Academic Accelerator - Bachelor of Music - Performance

Program Description

As a student in the Academic Accelerator, you’ll receive:

• The right amount of support for your academic and English-speaking needs
• A full year’s worth of college credits
• Access to courses exclusively for international students
• English-language help with words you need to know for your classes
• A mix of classes with international and U.S. students

Are you motivated to pursue advanced study in piano, voice, orchestral or band instruments? The Bachelor of Music in Performance allows you to study with Chicago's most outstanding artist-teachers, with access to regular master classes with acclaimed guest artists, multiple performance opportunities, and a weekly concert series featuring world-renowned guest artists and faculty members. The program curricula emphasize skills and knowledge that are fundamental to the diverse music discipline: music theory, music history, performance, aural and keyboard training, orchestration, composition, conducting, private study on a principal instrument, and ensemble participation. It also includes course work in piano, music history and literature, analysis, digital music, and ethnomusicology. 

For all students, the program offers opportunities for private study with some of Chicago's most outstanding artist-teachers.