BM Music: Performance at University of Wisconsin-Madison

Programme overview

The Bachelor of Music: Performance degree offers students the opportunity to focus deeply on music at UW–Madison and pursue a conservatory-style college education. Students have the opportunity to work side-by-side with students in master‘s and doctoral-level programs. Working collegially in class and studio, making music together on stage and off, and building professional relationships across program boundaries all enable the sharing of expertise, experience, and perspectives and add immeasurably to every student‘s development.

Faculty: College of Letters & Science | Department: Music | Duration: 120 credits | Study mode: full-time | Location: Madison, WI, United States

What you will study

The degree requires 120 credits in total. Courses listed in the requirements include MUSIC 211 Survey of the History of Western Music; MUSIC 212 Survey of the History of Western Music; MUSIC 405 Seminar: Cultural Study of Music; MUSIC 411 Survey of Music in the Middle Ages; MUSIC 412 Survey of Music in the Renaissance; MUSIC 413 Survey of Music in the Baroque Era.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Applies to College of Letters & Science, not specific to this major: Admission to the Bachelor of Music: Performance Program To be admitted to the Mead Witter School of Music a student needs to apply to and be admitted by both UW-Madison and the Mead Witter School of Music: Prospective (new or transfer) and re-entry students should apply to UW-Madison through the Office of Admissions and Recruitment . All students must also complete an application and pass an audition. See the Mead Witter School of Music website for more information. Questions about the Music application and audition process should be directed to the Music Undergraduate Audition and Admissions Coordinator . Note: Students declared in the Bachelor of Music: Performance are not eligible to declare Music: Education, or the Music major.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

First-year entry terms: Fall (Early Action and Regular Decision) and Spring. Transfer entry terms: Fall (Priority and Regular Decision) and Spring.

First-year Fall Early Action: application deadline November 1, materials deadline November 9, decision on or before January 31. Fall Regular Decision: application deadline January 15, materials deadline January 22, decision on or before March 31. Spring Regular Decision: application deadline October 1, materials deadline October 15, decision on or before December 31. First-year fall and spring applications open August 1. Early Action is non-binding.

Transfer Fall Priority: application deadline February 1, materials deadline February 16, decision on or before March 31. Fall Regular: application deadline March 1, materials deadline March 15, decision on or before April 30. Spring Regular: application deadline October 1, materials deadline October 15, decision on or before December 31. Fall transfer applications open December 1; spring transfer applications open August 1.

Apply via the Common Application or the Universities of Wisconsin Application. The application fee is $80 US and is non-refundable; fee waivers are available for applicants with financial hardship. ACT and SAT scores are optional for students applying for admission through the spring 2028 term (application deadline October 1, 2027).

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