The Department of Music offers undergraduate and graduate degrees in Western classical music, with concentrations in composition and performance and a specialized undergraduate program in music education. Jazz performance is also offered at the graduate level, in partnership with the Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz Performance at UCLA. The four-year Bachelor of Arts curriculum in music prepares students for professional success in an ever-changing musical world, combining practical training and individual study with the development of theoretical and historical context and artistic imagination.
These sources suggest she is an active recording artist — likely producing music for the Persian-language or diaspora market. Given her base in Los Angeles and the Iranian background, she likely participates in the rich community of Iranian exiles/migrants who create music outside. Many such artists blend elements of Persian popular music, diaspora themes, nostalgia, and sometimes fusion with Western styles. While the specific genre for Akram Banayi isn’t spelled out, her presence on mainstream digital music platforms indicates a potentially “pop” or commercial singer model rather than purely traditional/public-sector.
