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Achieve Excellence Through Our Premier Music EducationIn Webster University’s Department of Music, students collaborate in noteworthy performance ensembles, integrate the study of music theory, history and literature into practice, and pursue excellence on a primary instrument in applied lessons, all under the direction of outstanding artists and teachers. Accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music, we have 16 undergraduate and graduate programs including Music Education, Instrumental and Vocal Performance, Composition, Songwriting, and a first-in-the-country Bachelor of Music in Music Direction for Musical Theatre. Explore more about our curriculum, which promotes a collaborative environment while fostering a lifelong habit of excellence in performance, creativity, scholarship, and teaching. |
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| Webster University provides unparalleled experience and unrivaled training! Learn about the audition process and how to request an audition. | Our music program provides all Webster students the opportunity to perform in student-centered jazz, classical, vocal, and instrumental ensembles. | Experience our musical offerings for the 2021-2022 school year! View our performance calendar for concert information. |
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Learn more about our academic programs and our main campus and locations. |
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| Webster University continues to be highly ranked on the U.S. News & World Report’s Best Colleges report, now listed as 16th in Midwest Regional Universities and included in four best-of categories. This year, the University's score rose to its highest level since the ranking system was established. | |
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| Classical Piano Camp |
Classical Piano Camp will take place in-person on the Webster University campus in the historic Thompson House July 18-22, 2022 from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. 2022 Guest Artist: Melissa Coppola, DMA, Director of Keyboard Studies, Webster University |
| Jazz Camp |
Webster University, well known for its innovative jazz studies program and the Jazz@Webster concert series, is hosting a summer jazz camp at its Webster Groves campus July 11-15, 2022 from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. |
| Popular Songwriting Camp |
Webster Groves, CMS Center Whether you’re a seasoned tunesmith or just beginning to create your own music, this camp is for you! Songwriting Camp includes daily songwriting technique lessons, co-writing sessions with peers coached by camp faculty, feedback sessions with camp faculty and peers, and a culminating concert. This camp focuses on contemporary, mass-market popular songwriting in a variety of styles. |
| Community Music School |
The Community Music School offers a wealth and variety of additional summer camps for students, including camps for flautists, composers, string players, chamber musicians, and a summer band camp. The Community Music School also provides private applied instruction on the full range of band and orchestral instruments, plus piano and voice. |
| High School Jazz Ensemble |
Webster University offers a program for high school jazz students during the school year. Under the leadership of Paul DeMarinis, Webster’s Jazz Studies Director, and Nick Savage, Jazz Ensemble Director, rising young jazz musicians will work on improving their improvisational skills, ensemble interaction, and personal musicianship. All melodic instruments are welcome to participate and experience a variety of jazz styles from the 1930s to the present. This ensemble is a part of the Department of Music at Webster University and is administered with the assistance of the Community Music School of Webster University. |
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In Webster University’s Department of Music, students collaborate in noteworthy performance ensembles, integrate the study of music theory, history and literature into practice, and pursue excellence on a primary instrument in applied lessons, all under the direction of outstanding artists and teachers.
Accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music, we have 16 undergraduate and graduate programs including Music Education, Instrumental and Vocal Performance, Composition, Songwriting, and a first-in-the-country Bachelor of Music in Music Direction for Musical Theatre. Explore more about our curriculum, which promotes a collaborative environment while fostering a lifelong habit of excellence in performance, creativity, scholarship, and teaching.
Bachelor of Music in Jazz Performance, ‘22
Bachelor of Arts in Music
Bachelor of Music in Composition with an Emphasis in Concert Music
Bachelor of Music in Composition with an Emphasis in Songwriting
Bachelor of Music in Music Direction for Musical Theatre
Bachelor of Music in Performance with an Emphasis in Jazz
Bachelor of Music in Performance with an Emphasis in Orchestral Instruments
Bachelor of Music in Performance with an Emphasis in Piano
Bachelor of Music in Performance with an Emphasis in Voice
Bachelor of Music Education with an Emphasis in Choral Music
Bachelor of Music Education with an Emphasis in Instrumental Music
Take the next step toward earning your degree. We are here to help.
