Music

Smith’s Music Department is a lively center of musical activity, with faculty members who offer a broad array of classroom courses in musical composition, western music history and literature, ethnomusicology, music theory, popular music and gender-feminist studies in music. Smith faculty offer performance courses in voice and a wide variety of instruments, and members of the department direct performance ensembles. The department boasts extraordinary practice facilities and a remarkable number of notable graduates who have led distinguished musical careers in performance, scholarship and the practical world of music.
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Fall 2023 Courses
See all the academic and performance courses being offered by the Music Department for Fall 2023
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Faculty & Staff
Smith’s distinguished faculty members offer a wide variety of academic and performance courses.
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Smith offers abundant physical resources and performance spaces for music students and faculty.
View moreFive College Music
Music students have access to the combined faculties, courses, libraries and guest artists of five colleges.
View moreForms & Resources
Information for department members and forms for event planning and scheduling.
View moreMusic in Performance
Every semester offers a wide variety of faculty and student music performances, vocal and instrumental, formal and informal.
Contact
Sage Hall
Smith College
Northampton, MA 01063