Bachelor of Music

L.A.C.M. offers a Bachelor of Music (B.M.) Degree in the following majors:

Music Performance Major

• Emphasis in Bass Performance
• Emphasis in Brass & Woodwind Performance
• Emphasis in Drum Performance
• Emphasis in Guitar Performance
• Emphasis in Vocal Performance

Music Production Major

• Emphasis in Music Producing & Recording
• Emphasis in Composing for Visual Media

Composition

• Emphasis in Songwriting

The Bachelor of Music (BM) program is a 12 quarter full-time program. Three majors are available for the BM degree: Music Performance, Music Production, and Composition. The Music Performance major offers emphases in Guitar, Bass, Drums, Brass & Woodwinds, and Vocal Performance. The Music Production major offers emphases in Music Producing & Recording and Composing for Visual Media. The Composition Major offers an emphasis in Songwriting.

Musically, this program builds on our existing Associate of Arts degree curriculum, further developing students’ existing skills, augmenting their “toolkit” with new ones, and accelerating their progress along the path to a professional career as a musician, composer or producer.

Admission Requirements

The admission requirements for the Bachelor of Music degree programs vary based on each emphasis.

How to Apply for Admission

Applicants who are ready to apply to L.A.C.M. will need to complete an Admissions Application through DecisionDesk. Applicants will need to request their official high school, GED, or college transcripts from their granting institution and have them sent to L.A.C.M. TOEFL Scores, for International Students, will also need to be sent to L.A.C.M. All applicants will submit a $50 application fee when the application is complete.

Transfer Credit

Students applying to a Bachelor of Music Degree program may be eligible for Transfer Credit; we do not accept transfer credit for our Associate of Arts and Diploma programs. However, Bachelor of Music applicants may transfer in general education credits. L.A.C.M. will determine the transferability of coursework taken at other institutions and provide transfer credit evaluations for L.A.C.M. students. Students may be eligible to transfer in 100% of their general education requirements into the Bachelor of Music program. For information, regarding our transfer of credit policy, please visit our Transfer Credit page.

Los Angeles College of Music (LACM) prepares students to be leaders in music and offers Bachelor’s and Associate’s degrees and Diploma programs in Music Performance, Music Production, Songwriting, Composing for Visual Media and Music Business. Located in the heart of the music and entertainment industries, the faculty is comprised of current leading music professionals with a passion for inspiring the next generation. The college offers a significant number of real-world playing situations with professional musicians, not just peers, making it one of the top music schools today. The student body is comprised of talented students from around the world who partner together in an intimate and supportive environment to learn to create, record, perform and market groundbreaking music in today’s competitive music industry. (Formerly known as LAMA, The Los Angeles Music Academy.) LACM is accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music (NASM). LA College of Music was recently named one of “The 20 Best Music Conservatories in the U.S.” by TheBestSchools.org. The ranking website listed LACM as number 16, above Bard College Conservatory of Music, McNally Smith, Colburn Conservatory of Music and Musicians Institute. Of the contemporary music programs listed on the rankings, LACM ranks #1 on the West Coast.