<p>You are right -- UC Irvine has a performance degree: "The Bachelor of Music in Performance (B.Mus.) degree is performance-oriented. It offers students the opportunity to specialize in one of the following: bassoon, clarinet, composition, contrabass, flute, French horn, harp, jazz instrumental, lute and guitar, oboe, percussion, piano, saxophone, trombone, trumpet, tuba, viola, violin, violoncello, or voice. (The specialization appears on the student's UCI transcript.)"
Also, I misspelled the name of the piano instructor: Nina Scolnik. She is a Taubman trained teacher.<br>
Looking at the program at UCSB, it looks quite vibrant. They have a graduate program too, including in conducting.</p>
<p>UC Santa Cruz also has a performance degree: "The B.M. degree is designed for exceptionally talented musicians who wish to pursue a career in performance. B.M. students will major in an instrument or in voice. Acceptance to the B.M. program is by audition only, and B.M. students will not constitute more than half of the undergraduate music majors. Although auditions for official admission to the B.M. program are open only to registered UCSC students, prospective students may submit a tape to the Music Department to receive an informal evaluation of their chances for acceptance. Students must audition prior to their senior year; sophomores and juniors must be advanced when they first audition for the program. A spring audition will be available only to junior transfer students."</p>
<p>UC Davis and UCSD, like Berkeley, have a music major where students can emphasize performance, but it is a B.A. degree.</p>