Music
Collaborative, cross-disciplinary, connected to the world
The Department of Music at CAMD inspires creative growth through intellectual discovery and innovation, transdisciplinary education and collaboration, and academic and experiential learning programs that prepare students for the music profession—and the world—that they will encounter after graduation.
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Music at CAMD offers a cross-disciplinary approach to the study and practice of music, underscored by experiential learning, cutting-edge technology and a wide-angle focus on every aspect of music’s cultural meaning and social impact across the globe.
Hilary Poriss
Professor and Chair, Department of Music
Course Spotlight
MUSC 2320: 40,000 Years of Music Technology
This course surveys the relationship between music and technology from the Paleolithic Age to the present day. In this class, students examine the origins and impact of diverse musical instruments with attention to connections between musical and technological developments and the enduring need for music.
In the News
Music Department makes top music business schools list
Congratulations to CAMD’s Music Department for being named a 2026 Billboard Top Music Business School!
October 20, 2026
Meet Victor Zappi: expanding musical expression
Meet Victor Zappi: Expanding the Boundaries of Musical Expression. Zappi is an Associate Professor in the Department of Music. The CAMD Faculty Affairs team sat down with him for an interview on October 13, 2026.
October 15, 2026
CAMD faculty make world's top 2% scientists list
Congratulations to the 9 CAMD faculty named on the 2026 Top 2% Scientists List!
October 20, 2026
Institute for Cognitive and Brain Health awarded an NIH Grant
Psyche Loui and Northeastern's Institute for Cognitive and Brain Health were awarded an NIH grant to work with Purdue University on music-based interventions for aphasia.
October 1, 2026
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