音乐史上的音乐学士学位适合喜欢音乐的学术或智力方法的学生。音乐史结合了对个人音乐作品的研究-音乐文学，其交响曲，奏鸣曲和歌曲-与历史，哲学和社会环境的结合。这种结合既丰富了人们对钟爱的音乐作品的理解，又拓宽了我们在聆听，表演和创作方面的价值。那些喜欢使用音乐知识来唤起他人对音乐的欣赏，喜欢发现作品的背景或背景，或者善于研究和交流的人可能会发现自己在音乐史上很有才华。<br> < br>音乐史学家可能会出现在令人惊讶的领域：作为指挥或音乐总监，利用研究背景来对作品进行更精细的诠释，并编排令人愉悦且富有挑战性
The interaction of music and culture can be studied with a Music History degree at Pacific. This can be done as a stand-alone BM degree or as a minor in conjunction with any other BM degree.<br><br>Though all conservatory students study some music history in order to contextualize musical trends, composers, and individual musical works, the opportunity to major in Music History at the undergraduate level is somewhat rare. Students in a Music History degree at Pacific receive a broad exposure to musical eras and genres that encourages development of communication and research skills applied to music. Music History majors at Pacific have gone on to Ph.D. musicology and ethnomusicology programs, archival and librarianship programs, popular writing or criticism on musical figures, and conducting careers, they have also used music history to inform their performance careers or their work as music educators, analysts, or composers. You will be assured of several opportunities to practice and acquire the tools of the profession, through coursework and ample independent study and personal attention to your future goals. Recent students have had research projects ranging from Schoenberg's relationship with Mahler, French baroque music, and individual works by Beethoven and Mendelssohn to examinations of hyperpop, Black opera composers, and women orchestral composers. The department encourages development of broad values regarding the music we listen to, compose, support, or perform.<br><br>If you are interested in this program, please schedule a personal meeting with program director Dr. Sarah Waltz on the day of your audition or another time to evaluate what the program has to offer.