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Lowell,Massachusetts 01854
978.934.3850
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DEGREES OFFERED
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Bachelor of Music in Composition for New Media Bachelor of Music in Music Business Bachelor of Music in Performance Bachelor of Music in Sound Recording Technology Bachelor of Music in Music Studies Master of Music Education Master of Music in Sound Recording Technology
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Students looking for a top-notch academic experience that will complement an exemplary music education will find all that and more at UMass Lowell.
The Music Department's faculty is composed of talented professional musicians who pride themselves as skilled music educators.
All music majors are professional Bachelor of Music degree programs and require an audition for admission. The Department also offers a five-year dual degree program
The Music Department resides in Durgin Hall, located on UMass Lowell's South Campus, overlooking the Merrimack River. It is minutes from downtown Lowell and convenient to Boston by car, bus or train.
Durgin Hall contains a 1,200-seat concert hall, a 225-seat Recital Hall, 30 rehearsal suites, six sound recording technology studios of various types (including world-class tracking and mixing spaces), a music technology laboratory (containing state of the art Apple workstations with MIDI keyboards), as well as numerous classroom spaces (all equipped with fully integrated smart-classroom technology). The recital and concert halls accommodate student performances, as well as professional presentations as part of the Community Arts Outreach Program or the Department's Guest Performer Series.
The Department has 17 full-time faculty and 45 adjunct faculty. Our typical enrollment is approximately 470 undergraduate and 50 graduate students.
Acceptance Rate:
The acceptance rate at University of Massachusetts Lowell is 85.2%. For every 100 applicants, 85 are admitted. This means the school is lightly selective.
Faculty Info:
Gena Greher, Ed.D., William Carman, Alexander Case, Ramon Castillo, D.M.A., Timothy Crain, Amy Dinsmore, Jeffrey Fischer, Charles Gabriel, Debra-Nicole Huber, Elissa Johnson-Green, Ed.D., Christopher Lee, Daniel Lutz, David Martins, Christopher McGahan, Anthony Mele, Garrett Michaelsen, Joshua Millard, William Moylan, Jonathan Richter, Kay Roberts, John Shirley, Ph.D., Paula Telesco, Brandon Vaccaro, Janet Welby, Alan Williams, Ph.D.
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