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Clark Atlanta University

School of Arts and Sciences - Department of Music

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223 James P. Brawley Drive, SW
Atlanta,Georgia 30314
404.880.8212
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Bachelor of Arts in Music, Vocal Studies concentration

Bachelor of Arts in Music, Piano Studies concentration

Bachelor of Arts in Music, Jazz Studies concentration

Bachelor of Arts in Music, Commercial Music/Composition concentration

Bachelor of Arts in Music, Church Music concentration

Minor in Music


The program of study offered by the Department of Music at Clark Atlanta University is designed to prepare the student of music both for various careers in music and for post-baccalaureate study. Embracing concentrations in the areas of voice studies; piano studies; jazz studies; commercial composition; church music; and music history; the music program is designed to prepare well-rounded professionals in each of these areas through a course of study in which the theoretical and the scholarly are balanced with the practical. Students of music pursue a course of study that includes a judicious mixture of music theory, music history, individual music performance, and performance in ensembles while emphasizing practical applications and exposure to the technology and/or methodology relevant to the various concentrations. For musically talented students pursuing other disciplines, the department also offers a minor in each concentration.

Notable Alumni Include:

James Weldon Johnson, Florence Price, Fletcher Henderson, Wayman Carver, Duke Pearson, Dr. Florence Crim Robinson, George Adams, Marion Brown, Mary Frances Early, James H. Patterson, Phillip Davis, Sherman Irby, Ann McPhail, Glynn Halsey



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(2/27/20 - 3/1/20)
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(10/24/19 - 10/27/19)
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