音乐系致力于在通识教育课程中通过其相互联系的子学科（音乐理论，音乐学，民族音乐学，表演和作曲）来教授音乐学科。音乐系致力于创造一个学习环境，以鼓励学生和教师的智力和个人发展，我们通过将知识的传播与原始研究，创作和表演相结合来做到这一点。该系的课程提供了对研究多种音乐风格和多种文化音乐的坚定承诺。同时，我们也认识到，传授在美国和欧洲历来为音乐实践所传承的传统至关重要。
William & Mary is a musical campus - and the Department of Music is the heart of that.<br><br>We are committed to teaching the discipline of music through its interrelated subdisciplines (music theory, musicology, ethnomusicology, music technology, performance, and composition) in the context of a liberal arts curriculum. The Department of Music strives to create a learning environment that encourages the intellectual and personal development of student and teacher alike, we do so by integrating the transmission of knowledge with original research, composition, and performance. The department's course offerings represent a standing commitment to the study of diverse musical styles and the musics of many cultures. At the same time, we also recognize the vital importance of continuing to teach the traditions that have historically informed the practice of music in the United States and Europe.<br><br>In any given semester, almost 25 percent of W&M's undergraduate students take part in a Music Department activity. Our academic courses, ensembles, and applied lessons are open to all students on campus, not just music majors and minors.