Program Overview
If you want a career in music, Ashland University’s Bachelor of Arts in Music provides thorough musical training within the context of a liberal arts education.
Learning Experience
The program combines music studies with general education and liberal arts courses. Required courses include music performance, history, literature, music theory and aural skills. Depending on your career objectives, you can select elective courses in performance, music theory or history.
This degree program offers:
- Extensive individualized mentoring
- Music scholarships for music majors, minors and participants
- Experience performing with Ashland University’s bands or choirs
- The opportunity to travel on a domestic or international tour
Curriculum
You can orient your studies toward music or music education. If you choose music, you can finish your degree in three or four years.
View the Four-Year Curriculum Guide for the Bachelor of Arts in Music-Music Studies track.
View the Three-Year Curriculum Guide for the Bachelor of Arts in Music-Music Studies track.
View the Four-Year Curriculum Guide for the Bachelor of Music in Music Education.
Auditions
Admission to the Music program requires an entrance audition, which also determines the recipients of talent-based scholarships.
Contact Information
Ron Blackley, DMA, Chair, Music and Theatre Departments, Professor of Music
209 Center for the Arts
rblackle@ashland.edu
419-289-5114
Auditions and General Information
Administrative Assistant
204 Center for the Arts
music@ashland.edu
419-289-5100