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The University of Washington's School of Music provides extensive professional training through both performance-focused and research-based degree options. With more than 500 enrolled music students, the school awards various qualifications including Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Music, Master of Arts, Master of Music, Doctor of Musical Arts, and Doctor of Philosophy degrees. The institution also welcomes non-majors who wish to take private lessons or join musical ensembles for personal enrichment. The curriculum acknowledges music's dual identity - as both a creative art form that demands continuous innovation through composers, performers, and educators, and as an academic discipline within the humanities that requires scholarly examination of its theoretical frameworks and historical evolution. Graduate programs create an intellectually stimulating atmosphere for students to delve deeper into either performance or academic research.