers as performing artists and artist teachers.
So, what's my degree?
Students will graduate with a Bachelor of Music. A Master of Music or Music Education is available, as well as a Doctor of Musical Arts.
Do my interests fit?
Music students typically have interests in:
- Music Performance
- Music Theory, Musicology, and Ethnomusicology
- Technique
What courses will I take?
- Musical Structures I-V
- Aural Skills I-IV
- Forms and Analysis
- Advanced Orchestration
- Understanding Electroacoustic Music
How can I get involved?
- Ensembles and Choirs
- Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia
- Sigma Alpha Iota
- Music Educators National Association
- Kappa Kappa Psi & Tau Beta Sigma
- Music Teachers National Association
- Graduate Music Student Association
How can I study abroad?
- The University of Oklahoma has a fantastic Study Abroad program. Music majors usually take advantage of summer programs to earn General Education credit.
- Opportunities are also available to perform abroad with ensembles and choirs.
What kind of career can I pursue?
Professor
Teacher
Symphonies/Orchestras/Chorales
Opera
Music Industry
How much will I make?
Median pay for postsecondary music teachers: $66,930
Median pay for musicians and singers: $26.96/hr
Median pay for broadcast and sound engineering technicians: $42,650
Median pay for music directors and composers: $50,590
*Pay from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Program Accreditation
The OU School of Music is a fully accredited member of the National Association of Schools of Music.
Contact Us
School of Music
Phone: (405) 325-2081
Email: elizabeth.nunley@ou.edu
Website: music.ou.edu
