Bachelor of Arts in Music

 Bachelor of Arts in Music

The Bachelor of Arts in Music at Chapman University is designed to give music majors a good understanding of the major styles and trends of Western music from the Ancient Greek era to the present.

Through a series of courses, students gain an insight into music's historical and cultural contexts that will help them in their future musical careers.  "Compendium of Western Music History" is a one-semester introduction followed by four courses that divide Western music into chronological style periods. "Music History and Literature I, II, III, and IV" cover, respectively, the music of: Antiquity, the Middle Ages and the Renaissance; the Baroque and Classical periods; the Romantic era; and the Twentieth Century. Most music majors take three of the four advanced courses. 

Music Theory & History courses are taught by Professors Amy Graziano, Sean Heim, Jeffrey Holmes, Vera Ivanova, Shaun Naidoo and Jessica Sternfeld.