Music Schools in Maryland

Peabody Institute of Johns Hopkins University

• The Peabody Institute of Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore is both a college of music and a preparatory high school. The preparatory school offers students individualized instruction or work in a group setting. Students can also pursue a certificate in their field of study by following a pre-determined curriculum that utilizes both approaches. At the college level, the Peabody Institute emphasizes performance and, for this reason, offers a bachelor of music degree but not a bachelor of arts degree. There is also a highly competitive dual degree program that allows students to study music at Peabody while pursuing a second degree through the school of arts and sciences or the school of engineering. The Peabody Institute offers numerous concentrations within its graduate degree programs. Students can pursue a master of music or a doctor of music arts degree with concentrations in the areas of composition, audio sciences, computer music, vocal accompanying, early music, music theory pedagogy, music performance, musicology and music education.

  Peabody Institute of Johns Hopkins University
  1 East Mount Vernon Pl.
  Baltimore, MD 21202
  410-234-4500
  peabody.jhu.edu

University of Maryland

• The University of Maryland's (UMD) School of Music offers over 40 different degree choices in the areas of performance and academic concentrations. UMD offers bachelor's degrees in music (performance), arts (liberal arts with a music concentration) and music education. Master's degrees include programs in arts and music while at the doctoral level students can pursue either a doctorate in musical arts or a PhD. Four areas of emphasis are offered through the PhD program: curriculum and instruction, ethnomusicology, music theory and musicology. The DMA degree has concentrations available in the fields of wind and percussion, choral conducting, voice/opera, piano, collaborative piano, voice pedagogy, string and voice.

  University of Maryland School of Music
  2110 Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center
  College Park, MD 20742
  301-405-5549
  music.umd.edu

Loyola University

• A third option for music students is Baltimore's Loyola University of Maryland. Loyola's music program is part of its larger School of Fine Arts. At the undergraduate level, students can pursue either a major or a minor in fine arts with a concentration in music. The school also offers a bachelor's degree in music education. The school provides individualized instruction in piano, percussion, voice, jazz guitar, woodwinds, classical guitar, strings, saxophone and brass. At the graduate degree level, Loyola offers a master's degree in music education through the American Kodály Institute. The program is a cohort-based summer program that allows students to spread out their graduate education over four summer terms rather than going to school full-time during the regular fall and spring semesters.

  Loyola University Maryland
  4501 N. Charles St.
  Baltimore, MD 21210
  410-617-2000
  loyola.edu