Musicology Plus a
Major Concentration

Current UCLA Student interested in the Musicology Minor?

The Musicology minor is designed for students who seek to combine the humanistic study of music with a major concentration in another area. The minor is a sequence of seven academic courses, of which two must be lower division or GE courses in Musicology, two must be upper division courses in Musicology, and three more can be chosen from selected upper division offerings in Ethnomusicology, Music, and Musicology. There is no performance requirement for the Musicology minor.

Musicology Professor Ray Knapp to Deliver UCLA's 138th Annual Faculty Research Lecture
In 1925, UCLA established the annual Faculty Research Lectures to recognize exceptional scholars. Ray Knapp, distinguished professor of musicology will speak on "How Music(ology) Saves Lives."
A Conversation with Pulitzer Prize-Winner Michael Abels
The compositions of Michael Abels are marked by eclectic themes and sounds, creating rich soundscapes that explore connections between global musical traditions. In 2023 he won the Pulitzer Prize for
Musicology Postdoctoral Scholar Named Area Editor for Grove Dictionary
Bernard Gordillo, chancellor’s postdoctoral scholar in history, musicology, and the Chicano Studies Research Center, has been named the Central America Area Editor for the Grove Music Online: Latin American and Iberian Music.
May 7 Wed
5:00pm
Free
lectures-symposia
"Driven into Paradise": Schoenberg in Los Angeles
“Driven into Paradise”: Schoenberg in Los Angeles   This online event panel gathers venerated historians, musicologists and composers to explore Schoenberg’s complex relationship with Los Angeles. An online discussion of
May 8 Thu
7:00pm
Free
classical, contemporary, lectures-symposia
Exiled in Los Angeles: Thomas Mann and Arnold Schoenberg at 150
A Conversation with Doris Berger, Hans Vaget, and Alex Ross, moderated by Lily E. Hirsch, with music performance by UCLA Professor of Piano, Inna Faliks. To honor Thomas Mann’s 150th
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May 15 Thu
4:00pm
Free
lectures-symposia
Schoenberg in Hollywood and Representations of Jewishness in Opera
Lowell Milken Lecture in Jewish Music by Professor Joy H. Calico May 15th, 2025,  4:00 PM – The UCLA Faculty Club There is a long history of representing Jewishness on
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