The Bachelor of Music degree offers six specialized majors: performance, composition, music industry, music education, jazz studies and music theatre. All music majors must complete the General Education program and a 30 credit hour core program of music courses common to all the majors' curricula. The remaining hours are specified under each of the various majors and concentrations.

All undergraduate music majors must perform on the primary instrument in one assigned ensemble each semester when one or more of the following indicators applies:

• They are enrolled for a minimum of 12 credit hours on campus.
• They are enrolled for applied lessons on the primary instrument.
• They have not completed all of the requirements in the music major.
• They are not enrolled in an off-campus internship or in student teaching.

While students are required to participate in only one ensemble each semester, they are encouraged to take advantage of the many performance opportunities offered by the School of Music by participating in more than one ensemble. For information regarding the ensemble audition process, see the Undergraduate Music Student Handbook.

If piano is the primary instrument, see the specific requirements in the Undergraduate Music Student Handbook.

All music students should enroll in class piano each semester until they meet the keyboard skills requirements appropriate to their specific degree or concentration. Graduating seniors must participate in assessment activities including assessment day, as represented by MUS 220.

Another vital aspect of the programs is attendance at recitals and concerts. Attending these events contributes to the breadth of students' knowledge of music literature. Hearing performances also allows students to observe performing techniques from the student to the professional levels. Consequently, undergraduate music majors must attend a minimum of 10 recitals per semester for six semesters, totaling 60 attendances during their degree studies. Students must continue to register for MUS 195 until they fulfill this requirement.

The Bachelor of Arts in Music is a liberal arts degree in which approximately 45% of its credits are in music. The degree allows students to explore their unique interests in music and other fields.

Students complete an interview and, for the Music Industry concentration, a portfolio review for admission to the Bachelor of Arts in Music. In addition to a mix of required and elective courses in music and other subjects, students play in ensembles for four semesters and complete a capstone project guided by a faculty mentor. Students can choose to take vocal/instrumental lessons during their program by auditioning during the application process, but it is not required.

Purpose: This program is designed to provide students with the foundational knowledge and skills to make them competitive for admission and transfer to a four-year college or university to pursue a baccalaureate degree in Music. As part of the curriculum, students will study and receive training in performance on a major instrument or voice and take courses that cover topics such as musicianship skills and analysis, music composition and improvisation, and music history and repertory. Entering students should possess a basic understanding of reading sheet music notation, as determined prior to enrollment in Music Theory I through a content review examination. Students who pursue the Music major must successfully complete a number of performances to meet program learning objectives. During the second semester of the first year, students will perform two musical selections of contrasting style (applied instruction jury). In the second year as students near graduation, they must successfully perform in a recital (capstone recital). Applied Music courses will require additional fees/studio charges.

The arts, and music specifically, offer unique and personal ways for the individual to view, understand, and communicate about the world. The music program at Randolph-Macon offers all students the hands-on opportunity to explore the creative process of music, to form an understanding of the relationship between art and society, and to develop personal musicality through participation in ensembles, applied study, coursework in music history and music theory, technological applications, music industry coursework, research, internships, and pedagogy coursework.

The arts, and music specifically, offer unique and personal ways for the individual to view, understand, and communicate about the world. The music program at Randolph-Macon offers all students the hands-on opportunity to explore the creative process of music, to form an understanding of the relationship between art and society, and to develop personal musicality through participation in ensembles, applied study, coursework in music history and music theory, technological applications, music industry coursework, research, internships, and pedagogy coursework.

The arts, and music specifically, offer unique and personal ways for the individual to view, understand, and communicate about the world. The music program at Randolph-Macon offers all students the hands-on opportunity to explore the creative process of music, to form an understanding of the relationship between art and society, and to develop personal musicality through participation in ensembles, applied study, coursework in music history and music theory, technological applications, music industry coursework, research, internships, and pedagogy coursework.

The phenomenon of religion is a universal dimension of human life and culture. Belief in a transcendent dimension of life has inspired drama, dance, painting, poetry, and rituals involved in birth, initiation into adulthood, marriage, and death. Humankind's values, history, cultures, morals, hopes, fears, and worldviews would be incomprehensible without an understanding of the religious systems and symbols underlying them. It is, therefore, essential that a well-educated person be exposed to the study of religion. Through the academic discipline of religious studies, the student confronts religion in all its complexity and diversity. Through this involved and involving study, the student develops critical and analytical skills.

Moreover, the study of religion challenges the student to strive for humanity's highest moral and ethical ideals, and nourishes the uniquely human resources of creativity and imagination. In this way, religious studies enables students to synthesize what they learn with who they are, and who they ought to become. The study of religion is, therefore, an integral part of the liberal arts curriculum at Randolph-Macon College.

The Theatre Program at Randolph-Macon College emphasizes a balance between history, literature, theory, and creating for the stage within a liberal arts context. Students participate directly in collaborative theatre-making practices, with numerous opportunities for hands-on experiential learning, in an environment that nurtures creativity. The liberal arts student also learns the value of how these tools can complement a wide variety of professions and industries.