#  Harvard University Department of Music 

 



The Music Department offers both undergraduate and graduate programs. Additionally, the department sponsors numerous concerts, colloquia, lectures and special music events each month, which are free to students and the public.



 

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###  Practice Rooms 

The Department of Music practice rooms are available on a first come, first served basis to members of the Harvard community.

**Summer Practice Room Hours (starting Friday, May 29, 2026):**  
Monday – Friday: 9:00am – 4:30pm  
Saturday – Sunday: CLOSED



 

 



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##  Latest News 

 



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   [### Jordan R. Brown Publishes Chapter in 'The Oxford Handbook of Pop Music'

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   [### Harvard Office for the Arts Announces 2026 Artist Development Fellowship Recipients

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