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401 Rosemont Ave.
Frederick,Maryland 21701
301-696-3782
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DEGREES OFFERED

Bachelor of Arts in Music History and Literature

Bachelor of Arts in Music Performance

Bachelor of Arts in Piano Pedagogy

Minor in Music History and Literature

Minor in Music Performance

Certificate in Music Performance

Certificate in Piano Pedagogy


Music is an important component of the liberal arts on Hood's campus. The Hood College Department of Music offers a major with three different tracks, two minors, individual instruction and the opportunity to participate in performing groups. Aside from its academic programs, the music department also offers community programs and performances. Did you ever want to learn to play an instrument? The Hood College Preparatory Division offers private lessons to the community in the following areas: piano, organ, harpsichord, violin, viola, cello, double bass, guitar, clarinet, saxophone, oboe, English horn, bassoon, flute, voice, all brass instruments and composition. Dozens of professionals, including members of Hood's music faculty, perform on campus each year. The College's location near both Washington, D.C., and Baltimore attracts world-class musicians and exposes students and members of the community to a broad array of cultural opportunities. Many students combine their programs with other majors or minors in such widely diverse fields as education, computer science and biology. In our applied music program, students receive individual instruction from some of the metropolitan area's most outstanding musicians. The music department offers several courses that fulfill the visual and performing arts category of the core and also a course that fulfills the global perspectives requirement. Outside class, students may participate in the Hood Choir, the Hood Chamber Singers and the Hood String, Wind, Early Music and Jazz Ensembles. All of these groups perform throughout the academic year, both on- and off-campus.

Faculty Info:

Anna Ayoub, Laine Beachley Knaub, Jeffrey DeRoche, Lisa Dodson, David Duree, Lynn Fleming, Brian Hinkley, David Howard, J. Kevin Lewis, RoseAnn Markow Lester, William Powell III, Gregory Shook, William Simms, Barbara Spicher, Lynn Staininger, Noel Verzosa, Jr., Wayne Wold, Kuei-I Wu, Anthony Zwerdling.



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