BA in Music Theory

The University of Oregon School of Music and Dance is the premier higher education institution of music in the Pacific Northwest.The school has the largest full-time, in-residence music faculty on the West Coast north of Los Angeles. Our renowned faculty members actively perform and present research locally, nationally, and internationally, giving you a first-hand look into the lives of artists and scholars. The school is large enough to offer more than thirty ensembles for student performance, but small enough for individual attention from our approachable, engaged professors.A comprehensive public institution, the UO School of Music and Dance offers courses in music education, music performance, pedagogy, composition, conducting, jazz studies, music theory, musicology, ethnomusicology, music history-literature, music technology, and liberal arts studies in music.