Curriculum/Courses

The curriculum offered by the LMU Department of Music offers excellent musical training for vocalists and instrumentalists. Students in the Major and Minor select a performing emphasis in one of the following areas:

• Voice
• Piano
• Guitar
• Strings (violin, viola, cello, double bass)
• Percussion

Private lessons in these areas are provided at no additional cost.
Students in these lessons perform each semester in a Performance Studio Class and for a faculty Jury. Students can also be elected to perform in the Student Soloist Recital. [Vocal and Instrumental Studies students perform a 50-minute Senior Recital as part of their concentration.]


One of the following upper-division concentrations is chosen by the junior year:

• Theory/Composition
• Music History/Literature
• World Music
• Instrumental Studies (continued emphasis on performance)
• Vocal Studies (continued emphasis on performance)
• Instrumental Conducting
• Choral Conducting

These specialized studies lead to graduation with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Music.