Turn your passion into a profession.

Can you see yourself touring France or Italy, performing before hundreds of people? Do you want to study music in a stimulating, creative atmosphere with professional musicians? Whether you want to be a music director, performer or composer, at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College you will develop a solid foundation for your music career.

SMWC’s Bachelor of Arts in Music provides you with several unique opportunities:

• Tour nationally and internationally with music ensembles.
• Learn composition, performance and theory with dynamic faculty
• Attend small classes, with individualized instruction and meaningful dialogue
• Perform in one of our theatrical productions
• Perform in our 720-seat auditorium
• Compose a song in our Music Technology Laboratory
• Practice keyboard skills in our Yamaha Clavinova Laboratory
• Rehearse in spacious practice studios

MUSIC THERAPY

Combine music and compassion for an incredible career at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College.

Do you love music? Do you want a career where you can use music to change lives? At The Woods, students have the extraordinary opportunity to create a career out of a passion for music and a desire to help others. Music therapy is a great career for people who think of themselves as:

• Creative musicians
• Abstract thinkers
• Supportive listeners
• Problem solvers
• Responsible communicators and aspiring leaders

 Faculty Awards & Recognition

• 2015 GRAMMY award for “Best Choral Performance.”
• 14 consecutive annual ASCAPLUS awards from the
  American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers.
• Sister Mary Joseph Pomeroy Award for Faculty Excellence
  in Teaching, Scholarship and Service.
• Soloist and Chorister, Santa Fe Desert Chorale.
• Yamaha Performing Artist.