Music Bachelors Degree Programs Ohio - Music Major : University of Toledo

Music Bachelor's Degree Overview

Want to perform? Teach? Work in the music industry? The University of Toledo’s comprehensive, accredited music program offers:

A wealth of options you’d find at a big school
The family atmosphere and small class size you’d find at a smaller university

Vocalists and instrumental performers can pursue a bachelor of music degree in performance. Concentrations include:

Voice	Piano
Guitar	String
Wind	Instrumental Jazz
Percussion	Vocal Jazz
Instrumental and Vocal Jazz with an Emphasis in Music Business and Recording Arts

Undergraduates interested in a broader perspective can pursue a bachelor of arts degree. Concentrations include:

Jazz	Instrumental
Vocal	Keyboard
Music Theory	Music History and Literature
Music Business and Recording Arts	Music Technology

Music Bachelor's Degree Highlights

All-Steinway school. UToledo’s Music Department is close to achieving “All-Steinway School” status. Students are able to perform and practice on Steinway instruments, considered the best in the industry.
Learn from the masters. Faculty members are performing musicians with international reputations. World-renowned musicians come to The University of Toledo for master workshops and classes. Recent visitors include:
- Internationally renowned opera singer Marilyn Horne
- Contemporary saxophonist Dave Liebman
- Grammy-winner Alan Broadbent
- Jennifer Jolley, co-founder of North American New Opera Workshop
One-of-a-kind ties to a thriving local arts community. Not many colleges have the connections the UToledo Music Department has. Undergraduate music majors perform with the best: the Toledo Symphony Orchestra, Toledo Opera and Toledo Jazz Orchestra. Student musicians also play at off-campus music festivals and events and at local clubs and venues like The Toledo Museum of Art.
Teaching opportunities. UToledo’s Community Music Program lets students earning music degrees get some extra cash teaching one-on-one or group lessons. Students also work with local youth through BeInstrumental, a local nonprofit.
Student music groups. The University of Toledo has lots of active, energetic music groups. Ensembles are open to all UToledo students. They range from Latin, jazz and experimental jazz to concert band, orchestra and choral groups. Join music-focused fraternities and sororities, Rocket Drumline or Rocket Marching Band, one of the largest and most visible student groups on campus.
Want to teach music? Get a bachelor of music education degree from the Judith Herb College of Education. Most of your classes will be in the Music Department. After getting your bachelor’s degree in music, you also can earn a master’s degree in education and get an Ohio teaching license through UToledo’s Licensure Accelerated Master's Program (LAMP).
Required auditions. Prospective music majors — even music education majors — must audition and take a music theory assessment.
Required internships. Music technology majors get experience as music producers and earn course credit by interning at a music studio.

Career Opportunities

Performer	Audio engineer
Music educator	Sound technician
Composer	Conductor
Band or choir director	Accompanist
Vocal coach	Recording industry
Instrument work and development

Our Alumni

“One of the reasons I chose to attend UToledo was because of the high quality of instruments it provides its students. Knowing they had a Steinway grand piano for me to rehearse and perform on was a huge influence on my decision to come here.”

Spencer Miller, master of music student, ’15

Music Bachelor's Degree Plan of Study

Music Bachelor’s Degree Sample Classes

Concert and Event Production
Recording Techniques
Music Theory
Survey of the Music Business
Musical Diversity in the United States
Jazz History and Literature

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Music Bachelor's Degree

4-year program

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* Also available as a minor

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Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) or Bachelor of Music (B.M.)