About

The Music Department at Hunter College prepares students for a life-long relationship with music that respects the depth and diversity of its expressive power and cultural impact. We train thoughtful citizens to enter society with a keen awareness that music is a lens through which we can better understand our past and ourselves.  We are located in the heart of New York, one of the world’s major music-making centers.  Our outstanding faculty are committed to academic excellence, and we are housed within the vibrant intellectual community of Hunter College and the City University of New York. At Hunter there is no need to sacrifice: you can reach for the highest standards of both academic and artistic excellence while pursuing your degree.

We have approximately 100 undergraduate BM and BA music majors and 60 graduate MA students, with concentrations in Composition, Ethnomusicology, Music History, Music Theory, Performance, and Music Education. Classes for majors rarely include more than twenty students, and significant individual attention is given to each student in the classroom.  In addition to academic courses and private lessons, the Music Department presents numerous events each semester, including concerts, guest lectures, master classes, conferences, and festivals.

The Hunter College motto is Mihi cura futuri, “the care of the future is mine.” We believe the future is in the hands of our talented students and we hope that you will consider joining us as we strive to create a more empathetic world through music.