Study Music performance at Pomona College, history, theory, composition and ethnomusicology, and participate in solo and ensemble performance opportunities, all while working with critically acclaimed musical mentors.
Music, Bachelor
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- 48 monthsDuration
- UnknownTuition Fee56284 USD/yearTuition Fee56284 USD/yearTuition Fee
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Overview
Embracing the beauty, form, history and creation of sound, our music major and minor is a study of Western and non-Western music, broadly designed and rigorously focused.
Learning outcomes
Music instruction at Pomona College is designed to develop skills that include attention to detail, teamwork, creativity, problem-solving, and precise and self-assured communication.
Representative courses include History of Jazz, History of Black Song, Seven Musical Wonders of the Western World and Introduction to World Music.
Many students go on to prestigious graduate programs in music and become performers, professors, arts managers, critics and more; others enter professional fields like medicine, law and finance.Detailed Programme Facts
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- Programme intensity Full-time
- Full-time duration 48 months
- Credits 120 alternative credits
- Languages
- English
- Delivery mode On Campus
Programme Structure
Courses included:- Engaging Music
- Musical and Cultural Currents in Paris, 1870–1930
- Music and National Identity
- Seven Musical Wonders of the Western World
- A Survey of Western Music
- Beethoven and his Sphere of Influence
- History of Jazz
- Musical Theatre in America
- Survey of American Music
- Johann Sebastian Bach
- Introduction to World Music
- Listening to American Popular Music
- Ethnomusicology in Theory, Method and Practice
- American Maritime Musical Worlds
- Opera
- Global Musical Instruments: Routes, Travels, and Transformation
- Perception and Cognition of Sound in the Modern World
- History of Western Music: From the Middle Ages to Bach and Handel
English Language Requirements
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Minimum required score:
100The TOEFL iBT ® measures your English-language abilities in an academic setting. The test has four sections (reading, listening, speaking, and writing), each with a score range of 0-30, for a total score range of 0-120.
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7The IELTS – or the International English Language Test System – tests your English-language abilities (writing, listening, speaking, and reading) on a scale of 1.00–9.00. The minimum IELTS score requirement refers to which Overall Band Score you received, which is your combined average score. Read more about IELTS.
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General Requirements
- Official high school transcript(s)
- School Report and Counselor Recommendation
- Mid-Year Report
- Two letters of recommendation
- One-time, non-refundable application fee of $70 or fee waiver
- Test scores for international applicants
- Standardized test scores
Tuition Fee
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Living costs for Claremont
- 1100 - 1600 USD/monthLiving Costs
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Funding
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