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  4. BA in Music in Global and Popular Music

BA in Music in Global and Popular Music

4 Years On Campus Bachelors Program

University of Pittsburgh

Program Overview

The Global and Popular Music Track offers students an interdisciplinary grounding in the study of diverse musical expressions in contemporary and historical perspectives. Major provides theoretical and methodological training in the study of global and popular music and engages students with cutting-edge ethnographic research. Analyzing global and popular musics within a broader context of postcolonial, technological, and transnational development, the major engages the ever-changing balance between traditional and modern ideas of music in systems of learning, performance techniques, and ways of writing and recording music.

Program Key Stats

$31590 (Annual cost)



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Eligibility Criteria

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Additional Information & Requirements

Outstanding background in music, preferably studying piano or voice; Official high school transcript, Short Answer Questions and Letters of Recommendation, A review of the overall academic record, Official SAT or ACT test results

Career Options

  • A degree in Music provides an excellent career as Music Producer
  • Club DJ
  • Songwriter
  • Recording engineer
  • Singer
  • Background Singer
  • Music Teacher
  • Composer

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