Music
Make music your life.
At the University of Dayton, we will prepare you with essential 21st-century skills, so that you can use music to live our motto: Learn, Lead, and Serve.
The University of Dayton is a fully accredited member of the National Association of Schools of Music. The music therapy degree is also approved by the American Music Therapy Association. Our music education degree is licensed by the State of Ohio.
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Department of Music performance events schedule (subject to change)
Join the warm and inclusive community that shares your passion for music.
Our department offers programs including a Bachelor of Music in music composition, music education, music performance and music therapy. We offer a Bachelor of Arts in Music with concentrations in jazz studies and music studies. Minors are offered in music and music technology. Auditions are required for admission to our B.M. programs.
Ensembles
Instrumental
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Vocal
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Auditions and Admissions
Students who wish to be admitted into a Bachelor of Music degree program at the University of Dayton, and students interested in receiving a music scholarship (regardless of major) must complete an audition.
With over 40 gifted and dedicated artists, teachers and scholars, the University of Dayton's Department of Music provides the guidance to take you to the next level.
Commissioned in December 2023, with its first performances set for early 2024, the Roger Glass Center for the Arts will include a Concert Hall able to seat 386 guests. The musical performance space will be acoustically tuned to accommodate small ensembles, choral performances and full orchestras.
Our prestigious five-day programs for Voice, Brass and Jazz give high school-aged musicians the opportunity to study their craft with professionals in their field. The curriculum includes daily individual lessons, master classes, workshops and seminars, as well as a concluding concert open to family and friends.
Initiatives
Bridging campus and community, teaching and research, the humanities and other disciplines, the Department of Music is committed to educating the whole person through fostering an environment of connected learning.
The UD College of Arts and Sciences appointed two endowed chairs who will provide leadership in bringing greater visibility to the arts, languages and humanities.
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Daniele Shlomit Sofer is bringing new ways of thinking to the ongoing revision of the University of Dayton’s music theory curriculum to make it more inclusive.
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