Degree Programs

Florida Atlantic University’s Commercial Music program offers a comprehensive undergraduate curriculum to help students develop skills for a professional career in the music industry. The CM program offers three concentrations: Music Business, Composition, and Music Technology. All three concentrations are immersed in Hoot/Wisdom Records L.L.C., Florida Atlantic University’s official record label. Administered by the Commercial Music program, the label provides students with practical experience in the production, marketing, and distribution of sound recordings.

The Music Business concentration focuses on the business aspects of the music industry, including artist management, marketing, publishing, public relations, and other needed skills.

Students enrolled in the Bachelor of Music in Commercial Music Business concentration are also eligible to apply for a combined degree program, earning their B.M. in Commercial Music as well as a Masters of Nonprofit Management in only five years. This is a particularly valuable opportunity for students wishing to work with non-profit music organizations, such as symphony orchestras, opera companies, museums, and music festivals.

Commercial Music Business Curriculum

Florida Atlantic University’s Commercial Music program offers a comprehensive undergraduate curriculum to help students develop skills for a professional career in the music industry. The CM program offers three concentrations: Music Business, Composition, and Music Technology. All three concentrations are immersed in  Hoot/Wisdom Records L.L.C., Florida Atlantic University’s official record label. Administered by the Commercial Music program, the label provides students with practical experience in the production, marketing, and distribution of sound recordings.

The Commercial Music Composition concentration provides majors with skills and experience in composing, arranging, producing and recording music for a variety of applications, including film, television and digital media.

COMMERCIAL MUSIC COMPOSITION CURRICULUM

Florida Atlantic University’s Commercial Music program offers a comprehensive undergraduate curriculum to help students develop skills for a professional career in the music industry. The CM program offers three concentrations: Music Business, Composition, and Music Technology. All three concentrations are immersed in  Hoot/Wisdom Records L.L.C., Florida Atlantic University’s official record label. Administered by the Commercial Music program, the label provides students with practical experience in the production, marketing, and distribution of sound recordings.

The Music Technology concentration provides majors with skills and experience in audio recording, music production, live sound reinforcement, and audio post-production.

COMMERCIAL MUSIC TECHNOLOGY CURRICULUM

The purpose of the Music Education program at Florida Atlantic University is to provide every student learner within the degree program the best possible instruction. Students follow a plan of instruction based on current music research, societal trends, and the modern American educational landscape, with the goal to prepare music teachers to engage with learners of different cultures, ages and ability levels. FAU Music Education majors will be able to structure and manage a positive musical environment that encourages these varied populations to experience, achieve, and thus, come to value music-making as a life-time endeavor.  

FAU offers concentrations in Choral or Instrumental concentrations. Degree completers earn professional certification K-12, which is required for teaching in Florida's public schools. Please watch  FAU's future music teachers in action  as they engage in real-world instructional environments.  

CHORAL MUSIC EDUCATION CURRICULUM

The Bachelor of Music: Wind Performance concentration is designed to prepare music majors for professional performance careers, private studio teaching, and/or the pursuit of further academic study. This degree program requires 120 credits.

Students enrolled in the Bachelor of Music in Wind Performance program are also eligible to apply for a combined degree program, earning their B.M. in Performance as well as a  Masters of Nonprofit Management in only five years. This is a particularly valuable opportunity for students wishing to work with non-profit music organizations, such as symphony orchestras, opera companies, museums, and music festivals.

WIND PERFORMANCE CURRICULUM

The Bachelor of Music: Vocal Performance concentration is designed to prepare music majors for professional performance careers, private studio teaching, and/or the pursuit of further academic study. This degree program requires 120 credits.

Students enrolled in the Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance program are also eligible to apply for a combined degree program, earning their B.M. in Performance as well as a  Masters of Nonprofit Management in only five years. This is a particularly valuable opportunity for students wishing to work with non-profit music organizations, such as symphony orchestras, opera companies, museums, and music festivals.

VOCAL PERFORMANCE CURRICULUM

The Bachelor of Music: Piano Performance (Pedagogy) concentration is designed to prepare music majors for professional performance careers, private studio teaching, and/or the pursuit of further academic study. This degree program also includes an emphasis in pedagogy, consisting of more than 12 credits in pedagogy and literature. This degree program requires 120 credits.

