Bachelor in Woodwind Instruments (Bachelor's)

Performance sits at the center of The Juilliard School's academic work. Its programs span dance, drama, and music, with acting available within drama and vocal arts offered within music. Music students can study instruments including piano, strings, woodwinds, brass, guitar, harp, organ, and percussion. Additional areas include collaborative piano, composition, conducting, jazz studies, historical performance, and the Doctor of Musical Arts. The Artist Diploma in Opera Studies provides another advanced music pathway.

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Students in this programme receive intensive training in flute, oboe, clarinet, or bassoon through private lessons, ensemble performances, and studio classes. They participate in weekly studio classes and perform in chamber groups and orchestras throughout the academic year. The programme integrates music study with required liberal arts coursework to support well-rounded development. Students prepare for professional careers through regular public performances and masterclasses with visiting artists.

Focus areas include Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon.

The Bachelor of Music degree requires four years of full-time study with a total of 128 credits. Students complete music major requirements, liberal arts courses, and ensemble participation as part of the credit distribution.

Graduates pursue professional careers as soloists, orchestral musicians, chamber ensemble performers, and freelance woodwind players.

Applicants must submit an audition, academic transcripts, and letters of recommendation. A minimum GPA of 3.0 is required for transfer students. All applicants must pass an entrance examination in music theory and aural skills.

The programme totals about 128 credit hours. On-campus, full-time, four years. For international students, tuition is well above the median for US programmes. The institution admits about 9% of applicants.