Music at UNC-Chapel Hill - Department of Music

As our 200+ music majors and hundreds more non-major students could tell you, the UNC-Chapel Hill Department of Music is a unique place. We foster a diverse yet tight-knit community of internationally recognized faculty, supportive staff, and engaged students from all over the world, and our Department offers a superb musical education in the context of a top-tier research university. Studying music at UNC provides not only an excellent foundation for future musical pursuits but also cultivates sought-after skills that undergird success in a wide variety of fields.

With multiple degree options and dozens of course offerings, the UNC Department of Music offers a wealth of musical resources for students looking to incorporate music into their educational careers. Some of these include:

a welcoming environment that offers a diverse array of courses and programming
a cutting-edge curriculum with two flexible undergraduate programs (and support for double majors to combine music with any additional area of study), a minor, and a top-rated Ph.D. program in musicology
an internationally recognized faculty of scholars, composers, performers, conductors, and educators committed to teaching both undergraduate and graduate students
an ambitious and intellectually curious student body with opportunities for scholarships and grants
access to the world’s best performers through Carolina Performing Arts, including such artists as the NY Philharmonic Orchestra, Yo-Yo Ma, Wynton Marsalis, and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra
a world-class music library
a state of the art performance auditorium in Hill Hall
opportunities to collaborate with faculty on research projects
a chance to engage in high-quality music-making in diverse genres through participation in the department’s courses, ensembles, lessons, and research

We invite you to further explore our Department. Click on the tabs to the left for information on applying, auditioning, and scholarships; view the rest of the website; fill out the interest form; or contact us with your questions.

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