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Music Courses
Choose from courses in performing and recording music, music theory, music history, and more.
BA/MA Program
Get your BA and MA in Music Education or Ethnomusicology in 5 ½ to 6 years.
Music Ensembles
Bring music to life by joining one of our River Campus instrumental or vocal ensembles.
Department Updates
Labor Condition Application (LCA) notification
Due to the COVID-19 precautions, practice room access has changed!
See our lessons page for more information.
THE MUSIC DEPARTMENT IS LOCATED IN DEWEY HALL
Visit the concerts page for schedules, programs and video or see/hear our concerts in real time >
Visit the Institute for Popular Music for information about lectures and events.
Did you Know?
Arthur Satz’s Impact
Establishing the Arthur Satz Department of Music
In 2020, former music major and influential arts education leader Arthur Satz ’51 bequeathed the largest-ever gift geared toward supporting the humanities at the University of Rochester. As a result, the Department of Music in the School of Arts & Sciences became the first named department in the school.
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About Us
UR Music
Many people wonder why there is a music department on the River Campus, in addition to the University's Eastman School of Music in downtown Rochester. Partly it is because most of the students in taking classes in the Arthur Satz Department of Music are majoring in disciplines other than, or in addition to, music. Music enriches not only the educational experience of individual students, but the cultural climate of the River Campus as a whole. In any given year, as many as 30 percent of all students on campus take music classes or participate in its many ensembles.
Learn MoreFrom those just learning to read music, to those interested in advanced studies in musicology, theory, conducting, management, performance, composition, or education.
Instrumental or vocal, rock or symphony, Rochester has an ensemble for almost anyone. Auditions for ensembles take place during the first week of school.
Want more information about our programs? Contact us.