Bachelor of Arts (BA), Performance
Your Degree
Stepping into the light! Performance students present a 30 and 60-minute recital on campus. Students also perform at area churches, concert halls, theaters and retirement homes.
Your Facilities
The Lightsey Chapel Auditorium (1,500 seats) features a modern stage and the Margaret Kelly Hamrick Prayer Room. The adjacent Lightsey Music Building houses faculty offices, practice facilities, and the Black Box Theatre. Whittington Hall provides classrooms, a rehearsal hall, practice rooms, and a music technology lab.
Your School
The Horton School of Music and Performing Arts prepares students for careers as professional musicians, educators and music therapists as well as serving as a center of musical art and culture for the Charleston region and beyond.
Instrumental/Piano
- The Bachelor of Arts in performance (instrumental and piano) degree is for students who wish to pursue extensive instrumental study. You will have an opportunity to perfect your craft, developing technique, tone, musicianship, repertoire, stage presence, pedagogy and professionalism. Students are afforded many opportunities to perform in various ensembles as well as solo and chamber recitals to hone their abilities. You will prepare two solo recitals and also have opportunities to perform in the community at various venues and on regional, national and international trips.
The Horton School of Music performance faculty are members of and perform regularly with renowned professional music organizations such as the Charleston Symphony Orchestra, Charleston Jazz Orchestra, North Charleston Pops Orchestra and are frequent recitalists at the Piccolo Spoleto Festival. Members of the faculty have professional recordings and Grammy nominations to their credit. Performance major graduates are equipped to continue studies in graduate school, perform professionally, open a private studio, or pursue other avenues in arts industries.
Vocal
This degree program offers students an opportunity to perfect their craft, delving into technique, stage presence, multilanguage diction and acting. Students are afforded many opportunities to work in various ensembles and stage productions as well as solo and chamber recitals to hone their abilities. Students prepare two solo recitals and also have opportunity to work with area ensembles such as the Charleston Symphony Orchestra, Summerville Orchestra, Lowcountry Voices and more. Additionally, students have many opportunities to perform both on and off campus at regional festivals, churches and schools.
The Bachelor of Arts in performance (vocal) degree is for students who wish to pursue extensive study in voice. The coursework for the student majoring in this degree involves intensive studio study, participation in solo and ensemble performances, and requires a 30-minute junior and a 60-minute senior recital.
Music Performance Courses
As an Music Performance major, you’ll take courses like:
- Musicianship
- Music Composition and Arranging
- Music History and Literature
- Pedagogy
- Studio Voice
- Language Diction for Musicians
Music Performance Career
Graduates are equipped for a variety of career paths.
- Performers
- Music Teachers
- Private Studio Teachers
- Arts Administrators
- Event Managers
- Disney Performers
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