The Department of Music at Mount Saint Mary's University strives to ensure that all students remain passionate, lifelong advocates of music.
The Department of Music at Mount Saint Mary’s University is dedicated to the aesthetic value of the musical arts and strives to ensure that all students remain passionate, lifelong advocates of music.
Working in a supportive intimate environment, students find studying music at the Mount a stimulating and productive means of personal and artistic fulfillment. An innovative curriculum and our exceptional faculty and facilities combine to produce future teachers, performers, and audiences for the art of music.
Our former students are now musical leaders in classrooms, teaching studios, and other arenas throughout the state of California, the U.S, and worldwide.
We are known for excellence in teaching, dedication to small class sizes, competitive music scholarships, competitive tuition rates, and other factors. We view music as an integral part of the liberal arts curriculum and intrinsically part of an interdisciplinary education.
We take pride in our tradition of providing exceptional training for music educators, performers, and those who with to go on to pursue further studies in music. Our faculty is deeply committed to providing the utmost in personal attention throughout degree program of every student. Our graduates are respected leaders in all fields of music.
Beyond the classroom, the Music Department hosts a thriving performance program including the Mount Chorus & Singers, the Mount Orchestra, the Chamber Ensemble and visiting ensembles including the Salastina Music Society, All have greatly contributed to the cultural life of the college and the city of Los Angeles.
