Bachelor of Music: Contemporary, Urban & Popular Music
Columbia College's Music Department now offers a unique and innovative performance degree in Contemporary, Urban and Popular Music (CUP). This Bachelor of Music program is for instrumentalists of all types, singers and songwriters, and includes courses in Music Technology, Music Business in addition to specialized courses in Music History, Music Theory and Keyboard. CUP majors perform in a number of ensembles with repertoire encompassing a wide range of popular music styles and genres. CUP seniors engage developing original music for collaborative and individual recording and performance projects.
The number of students accepted into the CUP program each year is limited. Acceptance is based on a committee review of a candidate’s application and the quality of his/her audition. Generally, students should apply for the program during their fourth semester of music coursework, as they near completion of their Music Core studies (see CUP Requirements).
Applications are being accepted for Fall 2009, and you can apply using the following 3 forms:
- CUP Application for Fall 2009
- CUP Faculty Recommendation Form (Musicianship)
- CUP Faculty Recommendation Form (Classroom)
If you are applying for admission to Columbia at this time, you must also visit colum.edu/admissions and apply for general admission.
Contact CUP Program Director Gary Yerkins at 312.369.6110 or cupbm@colum.edu to discuss program details or to set up an advising appointment and audition.