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Bachelor of Music Education

Bachelor of Arts in Music Studies

Bachelor of Arts in Music - Music Entrepreneurship

Minor in Music


The School of Performing Arts is where Jackrabbits come to express themselves through music. SDSU students have been making music on campus for over 125 years. We are known as a school on the go. The Pride of the Dakotas Marching Band has been featured in parades and festivals from coast to coast. Our choral ensembles have performed in some of the most well-known concert halls in the United States and Europe, as well as during prestigious national music conferences. Not only do our students see the world, we also bring the world to our campus. In our state-of-the-art Larson Memorial Concert Hall, we have played host to performances by Leslie Odom Jr., Wynton Marsalis, the Moscow State Symphony Orchestra, Kristin Chenoweth, the Soweto Gospel Choir and practically all of the top military service bands. Led by dedicated and knowledgeable faculty who were educated in some of the nation’s most prestigious music schools, our students are challenged to do their best in their studies, whether they be applied lessons, music theory and history courses or in music ensembles. More than seven percent of all SDSU students, regardless of their major, participate in the music program each year. For those who want to major in music, three options are available – the Bachelor of Music Education (B.M.E.), the Bachelor of Arts in Music Studies and the Bachelor of Arts in Music (Music Entrepreneurship Specialization).

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Past Student Productions

SHOW THEATER
The Hunchback Of Notre Dame
(4/13/23 - 4/16/23)
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Peter And The Starcatcher
(6/15/22 - 6/18/22)
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Into The Woods in Broadway Into The Woods
(7/9/20 - 7/12/20)
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Jekyll & Hyde (b'way) in Broadway Jekyll & Hyde (b'way)
(10/17/19 - 10/20/19)
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Beehive, the '60s Musical
(6/13/19 - 6/16/19)
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DISNEY'S THE LITTLE MERMAID in Broadway DISNEY'S THE LITTLE MERMAID
(6/27/18 - 7/27/18)
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SEUSSICAL-THEATRE YOUNG AUDIENCES
(4/18/18 - 4/22/18)
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RENT
(10/4/17 - 10/8/17)
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I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change
(6/14/17 - 7/16/17)
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HAIRSPRAY
(7/6/16 - 7/31/16)
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Smokey Joe's Cafe - The Songs of Leiber and Stoller
(6/15/16 - 7/24/16)
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A YEAR WITH FROG AND TOAD- TYA
(4/20/16 - 4/25/16)
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BONNIE & CLYDE
(10/14/15 - 10/18/15)
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The Sound of Music
(7/8/15 - 8/2/15)
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State Fair in Broadway State Fair
(6/5/13 - 7/21/13)
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Reefer Madness in Broadway Reefer Madness
(4/22/13 - 4/23/13)
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LEGALLY BLONDE
(11/28/12 - 12/2/12)
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DISNEY'S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
(6/6/12 - 8/30/12)
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