Music - Scripps College

Music from Scripps College is a Campus Bachelor Music degree that prepares you for a Vocational Programs career. The study of music at Scripps College explores the development of music as a cultural expression of Europe, the Americas, and other parts of the world, and provides students with insights into the aesthetic and social changes taking place among diverse peoples. At Scripps College and at all the Claremont Colleges we view music as an integral part of the liberal arts curriculum. Ours is a discipline that combines the intellectual and the solidly academic with the sublime and profound personal satisfactions unique to our field. We value both scholarship and performance equally. About the Program The music program at Scripps offers students many opportunities to engage with music both intellectually and aesthetically through coursework and performance. The department offers courses in music history, music theory, and ethnomusicology, including distinctive courses such as "The Color of Music: Race in Blues and Jazz," "Music and the Performance of Identities," "Women in Music," and "Mariachi Performance and Culture." In addition to courses which explore the aesthetic, theoretical, and cultural aspects of music from different times and places, the music department offers private lessons in piano, voice, and violin, chamber music classes, and opportunities to perform in student recitals as well as in choral ensemble and orchestral performances. Scripps offers an environment stressing personal attention while providing a rigorous and multi-faceted education. Our music graduates have become conductors, composers, performers, and educators. Music majors can also pursue other exciting and enriching opportunities in church music, journalism, music criticism, music therapy, publishing, electronic music , radio/television/film, and the ever-expanding music industry. The possibilities are endless. View more details on Scripps College . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Music courses.