NEC’s degrees in Music Theory and Musicology offer students the opportunity to work one-on-one with each department’s diverse faculty, which includes leading scholars, composers, and performers. Whether you are an emerging professional theorist, a composer, a pedagogue, or a performer, NEC’s Music Theory Department provides an intellectually rigorous and nurturing environment to pursue your field of research in one of the world’s most musically inspiring institutions.
NEC’s Music History and Musicology Department brings together leading historians, musicologists, and scholars who are experts in their fields and passionate about sharing their knowledge with the next generation.
The Master of Music in Music History program provides exceptional training in music history and literature to prepare you for...
Learn MoreWe offer an M.A. in Music with concentrations in Composition, Ethnomusicology, Music History, Music Theory, Performance, and Mixed Concentration. We...
Learn MoreThe Department of Musicology’s MM degree program offers world-class training for students embarking on careers in musicology and ethnomusicology. Our...
Learn MoreKU Musicology faculty members cultivate a wide variety of research interests. Paul Laird studies the Spanish villancico, Leonard Bernstein, the...
Learn MoreIn a program devoted to music in all its aspects and contexts, the music department awards the graduate degrees of...
Learn MoreSteep yourself in the music of the past and present, with an emphasis on musical styles, genres, composers and individual...
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