Music Department
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300 Pulteney Street
Geneva,New York 14456
(315) 781-3406
admissions@hws.edu
DEGREES OFFERED
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Bachelor of Arts in Music Bachelor of Arts in Music Administration and Entrepreneurship
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There's something for everyone studying music at Hobart and William Smith. Whether you want to play an instrument in a dynamic ensemble, study the history of hip-hop or develop the foundations for sound engineering, you can. You'll have the freedom to take your passion for music where you want.
- Want to learn the business side of music? Try our Music Administration and Entrepreneurship minor.
- Want to learn to become a music teacher? You can participate in ensembles and music in conjunction with completing the major to earn teacher certification in New York State.
Picking and learning a new instrument is easy, too at HWS. You can learn and practice one-on-one with music instructors in a wide variety of instruments from piano, guitar, drums, cello to voice, woodwind instruments and violin. And with many music courses cross-listed with other departments, you'll expand your musical knowledge and its connections across subjects. All this can be done while studying in a state of the art facility with multiple private practice rooms, a student lounge and plenty of space to perform and practice your craft. The skills and knowledge you'll gain studying Music will prepare you for other fields as well such as languages, politics, technology, economics and sciences, meaning your posibilities are endless.
Faculty Info:
Ben David Aronson, Lindsay Bronnenkant, Anthony Calabrese, Yi-Wen Chang, Robert Cowles, Glenna Curren, Steven Curry, Benjamin Ellis, Natalie Fuller, Michael Galvin, Julianna Gray, Meg Heaton, Carolena Belle Lara, Anna Lenti, Charity Lofthouse, Suzanne Murphy, Patricia Myers, Mark Olivieri, Jeananne Ralston, Bill Straub, Wendra Trowbridge, Kyle Vock, Gregory Wachala, Katherine Walker, Meng Zhou.
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