Music Degrees and Curricula

The School of Music at Butler University offers a wide range of undergraduate and graduate degree programs in performance, education, composition, and academic fields.

Please note the specific uses of the terms minor, concentration, and emphasis. A student is prohibited from earning a major and a minor in the same department or school; however, the student can earn a major and a concentration in the same department or school. Hence, a concentration requires 24 credit hours, much like a minor requires. The emphasis requires 15-18 credit hours and a final project appropriate to that emphasis.

• Undergraduate Programs (for students beginning in fall 2005 or later)
• "Grandfathered" Undergraduate Programs (only for students who began their degree work at Butler earlier than fall 2005. Students eligible for these "grandfathered" programs may elect to instead complete the newer programs. See the chair for details)
• Graduate Programs
• Other Programs (music minor, secondary major, concentrations, etc.)


• Summer Course Offerings [PDF]
• Summer Workshop Registration Form [PDF]

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Undergraduate Music Programs

Bachelor of Arts in Music

Bachelor of Music in Performance

• Orchestral Instrument Major
• Piano Major
• Voice Major

Bachelor of Music in Composition

Bachelor of Music in Music Education

Standard Degree Plan
(Four-year program leading to K-12 teacher certification in choral/general music or instrumental/general music.)

• Choral/General Major K-12
• Instrumental/General Major K-12

Area Degree Plan
(Five-year program leading to K-12 teacher certification in all areas of music: choral, instrumental, and general music.)

• Instrumental Principals
• Keyboard Principals
• Voice Principals

Bachelor of Music in Piano Pedagogy

Bachelor of Science in Arts Administration

The Arts Administration program offers this degree with a music emphasis.

Concentrations and Emphases

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Graduate Music Programs

Policies and Procedures

Policies governing graduate music study at Butler, including information on recitals, theses, oral exams, non-degree status, enrollment, and much more can be found here.

Degree Programs

• Conducting, Instrumental Track
• Conducting, Choral Track
• Music Composition
• Music Education Non-Thesis
• Music Education Thesis
• Music History
• Music Performance
• Music Theory
• Piano Pedagogy Non-Thesis
• Piano Pedagogy Thesis

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Other Music Programs

• Certificate in Piano Pedagogy (discontinued - not offered for students who begin their coursework after spring 2007)
• Music Minor (students who began their degrees before fall 2005: use this curriculum)
• Secondary Major in Music (students who began their degrees before fall 2005: use this curriculum)
• Minor in Jazz Studies (informational brochure)