B.M. Percussion

The Bachelor of Music degree in Percussion at CSUN is designed for those who want to pursue a career as a performer as their main goal. This degree is focused in the area of classical music but usually includes exposure to world music styles. As a student at CSUN, you will be able to consult with the percussion area as to your main passion as a percussionist. If it is your intention to pursue a career in the jazz/popular music idiom, you should be sure to sign up for an audition in the area of "Drums-Jazz" or "Drums-Commercial". The commercial music audition option is only available to Music Industry majors at this time. To enter the B.M. program in percussion, you must pass an entry audition. We have detailed information about audition requirements on our audition page. 

If you are not interested in pursuing a B.M. in performance, you may want to consider our B.A. program in percussion. You still must pass a playing audition with the percussion faculty plus an interview in a major area (i.e., music education, music industry, music therapy). This audition information is also included on the percussion area audition page.

Current classical percussion faculty at CSUN include:

• Aaron Smith
• John Roscigno