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The University of Washington's School of Music provides extensive professional training through diverse degree programs focused on performance and academic research. With more than 500 music students enrolled, the school awards undergraduate and graduate degrees including Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Music, Master of Arts, Master of Music, Doctor of Musical Arts, and Doctor of Philosophy. Non-major students also engage in private lessons or ensemble participation for personal enrichment. The curriculum reflects music's dual identity—as both a creative art form that thrives through composition, performance, and teaching, and as an academic discipline requiring scholarly analysis of its theoretical frameworks and historical evolution. Graduate students benefit from an immersive setting to deepen their expertise in either performance or music scholarship.