Spotlight on the Music Department Along with our fine traditional music courses, our specialties, the Jazz Performance and Sonic Arts programs, are good reasons to come to study in the Big Apple. And we pride ourselves on the cordial ambiance found throughout the department. From casual chats in the main office, to studying together in our beautiful music library, to jamming in the practice rooms in the tower, we are all serious musicians encouraging and appreciating each other’s talents on a daily basis.