Students enrolled in the Bachelor of Music in Piano Performance (Pedagogy) program are also eligible to apply for a combined degree program, earning their B.M. in Performance as well as a  Masters of Nonprofit Management in only five years. This is a particularly valuable opportunity for students wishing to work with non-profit music organizations, such as symphony orchestras, opera companies, museums, and music festivals.

PIANO PERFORMANCE (PEDAGOGY) CURRICULUM

The Bachelor of Music: String Performance concentration is designed to prepare music majors for professional performance careers, private studio teaching, and/or the pursuit of further academic study. This degree program requires 120 credits.

Students enrolled in the Bachelor of Music in String Performance program are also eligible to apply for a combined degree program, earning their B.M. in Performance as well as a  Masters of Nonprofit Management in only five years. This is a particularly valuable opportunity for students wishing to work with non-profit music organizations, such as symphony orchestras, opera companies, museums, and music festivals.

STRING PERFORMANCE CURRICULUM

The Bachelor of Arts in Music is a degree that balances a general study of music with elective coursework in the liberal arts and humanities, providing a well-rounded liberal-arts-based educational experience for students wishing to pursue a variety of academic interests. This makes the B.A. in Music an excellent program for students wishing to  double major. However, students in the B.A. in Music are not eligible to enroll in the Commercial Music minor or to double major in degree programs from the College of Education. This degree program requires 120 credits. Students must complete the Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters B.A. foreign language requirement.

Students enrolled in the Bachelor of Arts in Music program are also eligible to apply for a combined degree program, earning their B.A. in Music as well as a Masters of Nonprofit Management in only five years. This is a particularly valuable opportunity for students wishing to work with non-profit music organizations, such as symphony orchestras, opera companies, museums, and music festivals.

BACHELOR OF ARTS IN MUSIC CURRICULUM

The Master of Music (M.M.) is designed to assist students in attaining an advanced level of competence and knowledge in choral or wind conducting, commercial music, composition, or instrumental, piano or vocal performance, as specified by their chosen concentration. The department offers performance and teacher training in standard class instruction, applied studio instruction (private lessons), performance ensembles and chamber music coaching. Florida Atlantic University is an accredited institutional member of the National Association of Schools of Music (NASM). The Music Department adheres to nationally accepted standards regarding the faculty's creative and scholarly research, including making music, studying music and its influences, advancing the pedagogy of music and facilitating music activities.

Seven concentrations are available for the Master of Music (M.M.) majors: Choral Conducting, Commercial Music, Composition, Instrumental Performance, Piano Performance, Vocal Performance and Wind Conducting.

February 20 is the priority application deadline for all Master of Music programs. Applications completed after the deadline will be considered for admission and/or funding based on remaining availability.

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The Master of Music (M.M.) is designed to assist students in attaining an advanced level of competence and knowledge in choral or wind conducting, commercial music, composition, or instrumental, piano or vocal performance, as specified by their chosen concentration. The department offers performance and teacher training in standard class instruction, applied studio instruction (private lessons), performance ensembles and chamber music coaching. Florida Atlantic University is an accredited institutional member of the National Association of Schools of Music (NASM). The Music Department adheres to nationally accepted standards regarding the faculty's creative and scholarly research, including making music, studying music and its influences, advancing the pedagogy of music and facilitating music activities.

Seven concentrations are available for the Master of Music (M.M.) majors: Choral Conducting, Commercial Music, Composition, Instrumental Performance, Piano Performance, Vocal Performance and Wind Conducting.

February 20 is the priority application deadline for all Master of Music programs. Applications completed after the deadline will be considered for admission and/or funding based on remaining availability.

Learn how to apply here

The Master of Music (M.M.) is designed to assist students in attaining an advanced level of competence and knowledge in choral or wind conducting, commercial music, composition, or instrumental, piano or vocal performance, as specified by their chosen concentration. The department offers performance and teacher training in standard class instruction, applied studio instruction (private lessons), performance ensembles and chamber music coaching. Florida Atlantic University is an accredited institutional member of the National Association of Schools of Music (NASM). The Music Department adheres to nationally accepted standards regarding the faculty's creative and scholarly research, including making music, studying music and its influences, advancing the pedagogy of music and facilitating music activities.

