Undergraduate Music Degree Requirements

Majors and Requirements:

Bachelor of Arts Music Major
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Jazz Studies
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Performance or Composition
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Musical Theatre
Bachelor of Arts in Music Science and Technology
Bachelor of Arts Music Minor

Coordinate Major in Digital Media Production

If you have any questions about our programs, please contact us at (504) 865-5267 or music@tulane.edu.

Information for incoming freshmen:

Please note that in order to be admitted to the B.F.A. degree program, the student must first be admitted by Tulane University. Our departmental admission process is as follows: The music faculty reviews the submitted audition materials.  If the student is deemed to have the potential to meet the requirements of our performance program, the student will be provisionally accepted.  At the end of the sophomore year there is a formal review of the students' progress to ensure that all departmental standards have been met.

Performance Programs:

The entrance requirements of the Music Department are separate from those of the Office of Undergraduate Admissions. Any student who applies to the School of Liberal Arts at Tulane University with the intention of pursuing a B.F.A. degree in vocal or instrumental performance must submit audition materials to the department chair as part of our internal selection process.  Video tapes and DVDs are acceptable for voice and music theater programs. CDs and tapes are acceptable for instrumental programs.

All the materials will be reviewed by heads of the respective programs:

Musical theater - Professor Michael Howard, Chair
Vocal performance - Professor Amy Pfrimmer
Piano - Professor Faina Lushtak
Guitar - Professor Elias Barreiro
Instrumental Performance - Professor Barbara Jazwinski
Jazz Studies - Professor John Dobry

The materials, which will not be returned, should be designed to show the talent, skill, versatility and personality of the performer.  A minimum of three works of contrasting nature should be presented. All materials must be memorized.  Prospective Vocal Performance majors may select art songs from the Italian, French, or American repertoire, including at least one show tune.  Musical Theatre applicants should choose material both from shows written pre-1980s and post-1980s.

Students who are visiting the campus may request an interview and an audition. The interview, by appointment only, must be arranged through the Music Office (504-862-3213) well in advance of the intended visit.  We strongly encourage submission of the audition materials prior to such a visit.

All audition materials sent to the Music Department should be clearly identified (student’s name, address, phone, and e-mail address.) Please include a brief letter indicating whether the student has already been admitted to the University.

Composition:

Students interested in pursuing a B.F.A. degree in Music Composition should contact Professor Barbara Jazwinski, Head of the Composition Program. We encourage, but do not require, prospective composition students to submit their portfolios, if available.

All applied music students, pre-registered or not, are required to register for the private lessons by filling out schedule cards in the Music Office, Dixon Hall, Room 100, during registration week.