Music Areas of Study | SIU

Areas of Study

The School of Music at SIU offers a wide array of specializations for diverse yet focused programming. Whether your passion is jazz, orchestra, opera, piano or beyond, there is a specialization available to help you achieve your full potential as a performing artist, music educator or scholar of composition, music literature and theory.

You can choose from a B.A. B.M. or a M.M.. Check below for degree requirements, career options, student organizations, funding opportunities and so much more.

Undergraduate Specializations (B.A./B.M.)

• Music Education (B.M.)
• Music Theory and Composition (B.M.)
• Performance: Guitar (B.M.)
• Performance: Instrumental (B.M.)
• Performance: Keyboard (B.M.)
• Performance: Voice (B.M.)
• Liberal Arts (B.A.)
• Music Business (B.A.)

Graduate Concentrations and Areas of Emphasis (M.M.)

• Music Theory and Composition
• Music History and Literature
• Music Education
• Collaborative Piano
• Conducting
• Performance: Orchestral Instruments
• Performance: Piano
• Performance: Vocal
• Performance: Guitar