The Bachelor of Music is a four-year performance degree program with majors in keyboard instruments, orchestral instruments, guitar, voice, jazz and composition. Peabody also offers a Bachelor of Music in Recording Arts and Sciences. This is a five year, double degree program involving performance, recording and electrical engineering. The program provides for intensive high-level development in the major field. The Doctor of Musical Arts offers majors in performance, conducting and composition.
Some majors offer curricular options subsituting additional recitals for a dissertation.
Students are expected to gain the highest level of professional development in their majors, enriched by a comprehensive program of music history, literature, theory, repertoire studies, and related liberal arts. The Performer's Certificate is a three-year performance intensive program. It is closely related to the Bachelor of music program, but without the liberal arts component. The Graduate Performance Diploma is a two year, graduate level performance program made up of lessons, recitals, ensembles and one class per semester. It is for those who wish to concentrate almost entirely on performance.