The Brown Music Department has provided students with a distinguished, stimulating musical education since 1930.

The A.B. offered by the Music Department is a general degree, integrating theory, history, ethnomusicology, technology, composition and performance in a single, liberal concentration. There are currently three tracks within the concentration: one that emphasizes theory, history, and composition; another that emphasizes ethnomusicology; and a third that focuses on computer music and multimedia.

The Department of Music currently offers the Ph.D. in Music in two areas of study: Ethnomusicology and Computer Music and Multimedia. The long-standing doctoral program in Ethnomusicology, established in 1968, is one of the first in the country, while the program in Computer Music became a fully fledged Ph.D. only in 2004.

The Department of Music at Brown offers a huge array of performing opportunities, all offered for academic credit. Students may choose to join one of the department's many performing groups, including: orchestra, chorus, chamber choir, wind symphony, jazz band, marching band, chamber music ensemble, Ghanaian drumming ensemble, Old-Time string band, Sacred Harp Shape-Note Singing, Electro-Acoustic Improv Ensemble, and Javanese Gamelan. Or, for an additional fee, they may elect to take private lessons through our Applied Music Program. Approximately thirty professional musicians from the greater Boston-Providence area provide weekly instruction in voice, keyboard, and all the wind, string, brass and percussion instruments. Master classes, student recitals, new music concerts, and an annual concerto competition round out a regular roster of concerts. All Brown students are eligible to participate, regardless of their concentration.

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Orwig Music Building

1 Young Orchard Avenue Providence, RI 02912

Telephone: (401) 863-3234

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