As one of the most comprehensive and acclaimed institutions for the study of music, the IU Jacobs School of Music plays a key role in educating performers, scholars, and music educators who influence music performance and education around the globe.

The more than 1,500 students who study at the Jacobs School of Music benefit from the intensity and focus of a conservatory combined with the broad academic offerings of a major university. The breadth and number of performance opportunities are unparalleled in college music study.

Indiana University Jacobs School of Music

Simon Music Building

200 South Eagleson Avenue

Bloomington, IN 47405

812-855-7998

We educate, inspire and support Jacobs School of Music students as they prepare for innovative, creative, and successful lives in the arts. Offerings include expert guidance, education programs, extensive resources, project mentoring, as well as a wide variety of events. In collaboration with the graduate and undergraduate offices, the OECD provides one-on-one career advising, multiple online tools, an alumni mentorship program, departmental career days, mentorship to student organizations and projects, and digital publications. An undergraduate Certificate in Music Entrepreneurship (15 credits) is offered by the OECD in partnership with the Kelley School of Business.

KEY STATISTICS (college level and above)

Music Faculty: 175 full time, 30 adjunct

Brass • Collaborative Piano • Composition (Performance) • Conducting • Early Music • Jazz Studies & Contemporary Media • Media studies (including audio and video production) • Music Business • Music Education • Musicology • Music Therapy • Organ • Piano • Strings • Winds & Percussion • Audio Engineering and Sound Production • Ballet • Chamber and Collaborative Music • Choral Conducting • Music Entrepreneurship

Undergraduate Programs / Graduate Programs

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✔ Students   ✔ Faculty   ✔ Staff

I jam therefore I am! Study YOUR music is our mission. Individuality, internationality and innovation are always prevalent as central guiding principles in the collaboration of students and teachers. At JAM MUSIC LAB Private University the students and their future employability are the focus of the courses. We offer artistic and artistic-pedagogic studies of music forms of the 20th century and especially of the present. Research and teaching are within the scope of these musical styles, located in a diverse, interconnected world.

We are a pioneering university for jazz and popular music providing BA and MA degrees in a hybrid learning model consisting of online and on-site courses. We focus on our students' talents and creativity, no matter if they strive to be a composer, instrumentalist, singer, songwriter, producer or educator.

Mariahilfer Str. 47/1/9

1060 Vienna

+43 1 3752020

We offer career aid to our students through our own artist agency and through external partnerships with venues, promoters and broadcasters.

KEY STATISTICS (college level and above)

Music Faculty: 5 full time, 50 adjunct

Brass • Collaborative Piano • Composition (Performance) • Jazz Studies & Contemporary Media • Media studies (including audio and video production) • Music Business • Music Education • Music Therapy • Organ • Piano • Strings • Vocal Arts/Opera • Winds & Percussion • Popular Music • Vocal Arts Jazz/Pop

B.A., Music; B.A., Music Education

Longy is a degree-granting conservatory in Cambridge, MA. We offer a full spectrum of performance, composition, and teaching programs, including a new Online Master of Music in Music Education in addition to the on-campus MM/ME.

We’ve turned graduate education on its head with our innovative Catalyst Curriculum, which pairs musical excellence with the skills needed to become a professional musician in a rapidly changing musical landscape. At Longy, you will discover many paths to make a meaningful life in music.

The world needs music now more than ever. At Longy, we prepare students to become exceptional musicians who can engage new audiences; teach anyone, anywhere; and use artistry to change lives in communities around the world. Join us and become the musician the world needs you to be.

27 Garden Street

Cambridge, MA 02138

617-876-0956

At Longy, career coaching is a transformational process of self-discovery.

It is built on the belief that you are capable and whole and that the answers you seek are found within you. Our Longy coaches are expert in asking powerful questions that help you identify values, raise awareness, identify roadblocks, shift lenses, explore options and organize priorities.

You’ll have access to career coaching throughout your entire graduate education (and beyond!). Coaching ties together the threads of the Catalyst Curriculum–helping to guide your selection of courses by taking you from where you are now to where you’d like to be at each point along your journey.

Additionally, "The Multifaceted Career" provides weekly conversations with artists who embody this expansive, aligned and integrated narrative of holistic career success.

And from your first days at Longy, students become Boston musicians, performing professionally with faculty on concert stages around the city. Networking opportunities with an extensive community of musicians and music organizations develop the skills needed to become a successful musician. In addition to performing alongside our professional partners, Longy students can further expand their skills through Teaching Assistantships or Graduate Fellowships, which reduce tuition by up to $10,000 per year.

