Bachelor in Music

The Music Program provides pre-professional studies for students who wish to major in music in a liberal arts setting. The curriculum includes Applied Music, Opera Workshop, Performance (piano and voice), Music Theory, Music History, Music Literature, and Music Education (including classes in instrumental methods and materials). Within the program, students from across the campus may participate in the Tougaloo College Concert Choir and its Ensembles and the Instrumental Ensemble. The Music Program provides for the College and surrounding community's cultural and aesthetic enrichment through its instructional programs, lectures, concerts, and recitals.

Tougaloo College is a private, independent, liberal arts institution, offering undergraduate degrees in twenty-nine majors in education, the humanities, natural sciences, social sciences, and graduate degrees in teaching and child development. Since its founding in 1869, the College has maintained a rich tradition of excellence, relevance, and influence, creating a legacy of distinction in higher education. According to the National Science Foundation, Tougaloo ranks among the top twenty-five U.S. institutions whose graduates earn their Ph.D. degrees in the science and engineering disciplines. The Washington Monthly lists Tougaloo among the top ten Best Bang for the Buck colleges in the nation. The Educate to Career College Rankings Index ranked the College #23 out of the 1222 U.S. institutions included in the rankings for best economic value. Tougaloo College is any student's passport to success.