Seven concentrations are available for the Master of Music (M.M.) majors: Choral Conducting, Commercial Music, Composition, Instrumental Performance, Piano Performance, Vocal Performance and Wind Conducting.

February 20 is the priority application deadline for all Master of Music programs. Applications completed after the deadline will be considered for admission and/or funding based on remaining availability.

Learn how to apply here

The Master of Music (M.M.) is designed to assist students in attaining an advanced level of competence and knowledge in choral or wind conducting, commercial music, composition, or instrumental, piano or vocal performance, as specified by their chosen concentration. The department offers performance and teacher training in standard class instruction, applied studio instruction (private lessons), performance ensembles and chamber music coaching. Florida Atlantic University is an accredited institutional member of the National Association of Schools of Music (NASM). The Music Department adheres to nationally accepted standards regarding the faculty's creative and scholarly research, including making music, studying music and its influences, advancing the pedagogy of music and facilitating music activities.

Seven concentrations are available for the Master of Music (M.M.) majors: Choral Conducting, Commercial Music, Composition, Instrumental Performance, Piano Performance, Vocal Performance and Wind Conducting.

February 20 is the priority application deadline for all Master of Music programs. Applications completed after the deadline will be considered for admission and/or funding based on remaining availability.

Learn how to apply here

The Master of Music (M.M.) is designed to assist students in attaining an advanced level of competence and knowledge in choral or wind conducting, commercial music, composition, or instrumental, piano or vocal performance, as specified by their chosen concentration. The department offers performance and teacher training in standard class instruction, applied studio instruction (private lessons), performance ensembles and chamber music coaching. Florida Atlantic University is an accredited institutional member of the National Association of Schools of Music (NASM). The Music Department adheres to nationally accepted standards regarding the faculty's creative and scholarly research, including making music, studying music and its influences, advancing the pedagogy of music and facilitating music activities.

Seven concentrations are available for the Master of Music (M.M.) majors: Choral Conducting, Commercial Music, Composition, Instrumental Performance, Piano Performance, Vocal Performance and Wind Conducting.

February 20 is the priority application deadline for all Master of Music programs. Applications completed after the deadline will be considered for admission and/or funding based on remaining availability.

Learn how to apply here

The Master of Music (M.M.) is designed to assist students in attaining an advanced level of competence and knowledge in choral or wind conducting, commercial music, composition, or instrumental, piano or vocal performance, as specified by their chosen concentration. The department offers performance and teacher training in standard class instruction, applied studio instruction (private lessons), performance ensembles and chamber music coaching. Florida Atlantic University is an accredited institutional member of the National Association of Schools of Music (NASM). The Music Department adheres to nationally accepted standards regarding the faculty's creative and scholarly research, including making music, studying music and its influences, advancing the pedagogy of music and facilitating music activities.

Seven concentrations are available for the Master of Music (M.M.) majors: Choral Conducting, Commercial Music, Composition, Instrumental Performance, Piano Performance, Vocal Performance and Wind Conducting.

February 20 is the priority application deadline for all Master of Music programs. Applications completed after the deadline will be considered for admission and/or funding based on remaining availability.

Learn how to apply here

The Master of Music (M.M.) is designed to assist students in attaining an advanced level of competence and knowledge in choral or wind conducting, commercial music, composition, or instrumental, piano or vocal performance, as specified by their chosen concentration. The department offers performance and teacher training in standard class instruction, applied studio instruction (private lessons), performance ensembles and chamber music coaching. Florida Atlantic University is an accredited institutional member of the National Association of Schools of Music (NASM). The Music Department adheres to nationally accepted standards regarding the faculty's creative and scholarly research, including making music, studying music and its influences, advancing the pedagogy of music and facilitating music activities.

Seven concentrations are available for the Master of Music (M.M.) majors: Choral Conducting, Commercial Music, Composition, Instrumental Performance, Piano Performance, Vocal Performance and Wind Conducting.

February 20 is the priority application deadline for all Master of Music programs. Applications completed after the deadline will be considered for admission and/or funding based on remaining availability.

Learn how to apply here

Students outside of FAU Music may complete a 15-credit Commercial Music Minor, with no audition. The CM Minor includes an array of music business courses for students interested in the music industry.

COMMERCIAL MUSIC MINOR CURRICULUM