音乐专业的基础是音乐历史，民族音乐学，理论和作曲领域之间的核心训练之间的平衡。通过一系列要求，您将获得一个基础，向您介绍可用于学习的大量音乐传统以及可促进和加深学习的一系列专业技能和工具。宾夕法尼亚大学音乐系为音乐本科生提供了一个创新计划。我们旨在为学生提供机会，使他们可以继续发掘自己的激情并发展他们可能熟悉的音乐传统方面的专业知识，并为他们可能不太熟悉的声音和习惯打开自己的耳朵和思想。追求音乐有许多不同且重叠的方式：通过表演，聆听，学术研究和创作。所有这些都是部门的鼓励和鼓励。
The music major is founded on a balance in the core training between the fields of music history, ethnomusicology, theory, and composition. Through a series of requirements, you will acquire a foundation that introduces you to the sheer range of musical traditions available for study and to a series of specialist skills and tools that facilitate and deepen that study. We offer undergraduates the opportunity to major or minor in music, affording students across the university access to first-rate faculty and providing performance opportunities in a wide range of ensembles. Our graduate programs in composition, musicology, ethnomusicology, and music theory have produced leading scholars and award-winning artists. A defining feature of the department is the high degree of interaction between faculty, graduates, undergraduates, and performance directors and ensembles. The department also fosters fruitful relationships with the wider community, and is defined, too, by a strong sense of civic engagement at the local and global level. Located in the heart of Philadelphia, one of the nation's most important cultural centers, the department's newly renovated and expanded facilities create an ideal setting for our community to engage in the rich array of intellectual and artistic pursuits to which we are committed.