Music
Alverno offers the options you need to find the
right direction in music. Whether you choose a Bachelor of Arts in Music or Music
Therapy, your opportunities will
grow alongside your capabilities as a musician.
In all Alverno music majors, faculty help you shape
your program to match your plans. Internships help you test your
growing abilities against professional requirements. And a wide
range of performance opportunities and visiting artists assure a
strong dialog of musical ideas.
Your education outside the music classroom will
be every bit as advanced. Alverno's highly regarded ability-based
curriculum and liberal arts emphasis will enable you to integrate
your music with a broad range of knowledge and know-how. At Alverno,
the emphasis is not just on learning, but on learning how to apply
your knowledge. What you learn in one classroom fits with what you
learn in another.
Music Resources and Internships
Libraries and labs
One of Milwaukee's major music libraries is on campus, offering
a large collection of written and recorded music. Music students
may also use special labs devoted to electronic music, and music
therapy.
Internships
All music majors "rehearse" their chosen career directions
through off-campus internships. In classrooms, therapy settings,
recording studios and performance halls, students see firsthand
the many directions that music makes possible.
Performance Opportunities
Milwaukee hosts one of America's top orchestras and many top-quality
smaller groups. An extraordinary range of touring artists visit
Milwaukee with tastes ranging from classical to rap. Students take
full advantage of Milwaukee's many music outlets. Students have
the opportunity to join The Alverno Chorus, special ensemble groups
and community ensembles.
Fields of Study
Music Therapy
Music therapists work with individuals from infants through the
elderly using the therapeutic application of music to meet a wide
variety of needs. Alverno has been a pioneer in music therapy, creating
one of the first two Music Therapy programs in the United States.
The program includes a six-month internship after graduation and
leads to national certification as a music therapist.
Bachelor of Arts in Music
This major prepares students who are interested in music-related
careers, such as arts management, writing about and reviewing music,
or the broad range of activities referred to generally as the "music
business." It emphasizes an understanding of music's role in
culture, here and around the world. The program allows for a double
major or combination with support areas such as business, communication
or the humanities.
Career Opportunities
A Bachelor of Arts in Music will train you for a variety of music and music-related careers. Students combine this major with another major or with two minors.
When you combine the music program with one of these areas of study, you can see the options that are open to you:
- Business and Management: Arts administration, music marketing, music retail fields, music publishing
- Computer Studies: Music software design, music publishing
- Professional Communication: radio, video production, arts criticism, public relations for a music-related business
- Dance/Theatre/Visual Arts: Dance/choreography, acting, directing, graphic art or design
- History/Science/Social Science: graduate work in areas such as anthropology, musicology or sociology
Would you like to know more about Alverno's Music program? Click here. This site has been created and maintained by the music department faculty.
Comment from an Alverno music major
"Not only did Alverno give me the skills needed to function
as a music therapist in the community, the Alverno faculty helped
me develop the self-confidence I needed to take risks and expand
my services to those seeking something special in life."
Nancy A. Dexter-Schabow
BM, Music Therapy/Music Pedagogy
Music Therapist, Adaptive Music Specialist, Piano Teacher
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Click here for more graduate testimonials.
Credit for prior learning
Alverno offers a program to determine
if you are eligible to receive college credit for prior learning.
Click
here for information.
Your Next
Step
To find out more about Alverno's music program, contact the Alverno
Admissions Office at 414-382-6100, toll free at 1-800-933-3401 or
e-mail Admissions.
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