Apply to Webster and take the next steps for financial aid and scholarships.
Webster University continues to be highly ranked on the U.S. News & World Report’s Best Colleges report, now listed as 16th in Midwest Regional Universities and included in four best-of categories. This year, the University's score rose to its highest level since the ranking system was established.
Classical Piano Camp will take place in-person on the Webster University campus in the historic Thompson House July 18-22, 2022 from 9 a.m.-3 p.m.
2022 Guest Artist: Melissa Coppola, DMA, Director of Keyboard Studies, Webster University
Webster University, well known for its innovative jazz studies program and the Jazz@Webster concert series, is hosting a summer jazz camp at its Webster Groves campus July 11-15, 2022 from 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Webster Groves, CMS Center
June 6-10, 2022
9 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Whether you’re a seasoned tunesmith or just beginning to create your own music, this camp is for you! Songwriting Camp includes daily songwriting technique lessons, co-writing sessions with peers coached by camp faculty, feedback sessions with camp faculty and peers, and a culminating concert. This camp focuses on contemporary, mass-market popular songwriting in a variety of styles.
The Community Music School offers a wealth and variety of additional summer camps for students, including camps for flautists, composers, string players, chamber musicians, and a summer band camp. The Community Music School also provides private applied instruction on the full range of band and orchestral instruments, plus piano and voice.
Webster University offers a program for high school jazz students during the school year.
Under the leadership of Paul DeMarinis, Webster’s Jazz Studies Director, and Nick Savage, Jazz Ensemble Director, rising young jazz musicians will work on improving their improvisational skills, ensemble interaction, and personal musicianship. All melodic instruments are welcome to participate and experience a variety of jazz styles from the 1930s to the present.
This ensemble is a part of the Department of Music at Webster University and is administered with the assistance of the Community Music School of Webster University.
Webster's international campus network creates unique study abroad opportunities, including study abroad for music students in Vienna, Austria. In this beautiful city, music students join classmates from dozens of other countries for a truly global education. Our programs have been carefully designed to ensure music students in St. Louis can study for a term in Vienna, typically during spring of junior year.
Discover more about our relevant and hands-on curriculum across a variety of fields and disciplines.
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Learn more about our academic programs and our main campus and locations. |
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Apply to Webster and take the next steps for financial aid and scholarships. |
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| Webster University continues to be highly ranked on the U.S. News & World Report’s Best Colleges report, now listed as 16th in Midwest Regional Universities and included in four best-of categories. This year, the University's score rose to its highest level since the ranking system was established. | |
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| Classical Piano Camp |
Classical Piano Camp will take place in-person on the Webster University campus in the historic Thompson House July 18-22, 2022 from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. 2022 Guest Artist: Melissa Coppola, DMA, Director of Keyboard Studies, Webster University |
| Jazz Camp |
Webster University, well known for its innovative jazz studies program and the Jazz@Webster concert series, is hosting a summer jazz camp at its Webster Groves campus July 11-15, 2022 from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. |
| Popular Songwriting Camp |
Webster Groves, CMS Center Whether you’re a seasoned tunesmith or just beginning to create your own music, this camp is for you! Songwriting Camp includes daily songwriting technique lessons, co-writing sessions with peers coached by camp faculty, feedback sessions with camp faculty and peers, and a culminating concert. This camp focuses on contemporary, mass-market popular songwriting in a variety of styles. |
| Community Music School |
The Community Music School offers a wealth and variety of additional summer camps for students, including camps for flautists, composers, string players, chamber musicians, and a summer band camp. The Community Music School also provides private applied instruction on the full range of band and orchestral instruments, plus piano and voice. |
| High School Jazz Ensemble |
Webster University offers a program for high school jazz students during the school year. Under the leadership of Paul DeMarinis, Webster’s Jazz Studies Director, and Nick Savage, Jazz Ensemble Director, rising young jazz musicians will work on improving their improvisational skills, ensemble interaction, and personal musicianship. All melodic instruments are welcome to participate and experience a variety of jazz styles from the 1930s to the present. This ensemble is a part of the Department of Music at Webster University and is administered with the assistance of the Community Music School of Webster University. |
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