音乐学士学位是为准备毕业学习或从事表演职业的学生而设计的。音乐表演专业的学生可以选择专门研究语音，钢琴，吉他，弦，风或打击乐器。完成音乐学士学位的学生必须完成9个通识教育目标中的8个（至少36个学分，请参阅本目录的“学术信息”部分中所述的“通识教育要求”）。语音专业学生必须修读两个学期的法语或德语外语学习课程。（鼓励他们选择其他语言的第二年。）
The Bachelor of Music (music performance) degree is designed for students preparing for graduate study or careers in performance. A student majoring in music performance will select to specialize in voice, piano, guitar, strings, woodwinds, brass, or percussion. The School of Performing Arts is comprised of the music, theatre, and dance disciplines. The goal of the School is to provide the highest quality education and performance activities to those whom it serves. The Department of Musicoffers programs leading to Bachelor of Music, Bachelor of Music in Commercial Music, Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Music Education, and Masters of Education in Music Education degrees. Students who major in music take courses that provide a broad cultural background for careers in music teaching, performance, audio technology and production, graduate study, and other music-related work. Membership in organized music groups is open to all university students, including Wind Ensemble/Symphonic Band, Marching Band/Basketball Band, Idaho State-Civic Symphony, Chamber Orchestra, Chamber/Concert Choir, Opera Workshop, Jazz Big Band, and Video Game Music Ensemble, and a variety of chamber woodwind, brass, percussion, string, vocal, and keyboard ensembles. ISU's music department provides a wide variety of experiences and opportunities to work with dedicated and expert faculty and guest artists, in the L. E. and Thelma E. Stephens Performing Arts Center, an unparalleled state-of-the-art performance facility known as one of the best in the nation.