Holy Names University

Department of Music

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3500 Mountain Blvd.
Oakland,California 94619
(510) 436-1244
admission@hnu.edu

DEGREES OFFERED

Bachelor of Arts in Music Bachelor of Music in Piano Performance Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance Bachelor of Music in Instrumental Performance Five-year Honors Program (BM/MM and BA/MM)

The core undergraduate music program at Holy Names features a unique, innovative Great Works curriculum, integrating all aspects of musical studies (history, theory and aural skills) in relation to the greatest masterpieces of the Western musical tradition. Each course in the six-semester sequence focuses on a period of music history, while making connections with the music of other periods and other cultures around the world. Courses are team-taught by the HNU music faculty and integrated with students’ work in performance ensembles and individual music studies.