BA in Music

Mission

The curriculum in Music equips students with a solid musical foundation, as well as skills and knowledge necessary to enter graduate school and professional programs. Students will be prepared for a career in entertainment industries, professional careers in church music ministry, and music performance. The program offers a learning-centered approach in two concentrations, Music Industry and Voice Performance, which allows graduates to excel in their professions. Music majors have the opportunity to perform on campus, to be a part of the renowned Dillard University Choir, collaborate with the Theatre Department and work in partnership with churches in the community and around the country.

Student Learning Outcomes

• Undertake entrepreneurial ventures in music, art and entertainment industries.
• Demonstrate preparedness for graduate study in music and function effectively in a global society.
• Demonstrate competence in ethical decision-making that contributes to community improvement and to the students’ own leadership development.
• Demonstrate competent analytical decision-making and undergraduate research, and use of technologies in music art and entertainment industries.

Programs/Opportunities

• Jazz Band
• University Concert Choir

Requirements for Bachelor of Arts in Music - Voice Performance

Complete a total of 124 credit hours of coursework for graduation.

Voice Performance majors must:

• Perform at least one Midday Recital program each semester of enrollment. Attendance at all departmental recitals is mandatory.
• Attend studio classes as scheduled throughout the semester by the applied instructor.
• Participate in a recital during the junior year (MUS 300).
• Enroll in MUS 400 and present a one-hour recital during the senior year. This recital is the exit examination for the degree program. The recital must be performed on the principal instrument of study.
• Present a junior and senior recital.
• Participate in an ensemble each term of enrollment for a total of 8 semesters.

Dillard University, Louisiana's oldest historically Black university, is a private four-year liberal art faith-based university. Located in New Orleans, we offer 22 bachelor's degrees in the disciplines of Business, Health, and Wellness, Humanities, Nursing, STEM, and Social Sciences. Our diverse student body is comprised of students from 33 states and 12 countries.

Dillard University attracts the leaders, thinkers, and artists of tomorrow, and equips them with the tools they need to imagine and build a better world for everyone. Our students do not acquire knowledge alone; they develop compassion and high ethical standards alongside it. They think critically, but they do not stop at thinking; they act to turn their dreams into reality. In doing the work they are called to do, they do not choose the easy path over the right path. Instead, their commitment to excellence and integrity makes their work resilient by inspiring others to join their cause. Our motto, “Ex Fide, Fortis," means "From Faith, Strength." It is this faith that keeps our vision clear, our hearts full, and our actions confident and deliberate, as together we transform the world into the world that it should be.