Musicology

The Musicology degree focuses on the scientific study of every musical genre around the world.

Studying Musicology trains professionals with diverse skills for the study of music, from its theory and composition to the place it holds within different cultures. Graduates have a critical ear for the great diversity of musical genres, have knowledge of history, the use of instruments and the influence it has on the population.

The Musicologist researches to discover new historical details of music, analyzes the technique and mathematical patterns that repeat in melodies and compares them across different periods in time.

The Musicology degree reveals myths and beliefs that accompany music and are part of the inner culture of each people.

They can work in record labels, in copyright areas to uphold the legality of intellectual rights licenses, help composers, participate in recording studios or even write reviews in magazines and create columns in a radio space.

The degree requires extensive knowledge of the art market and the music industry, it is aimed at those who recognize the differences and details of each genre and feel the passion that a song can evoke.

Advantages and disadvantages

The advantages of studying Musicology are:

• Learning the history of music and the emergence of instruments.
• Analyzing the cultural values of a people according to their musical genres.
• Good pay once you enter the job market.
• Opportunity to learn to use various instruments.
• Wide options for working from record labels to independently in direct relation with artists.

The disadvantages of the degree are:

• It is a long-duration degree.
• It requires a good ear to interpret musical genres.
• It requires a lot of reading to learn the history of music.
• It needs manual skills for instruments.
• A lot of competition in the artistic industry.