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Brigham Young University School of Music

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Region

Provo,

Utah,

United States

Faculty

Nicole Brubaker Brady

Program summary

The BYU harp program provides the opportunity to study with world-class musicians while participating in a wide range of performance opportunities. Ensembles include five orchestras, three bands, several choirs; jazz, contemporary, and chamber groups along with international concert tours for the top ensembles. Harp courses include pedagogy, literature, orchestral excerpts, arranging, jazz, and harp ensemble. Around 50 harpists attend BYU: 8-10 harp majors and 40+ harp minors.

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Type of school

University

Music and arts degrees offered

  • Bachelor of Music
  • Bachelor of Arts
  • Bachelor of Music Education
  • Bachelor of Music in Commercial Music

Lessons available for non-majors?

Yes

Harp minor offered?

Yes

Number of school harps

11

Space provided for personal harps?

No

more about this program

This program is best suited for students who:

"fit a wide range of profiles - from competition-driven to creatively focused."

What sets this program apart from others is:

"the professor has training from top instructors in Moscow and Paris, as well as Juilliard."

Students who graduate from this program go on to:

"seek masters and doctoral degrees, fill principal harp positions, and teach in music schools."

The three words that best describe this school's environment are:

"engaging, demanding, social."

Additional info

The BYU harp program is unique in that it offers such a wide range of performing opportunities at a very high level, for an extremely low price. The professors are well qualified, top students travel internationally with the large ensembles, and the university financially supports many students in applied experiential learning away from campus.

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