Benjamin T. Rome School of Music
| Benjamin T. Rome School of Music | |
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| Established | 1965 |
Parent institution | The Catholic University of America |
| Affiliation | Catholic |
| Dean | Grayson Wagstaff |
| Students | 300 [1] |
| Undergraduates | 160 |
| Postgraduates | 140 |
| Location | Washington D.C., United States |
| Website |
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The Benjamin T. Rome School of Music is the school of music of The Catholic University of America, located in Washington D.C.
The school is fully accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music and is Washington D.C.'s only university school of music.[2]
The school remains the preeminent Catholic center for music study in the United States.[3]
History
The Catholic University of America first began offering music courses in 1927. In 1950 a music department was established and in 1965 the department became the School of Music. The school was named The Benjamin T. Rome School of Music in the spring of 1984, in honor of alumnus, Trustee Emeritus, and benefactor, Benjamin T. Rome.
Programs of Study [4]
Undergraduate Programs
Bachelor of Music degree is offered in composition, music education, music history and literature (honors program), musical theatre, or performance (orchestral instruments, organ, piano, voice).
Graduate Programs
- Master of Arts program in Musicology (with emphasis in music history or theory); and a joint degree in Music Librarianship: Master of Arts with program in Musicology (music history emphasis) and the Master of Science in Library Science.
- Master of Music in Sacred Music.
- Master of Music with programs in Composition (with emphasis in concert or stage music); Piano Pedagogy; Vocal Pedagogy; Chamber Music, Orchestral Instruments (Violin, viola, cello, string bass, orchestral woodwind and brass, percussion, harp, and classical guitar); Piano Performance; Vocal Accompanying; Vocal Performance; Orchestral Conducting.
- Graduate Artist Diploma Program (cello, orchestral conducting, piano, violin or voice) and a Music Teacher Certification Program (nondegree).
- Doctor of Musical Arts
- Ph.D. in musicology.