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The Department of Music at the University of Massachusetts Lowell offers four undergraduate majors (sound recording technology, music studies (pre-education), performance, and music business) and graduate degrees in performance, music education, music teaching, and sound recording technology. All four majors are the Bachelor of Music degree programs and require an audition for admission. The Department also offers a five-year dual degree program combining the Bachelor of Music in Music Studies with the Master of Music in Teaching. This program leads to initial teacher licensure.
The Department has 14 full-time faculty and 48 adjunct faculty. Our typical enrollment is approximately 325 undergraduate and 30 graduate students. Durgin Hall, home to the Department, contains a 1200 seat concert hall, a 225 seat Recital Hall, six sound recording technology studios of various types, a Music technology Laboratory (containing 21 Apple G4 computer workstations with MIDI keyboards), two ensemble rehearsal rooms, 30 practice rooms, and numerous classroom spaces.
The Department’s largest program is sound recording technology; it is one of the University’s six “Signature Programs” and a program that has become nationally recognized for the quality of its graduates and faculty. The University was the first public institution in the United States to offer a music education degree, and continues to be a regional leader in the discipline.
Music education/teaching is the Department’s second largest program. The Music Business program at the University if Massachusetts Lowell has been in existence since the early 1980’s and was one of the first established in the US. Student enrollment in the program is typically around 70 majors. As Lowell is located within easy reach of the culturally-rich Greater Boston area, our Performance program benefits greatly from world class musicians teaching applied music and directing ensembles.