Welcome
The College Music Department serves a student population with very diverse interests. In addition to courses of study leading to the B.A. degree with a major in music, the department offers a music minor, eight music clusters, and a number of performing ensembles comprised of music majors as well as non-majors. Indeed, many of the students in our classes are majoring in disciplines other than, or in addition to, music. Students at Rochester have access not only to the resources of the Art & Music Library on the River Campus, but also to the extensive collection in Eastman School of Music's Sibley Music Library.
From applied music lessons to symphony concerts to musical theater workshops to jazz and rock, from a cappella groups to summer carillon recitals, music plays a prominent part in students' lives on the River Campus. Added to the several performances of each Music Department ensemble every year, the schedules of Eastman School ensembles, Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, and a plethora of other performing groups in the area yield a calendar full of music offerings.
Recent News
New courses in West African drumming, music business, and HIV/AIDS awareness are on the schedule for spring 2012! These courses can be substituted in most music clusters, or can be applied to the music major or minor as electives.
DID YOU KNOW that Eastman's gamelan ensemble and mbira ensemble are both open to River Campus students and available for credit?
Now available as a PDF! Courses Offered at the College Music Department and Ensemble Descriptions
Students and Faculty: You can now download a sheet of manuscript paper as a PDF file by clicking here. Feel free to take advantage of this feature for your classes, homework assignments, etc.
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