KEY STATISTICS (college level and above)

Music Faculty: 0 full time, 127 adjunct

Brass • Collaborative Piano • Composition (Performance) • Early Music • Jazz Studies & Contemporary Media • Music Business • Music Education • Musicology • Music Therapy • Organ • Piano • Strings • Vocal Arts/Opera • Chamber Music • Historical Performance • Dalcroze Eurhythmics • Music Theory

Undergraduate Programs / Graduate Programs

Proof of vaccination required? (✔=Yes   ✖=No)

✔ Students   ✔ Faculty   ✔ Staff

Manhattan School of Music is deeply committed to excellence in education, performance, and creative activity; to the humanity of the School's environment; and to the cultural enrichment of the larger community. A premier international conservatory, MSM inspires and empowers highly talented individuals to realize their potential. We take full advantage of New York's abundant learning and performance opportunities, preparing our students to be accomplished and passionate performers, composers and teachers, and imaginative, effective contributors to the arts and society.

Manhattan School of Music takes full advantage of New York's abundant learning and performance opportunities, preparing highly talented students for careers as passionate performers and composers and to be imaginative, effective leaders in the arts. Our students thrive in a supportive atmosphere that encourages excellence, values individuals, and welcomes innovation.

130 Claremont Avenue

New York, NY 10027

917-493-4436

MSM's Center for Career Readiness and Community Impact (CCRCI): The CCRI staff provides professional career coaching in a supportive environment. In individual sessions, students can explore their goals and create action plans for success.

In addition to career-advancing coursework, the program’s highlights include: a series of arts partnerships with local K–12 schools and memory care facilities; MSM performances for visiting school groups; teaching placements for CCRCI participants; a dynamic calendar of Setting the Stage workshops, resources for current students/alumni (including the Hire A Musician referral service, Private Teacher Directory, and Online Opportunities Board), and one-on-one career advising.

KEY STATISTICS (college level and above)

Music Faculty: 89 full time, 166 adjunct

Brass • Collaborative Piano • Composition (Performance) • Conducting • Jazz Studies & Contemporary Media • Organ • Piano • Strings • Vocal Arts/Opera • Winds & Percussion

Bachelor of Music

Founded in 1916 by America’s first great violin recitalist and noted educator, David Mannes and pianist and educator Clara Damrosch Mannes, the Mannes School of Music is a standard-bearer for innovative artistry, dedicated to developing citizen artists who seek to make the world a better and more beautiful place. Through its undergraduate, graduate, and professional studies programs, Mannes offers a curriculum as imaginative as it is rigorous, taught by a world-class faculty and visiting artists.

Along with The New School’s Jazz and Drama schools, Mannes is a part of the College of Performing Arts at The New School.

The curriculum at Mannes breathes new life into traditional conservatory education, offering students rigorous training together with unique opportunities to grow as artists through cross-disciplinary collaboration, entrepreneurial innovation, and social engagement. A Mannes education prepares students to live their best life in the arts and influence society through their work.

55 West 13th Street

New York, NY 10011

212-580-0210 x4862

At Mannes, students receive exceptional preparation for careers in music by engaging in a highly progressive curriculum aimed not only at developing their unique artistic voice but also at exploring how to use that voice to engage with the world around them, in and through the arts. In making the transition from student to citizen artist, students benefit from the mentorship and guidance of world-class faculty and supportive administrative staff. They have the opportunity to participate in partnerships with top tier arts organizations such as the Martha Graham Dance Company, the Orchestra of Saint Luke's, International Contemporary Ensemble, The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, the Buffalo Philharmonic, The New York Choral Society, the Brooklyn Arts Council, and many more. The New School's Career Services office helps students build their professional networks by fostering connections with alumni, faculty, and employers, and offers an online job board, interview and portfolio workshops, networking opportunities, career fairs, internship support, and other resources.

KEY STATISTICS (college level and above)

Music Faculty: 10 full time, 238 adjunct

Arts Leadership • Brass • Collaborative Piano • Composition (Performance) • Conducting • Music Business • Musicology • Piano • Strings • Vocal Arts/Opera • Winds & Percussion

Undergraduate Programs / Graduate Programs

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✔ Students   ✔ Faculty   ✔ Staff

Combining an intensive, conservatory experience with the practicality of a music, business, and liberal arts curriculum, the McDuffie Center for Strings prepares the entrepreneurial musician for success. The Center’s distinguished faculty artists are dedicated to the development of young artists pursuing personal and musical excellence through four years of one-on-one mentorships. Through Mercer courses, the Center encourages its young musicians to engage with all aspects of the 21st century performing-arts world. This present environment is challenging to navigate, yet bursting with opportunity for the imaginative, entrepreneurial artist—precisely the type of performer on faculty at the Center.

