Why Music?
Connecting a Network of Artists
A degree in music provides much more than the training you need to become a professional musician. It instills in students rigor, discipline, patience, drive and focus, and also develops their social and emotional intelligence.
Music students go on to become performers, composers, conductors, recording professionals and scholars. They also pursue careers in education and arts administration, and many undergraduates continue their training with master's degrees and beyond in graduate school.
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What is Good Music?
In his new book, musicology professor John Sheinbaum urges readers to rethink how we evaluate music. “This idea that there is good music and bad music is something that people do, rather than an absolute truth in the music itself,” says Sheinbaum.

Alumna Opens Music School, Wins Award
Currently working as a music teacher for students with autism in London, Gergana Argirova (BM '10, MM '12) credits her Small Business Entrepreneur of the Year Award to DU and its inspiring faculty.

2018 Fall Arts Preview
Arts lovers rejoice! Immerse yourself in DU's lively artistic scene this season with a range of musical performances, theatre productions and a variety of galleries and exhibits.
