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Welcome to UC San Diego Music

Providing a unique environment where composers, performers, improvisers, computer-music researchers and scholars engage with the most vital ideas and newest technologies, students in the UC San Diego Department of Music work hand-in-hand with distinguished faculty to push the boundaries of contemporary music.

Undergraduate Course Information

Music Majors can choose a course track with an emphasis in Composition, Performance, Jazz, Technology and Literature. Non-majors can take courses if they satisfy prerequisites, and audition for ensembles.

Course Information

In the News

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UC San Diego music professor Shlomo Dubnov sitting at a conference table, speaking to people behind the camera. To his right is the logo for the International Conference on Acoustics, Speech, and Signal Processing.
April 2025

Shlomo Dubnov Releases Two Research Papers on AI Generated Audio

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A picture of Peter Ko, a candidate for a doctorate at the UC San Diego Department of Music. He looks down while holding a cello.
March 2025

Union Tribune - Spring Arts Preview 2025: Cellist Peter Ko is thriving at UCSD and beyond

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An image, generated by AI, of a woman wearing headphones. In the colorful background are floating music notes and sound waves.
February 2025

GenAI Summit: The Future of AI in Music

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Upcoming Concerts & Events

Concerts & Events Calendar

View upcoming Department of Music concerts and events

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Watch Live

Watch livestreams of Department of Music concerts taking place in the Conrad Prebys Music Center.

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