Founded as a special institute within Mercer University’s Townsend School of Music, the McDuffie Center for Strings is limited to 26 students: twelve violinists, six violists, six cellists and two bassists. All accepted students receive a full-tuition scholarship to study with an unparalleled faculty of international performing artists.

1501 Mercer University Drive

Macon, GA 31207

478-301-2886

KEY STATISTICS (college level and above)

Music Faculty: 3 full time, 11 adjunct

Brass • Collaborative Piano • Conducting • Music Education • Organ • Piano • Strings • Vocal Arts/Opera • Winds & Percussion • Strings: violin, viola, cello and bass

Undergraduate Programs / Graduate Programs

Proof of vaccination required? (✔=Yes   ✖=No)

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New England Conservatory educates and trains musicians of all ages from around the world, drawing on the talent and deep reservoir of experience of our distinguished faculty. We are dedicated to inculcating the highest standards of excellence and nurturing individual artistic sensibility and creative growth. Understanding that music is one of the transcendent expressions of human civilization, NEC aspires to ensure it a central place in contemporary society.

NEC is a premier conservatory that values exploration, collaboration, and community. Students are mentored by a devoted faculty of esteemed artist-teachers and scholars. Alumni fill orchestra chairs, concert halls, jazz clubs, recording studios, and arts management positions worldwide.

290 Huntington Avenue

Boston, MA 02115

617-585-1101

Our Entrepreneurial Musicianship program provides students and alumni with individual advising and career coaching, courses to gain professional skill within the conservatory curriculum, pathways to gain professional experience through hands-on learning, and opportunities to fund and incubate new creative work.

A recognized trailblazer, NEC's Community Performances and Partnerships Program is one of the premier programs in the nation for engaging conservatory students with their community through robust, meaningful partnership activities and high quality training. CPP interacts annually with close to 21,000 people through over 600 events that reach across ages, neighborhoods, ethnicities, and economic disparities in the city of Boston and beyond. CPP simultaneously provides NEC students with a crucial opportunity to explore what it means to be a musician living in and contributing to community life, within an atmosphere of supportive mentoring, professional development, and experiential learning.

KEY STATISTICS (college level and above)

Music Faculty: 124 full time, 263 adjunct

Brass • Collaborative Piano • Composition (Performance) • Conducting • Jazz Studies & Contemporary Media • Musicology • Piano • Strings • Vocal Arts/Opera • Winds & Percussion

Undergraduate Programs / Graduate Programs

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The mission of the New World Symphony is to train gifted graduates of music schools and conservatories for leadership roles in classical music.

The New World Symphony envisions a strong and secure future for classical music and will reimagine, reaffirm, express and share its traditions with as many people as possible.

The New World Symphony will be diverse and inclusive. We recognize that the viability of the performing arts depends on their being reflective of the communities in which they exist. NWS is proud to be partnering with many organizations to realize the goal of the reflective orchestra.

A laboratory for the way music is taught presented and experienced, the New World Symphony consists of 87 musicians who are granted fellowships lasting up to three years. The fellowship offers in-depth exposure to traditional & modern repertoire, professional development training and personalized experiences working with leading guest faculty.

New World Center

500 17th Street

Miami Beach, FL 33139

305-428-6713

An intensive four-day audition preparation seminar, involving visiting coaches from major orchestras, is held each year consisting of a series of audition training exercises and private audition coaching, as well as a panel discussion of the audition process from the perspective of the orchestra audition committee. In addition, Fellows organize monthly mock auditions intended to replicate the conditions of professional orchestra auditions, with the occasional participation of guest conductors and coaches. To assist Fellows in achieving optimal performance in audition and performance settings, NWS presents an annual series of workshops with psychologist Dr. Noa Kageyama. His groundbreaking work with NWS Fellows includes individual training and group exercises.

KEY STATISTICS (college level and above)

Music Faculty: 5 full time, 100 adjunct

Arts Leadership • Brass • Composition (Performance) • Conducting • Jazz Studies & Contemporary Media • Music Education • Musicology • Organ • Piano

Proof of vaccination required? (✔=Yes   ✖=No)

✖ Students   ✖ Faculty   ✖ Staff

The Ohio State University School of Music educates students for professional careers in composition, performance, scholarship and teaching. Recognizing the dynamic and evolving character of music in contemporary life, the school acknowledges an ongoing responsibility to evaluate its programs and procedures, and to investigate fresh approaches to the realization of its mission. In keeping with the university’s broader mission, the school is committed to nurturing the best of Ohio’s students, while maintaining excellence and diversity by recruiting nationally and internationally.

The school recognizes the relationship that binds music to other academic and artistic disciplines and provides students with a comprehensive education, preparing them for professional careers in composition, performance, scholarship and teaching.

