Music
The music program at New College is designed to serve the general needs of a liberal arts curriculum and to provide more specialized education for the music Area of Concentration. The program combines comprehensive music studies in an intimate humanistic setting, with an emphasis on fulfilling each individual’s special potential. Students concentrating in music can elect to focus on historical, anthropological, critical, or theoretical approaches to music. An emphasis in any of these areas will always be pursued with a considerable amount of work in the others, and within New College’s liberal arts curriculum as a whole. Students can also create their own areas of concentration by combining music with another major field, or concentrate heavily on music while pursuing a general Area of Concentration in Humanities.
Instrumental instruction is offered both on and off campus. Instrumental and vocal lessons at all levels may be taken from distinguished teachers in the surrounding community. The added cost of such off-campus study is borne by the student, but some scholarship aid is available to assist students who pursue private lessons over extended periods. An academic contract can also include participation in chamber music ensembles and the Florida West Coast Symphony Youth Philharmonic.
