About Us
OUR MISSION
Esteeming all musical traditions as vital cultural expressions of our evolving global society, The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music cultivates models for musical studies that integrate exemplary scholarship and practices, and engage through music with diverse communities on campus,...
OUR VISION
We envision a school of music that welcomes students from all backgrounds, and provides individual mentorship to ensure their well-being and prepare them to flourish in an evolving musical landscape. We strive to fulfill the promise of our position at...
OUR VALUES
Voice Through our voices we express our thoughts, passions, and stories in the most immediate way. Voice has come to represent that expressive capacity more generally; we voice our selves through musical performance, composition, scholarship, and teaching, and strive in our...
Resonance Resonance provides the space for harmony and rhythm to magnify the impact of the individual. Resonance starts with people listening to each other as the first step toward community, which enables them to engage the world beyond more powerfully....
The School of Music by the Numbers
Faculty Members
156
Total Students
692
Student/Faculty Ratio
4:1
Students Receiving Scholarships
53%
Undergraduate Students Receiving Scholarships
273
Graduate Students Receiving Scholarships
68
Degree Programs
13
Performances per Year
350+
Performance Ensembles
50+
Instruments in the World Musical Instrument Collection
1,200+
Recordings in the Ethnomusicology Archive
175k+
Value of Endowments
$111 Million
Explore Our Degrees
Conducting
Graduate study and training in choral, orchestral, or wind conducting
Ethnomusicology
The study of global musical traditions through performance training, research, and field work
Global Jazz Studies
Jazz performance and musicianship courses are paired with African American Studies
Music Composition
Mentorship in the creation and realization of music for concerts, opera, and visual media
Music Education
Preparation for music educators leading to a BA and teaching credential in just four years
Music Industry
A leadership-focused professional degree which prepares students to transform the creative, entrepreneurial, and executive structures of the music industry
Musicology
The scholarly study of the histories, cultures, and critical interpretations of music and music-making
Music Performance
Study and training towards professional performance careers in Western classical music