Performance: Music, B.M.
School of Music
With a strong emphasis on applying your music studies, this degree program provides excellent preparation for continued graduate studies and a performance or private teaching-oriented career in music.
A bachelor of music with an area of emphasis in performance provides an outstanding education along with rigorous training and performance experiences. Solo and ensemble participation begins with the second semester of the freshman year and culminates in a half-recital during the junior year and a full recital during the senior year.
Program Highlights
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Interdisciplinary Studies
Enjoy broadening your studies with courses around music entrepreneurship, audio recording, music industry and more.
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Distinguished School
Since 1969, the School of Music has consistently retained the distinctive National Association of Schools of Music accreditation.
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Supportive Community
Foster your creative learning, skill development and personal exploration through Spark: Music Leadership at Carolina.
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Marketable Skills
Learn new skills with concentrations available in entrepreneurship, chamber music or music technology.
Building Skills
Gain the professional and personal intelligence it takes to have a successful career.
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Performance
Presenting oneself creatively through a specific medium to an audience
Collaboration
Working with others to achieve a common goal or objective
Communication
Exchanging information and ideas through speaking, writing or other means of expression
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Listening Skills
Understanding what others are saying to facilitate effective communication
Attention to Detail
Being meticulous and thorough in all aspects of a task or project
Teamwork
Working collaboratively with others to achieve a shared goal or objective
Using your degree
Make your college experience the foundation for a successful future.
Learn how alumni use degrees with outcome data from Gamecock GradStats, a service of the University of South Carolina Career Center.
Potential Careers
- Private Teacher
- Professional Performer
Job Titles of Alumni
- Teacher
- Marching Band Instructor
- Director of Bands
- Staff Singer
- Organist
- Youth Orchestra Manager
Average Alumni Salary
Five to 10 years after graduation without additional education $61,747
Workplace Settings
- Arts
- Education
- Entertainment
- Music
Employers of Alumni
- South Carolina Philharmonic
- International School of Music
- MusicMasters
- Sean Heely Music
- Lexington County School District One
The University of South Carolina School of Music provided me with unmatched support and encouragement as I began my journey toward a professional music career. I had opportunities to play with and learn from an incredible community of students and faculty members.
