Clark Atlanta University School of Arts and Sciences - Department of Music

223 James P. Brawley Drive, SW
Atlanta, Georgia 30314
404.880.8212
cauadmissions@cau.edu

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Degrees offered

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

About the program

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

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

Acceptance rate

Reported acceptance rate (source/year not provided by school): Clark Atlanta University's (CAU) acceptance rate is around 56%

Recording Academy's Black Music Collective And Amazon Music Select 'Your Future Is Now' Scholarship Recipients

by Michael Major, May 22, 2023

Joseph Michael Abiakam (Norfolk State University), Langston Jackson (Hampton University), Kennedi Amari Johnson (Clark Atlanta University), Courtney Roberts (Texas Southern University), and Caleb Wilkerson (Florida A&M University) are the recipients of the 'Your Future Is Now' scholarship.

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