Pursuing the performance or composition concentration requires intellectual engagement, good study and practice ethics, self-motivation, and the ability to learn and improve from peer and professor feedback. Students in the music program choose from one of seven concentrations and fulfill requirements specified by the department. These include expected proficiency levels, juries, and screenings for secondary instrument study.

A separate application and performance audition are required for admission to the music major.?Faculty members help you through the various aspects of the audition process. Proper course planning and regular meetings with advisers are key to timely completion of any of the music programs. Students are required to achieve certain levels of proficiency to continue in the major.