Overview

Music from Mount Holyoke College offers a major and a minor in Music. Students interested in studying music from a multi-disciplinary perspective to build bridges across departmental boundaries in a rigorous and structured manner may be interested in completing the Five College certificate in ethnomusicology. The certificate may be completed as a complement to any major or minor, even in overlapping fields.

Students at Music from Mount Holyoke College will:

Synthesize information obtained through the study of music theory, ethnomusicology, music history, composition and performance, and achieve fluency with musical language in a range of styles and cultural contexts.

Perform works of all periods with attention to performance practices of appropriate periods.

Address the structure of a musical work with tools appropriate to its historical context.

Understand the evolution of musical style and the changing roles of composers, performers, patrons and audience from the Middle Ages to the present.

Increase familiarity with and facility in the use of primary materials for musicological and/or theoretical research, as well as in the critical evaluation of published scholarship.

Programme Structure

Courses Included:

Rudiments of Music

Basic Musicianship

Theory

History of Western Music : Music from 1700 to 1900

History of Western Music : Music Since 1900

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-09-03 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-15 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

120 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

South Hadley, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

Duolingo English Test

130

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TOEFL^® IBT

100

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PTE Academic

Schedule a PTE test!

IELTS

IELTS & PTE Test Preparation

E2 Language Test Prep

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Other requirements

General requirements

Common Application or Coalition Application on Scoir.

Secondary School Report, including official high school transcript.

Counselor recommendation.

Two teacher evaluation forms.

Mount Holyoke writing supplement (optional).

Interview (optional).

Standardized test scores (optional).

Fine or performing art supplement (optional).

English Proficiency Test Scores (for nonnative English speakers).

Early Decision Agreement (if applicable).

Midyear report for Regular Decision applicants only (due February 15).

International Financial Declaration (required for non-U.S. citizens who are not seeking need-based financial aid).

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

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Non-residents

71178 USD / year

≈ 71178 USD / year
Out-of-State

71178 USD / year

≈ 71178 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

71178 USD / year

≈ 71178 USD / year

Living costs

South Hadley

United States

1068 - 2212 USD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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Overview

Students at Music from Mount Holyoke College will:

Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

IELTS & PTE Test Preparation

Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

What students do after studying

Academic requirements

English requirements

IELTS & PTE Test Preparation

Other requirements

General requirements

Tuition Fees

International Applies to you

Domestic

Living costs

South Hadley

Funding

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Scholarships Information

Available Scholarships

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