Music Department

The Music Department at Alverno College prepares students with the knowledge and performance skills necessary to enter a career with confidence and success. Baccalaureate programs include Music Therapy and the B.A. in Music with concentration in Arts Technology and Media Design. The Music curriculum features a diversity of relevant courses spanning historical timelines and musical styles, as well as clinical experiences that guide the student towards her career goals. Alverno’s Music Department offers music that works.

Alverno College has a worldwide reputation for its innovative Ability Based Curriculum, which the Music Department infuses with performance assessments and career based core classes. Every music major refines her skills through private study, performance opportunities, and a progression of competences, which include the self-assessment of one’s own abilities. Student-centered learning, combined with Alverno’s strong Liberal Arts curriculum, produces music graduates who then successfully enter employment within their chosen field.