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Carnegie Mellon University

School of Music

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4908 Forbes Avenue
Pittsburgh,Pennsylvania 15213
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DEGREES OFFERED

Bachelor of Science in Music & Technology

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Keyboard Performance

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Instrumental Performance

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Music Composition

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Vocal Performance

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Electronic Music

Minor in Music

Master of Music in Instrumental Performance

Master of Music in Vocal Performance

Master of Music in Composition

Master of Music in Collaborative Piano

Master of Music in Music Education

Master of Science in Music and Technology


The School of Music offers a Bachelor of Fine Arts in instrumental performance, keyboard performance , vocal performance, and composition. The BFA is a professional degree in which 80% of the curriculum is in music. The School of Music also offers a Bachelor of Science in Music & Technology. Undergraduate students can apply for the Music Education Certification program beginning in the sophomore year. This program extends a student’s time at Carnegie Mellon by one semester for student teaching.

Faculty Info:

Neal Berntsen, George Vosburgh, William Caballero, Rebecca Cherian, Peter Sullivan, Jeff Dee, Lance LaDuke, Craig Knox, Nancy Galbraith, Dr. Marilyn Taft Thomas, Judith Cagley, Dr. Stephen Neely, Eric DeFade, Daniel Nesta Curtis.



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Past Student Productions

SHOW THEATER
Babel
(2/15/23 - 2/17/23)
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Everybody
(3/17/21 - 3/20/21)
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Men on Boats
(3/10/21 - 3/13/21)
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Describe the Night
(2/17/21 - 2/19/21)
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The Last Days of Judas Iscariot
(10/9/20 - 10/10/20)
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Or,
(11/14/19 - 11/30/19)
PHOTOS VIDEOS
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Tiger at the Gates
(10/3/19 - 10/12/19)
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Marisol
(4/24/19 - 4/26/19)
PHOTOS
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CABARET (1998 VERSION)
(2/21/19 - 3/2/19)
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Dark Play or Stories for Boys
(2/20/19 - 2/22/19)
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Once Upon a Mattress
(2/27/15 - 2/27/15)
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INTO THE WOODS
(10/25/12 - 10/28/12)
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Reefer Madness in Broadway Reefer Madness
(10/25/12 - 10/27/12)
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The Alice Project
(4/14/11 - 4/23/11)
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Lulu
(3/30/11 - 4/1/11)
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The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
(2/17/11 - 2/26/11)
CAST
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Still Life With Iris
(2/23/11 - 2/25/11)
PHOTOS
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New Works Series
(2/2/11 - 2/19/11)
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Lady Han
(12/1/10 - 12/3/10)
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