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Why study music?<\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n
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Music is universal.<\/h2>
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It is a significant element in every culture.  But it’s not all the same.  There are lots of musics in the world.  And understanding each other means exploring each other’s cultures.  Sharing music–like sharing food–is hospitality.  Making music together connects us in ways nothing else can.<\/p>

If you are reading this, music matters to you.<\/p>

But why study<\/em> it in college?<\/h3>
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UMW Jazz Combo performs at the Virginia State House, October 2019<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>
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UMW Choirs in the Bernstein Centenary Concert, November 2018<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>

There are a lot of different ways to study music: <\/strong>performance, composition, theory, history, education, technology, ethnomusicology.  Music majors try all of these.  But you don’t have to major or minor to study it at UMW.  You can concentrate on whatever interests you most.  For example:<\/p>