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Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
NEW YORK
City:
STONY BROOK
Street Address:
3304 Staller Center, 100 Nicolls Road, Stony Brook, New York 11794, USA
Fax:
+1 631 632 7404
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Program:
Undergraduate program
Details:
Bachelor of Arts in Music. Four years. Studies in performance (classical, jazz), composition, music history, theory, aural skills. Minors in ethnomusicology, music and technology, jazz studies.
Program:
Graduate programs
Details:
Master of Arts. In critical music studies (music history, theory, ethnomusicology), composition. Master of Music in Performance. Emphasis on twentieth century music. Doctor of Musical Arts. Doctor of Philosophy.
Institution Notes:
The University was founded in 1957. The music department is housed in the Staller Center and has a collection of early instruments. There are Saturday community music programs for kindergarten and elementary school-age children, pre-college programs in chamber music and jazz, theory, composition and aural skills for secondary school students, and adult chamber music groups for interested members of the local community. The State University of New York (SUNY) was founded in 1948 with the amalgamation of a number of universities and colleges throughout the State of New York, some of which can trace their history back to 1816. Music programs at the State University of New York (SUNY) are offered at the campuses at Albany, Binghamton, Buffalo, Buffalo State, Cortland, Fredonia, Geneseo, New Paltz, Oneonta, Oswego, Plattsburgh, Potsdam (the Crane School of Music), Purchase and Stony Brook.
Last Updated:
November 2022