BA - The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music

Classically trained violinist Stephanie Economou M.A. ’14 is part of a new generation of female film composers. Photo: Pamela Springsteen

The new Bachelor of Arts in Music Industry is a leadership-focused professional degree which prepares students to transform the creative, entrepreneurial, and executive structures of the music industry. Designed from the ground up to center creativity, social justice, and experiential learning, the curriculum combines a rigorous introduction to the artistic, financial, and managerial skills necessary to succeed in the music industry with the critical and creative space to imagine changing it.

Program Highlights:

Learn from an innovative faculty of industry executives, research academics, experienced teachers and professional artists who represent today’s diverse, rapidly-changing music industry
Develop critical and ethical perspectives with courses on the history and culture of music, social justice and musical activism, and the global music industry
Capitalize on L.A.’s prime position as a hub for global media, music production, and independent record producers/artist managers with an industry internship
Craft a senior year capstone course that allows you to develop music industry focused projects under the guidance of UCLA faculty and industry mentors

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Amelie McGrath Entrances Listeners with Vulnerable, Relatable Lyrics

From the Daily Bruin: Amelie McGrath – who performs as amelie kalia – released her first single June 28. Though the rising third-year music industry student has been writing songs since she was nine years old, “good kid” marks the first work she has shared with the rest of the world.

Music Industry Students Association Networks Behind the Scenes

UCLA is becoming the music industry’s new home, thanks to a new student organization. The Music Industry Students Association is dedicated to helping students navigate the broad scope of the music industry, said lead director Trinity Drummond, a rising fourth-year music history and industry student.

What is Music's Value? A Conversation with Tim Taylor

Tim Taylor, professor of ethnomusicology and musicology at The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music, has always been curious about how we assess the value of music. The author of over 50 articles and a shelf of books, Taylor has explored music and capitalism, global pop, western music in the world, and more. His new

Conducting

Graduate study and training in choral, orchestral, or wind conducting

MM/DMA

Ethnomusicology

The study of global musical traditions through performance training, research, and field work

BA MA / PhD Minor Iranian Music Minor

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

BA MA / PhD

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

BA Minor

Musicology

The scholarly study of the histories, cultures, and critical interpretations of music and music-making

BA MA / PhD Minor

Music Performance

Study and training towards professional performance careers in Western classical music

BM MM/DMA