1866 College Road North

Columbus, OH 43210

614-292-2870

The Career Counseling and Support Services website lists relevant, on and off campus, career resources to assist all OSU students in their career decision making processes. These career links represent useful suggestions that you may want to consult depending on your career planning needs and career goals.

KEY STATISTICS (college level and above)

Music Faculty: 60 full time, 40 adjunct

Brass • Composition (Performance) • Conducting • Jazz Studies & Contemporary Media • Music Education • Musicology • Piano • Strings • Vocal Arts/Opera • Winds & Percussion

Undergraduate Programs / Graduate Programs

Proof of vaccination required? (✔=Yes   ✖=No)

✔ Students   ✔ Faculty   ✔ Staff

The mission at Peck School of the Arts is to engage in sustained research and performance which will enhance and fulfill the University’s role as an institution of academic and professional excellence; to attract highly qualified students who demonstrate the potential for intellectual and artistic development, innovation, and leadership for their communities; and to further academic and professional opportunities at all levels for women, minority, part-time, and financially or educationally disadvantaged students.

Music at UW-Milwaukee offers comprehensive undergraduate and graduate education, and is the largest professional degree granting music department in the UW System. Our renowned artist faculty and alumni perform with the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, the Lyric Opera of Chicago, the Florentine Opera, Present Music, and more.

UWM Department of Music

PO Box 413

Milwaukee WI 53201

414-229-4763

UW-Milwaukee offers a comprehensive Career Planning and Resource Center.

KEY STATISTICS (college level and above)

Music Faculty: 15 full time, 30 adjunct

Brass • Collaborative Piano • Composition (Performance) • Conducting • Media studies (including audio and video production) • Music Education • Musicology • Music Therapy • Organ • Piano • Strings

Undergraduate Programs / Graduate Programs

Proof of vaccination required? (✔=Yes   ✖=No)

✖ Students   ✖ Faculty   ✖ Staff

SFCM's mission is to transform students artistically, intellectually, professionally, and individually. Through the study of music at the highest level, SFCM students learn to seek achievement in every endeavor, to convert challenge into opportunity, to understand the nature of excellence, and to pursue their dreams with vigor and determination. We believe that inspiring the imagination, cultivating the artist, honing the intellect, and developing the professional are the keys to launching innovative graduates who excel in any field.

With its new Bowes Center, alliances with Opus 3 Artists and Pentatone Music, star faculty, and partnerships with Bay Area performing arts institutions and tech companies, SFCM provides students with unparalleled opportunities to develop themselves, their music, and their careers in the heart of the city.

50 Oak Street

San Francisco, CA 94102

800-899-SFCM

The Professional Development and Engagement Center (PDEC) offers students gig opportunities, internships, a grant service, access to employment listings, and a host of courses focused on marketing, finance, teaching, and technology.

KEY STATISTICS (college level and above)

Music Faculty: 21 full time, 48 adjunct

Brass • Collaborative Piano • Composition (Performance) • Conducting • Early Music • Jazz Studies & Contemporary Media • Media studies (including audio and video production) • Music Business • Musicology • Music Therapy • Organ • Piano • Strings • Vocal Arts/Opera • Winds & Percussion • Chamber Music • Technology and Applied Composition

Undergraduate Programs / Graduate Programs

ADDITIONAL PROGRAMS (non-matriculating/prep)

Rubin Institute for Music Criticism

Center for Innovative Leadership

SFCM Pre-College Division for Under 18

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As a visionary and collaborative arts community, we educate motivated students in a supportive and inclusive environment and equip them for professional success.

Shenandoah Conservatory offers rigorous professional training in Music, Theatre and Dance, with extensive performance opportunities, collaborative and interdisciplinary experiences, and close mentoring relationships with exceptionally accomplished faculty. Engagements with internationally acclaimed guest artists representing the highest levels of creative, pedagogical, and scholarly excellence are frequent, and international performance opportunities abound.

1460 University Drive

Winchester, VA 22601

540-665-4581

Shenandoah University's Career Services Office provides a comprehensive range of services and resources to support career exploration and professional growth of SU students. Career Services works with students in all aspects of the career development process, from choosing a major to career changes. Services offered include career exploration, experiential learning through internships, volunteer, summer and part-time opportunities, as well as resume building, interview skills workshops, graduate school search assistance, and job search assistance.

KEY STATISTICS (college level and above)

Music Faculty: 41 full time, 32 adjunct

Arts Leadership • Brass • Collaborative Piano • Composition (Performance) • Conducting • Jazz Studies & Contemporary Media • Media studies (including audio and video production) • Music Business • Music Education • Musicology • Music Therapy • Piano • Strings • Vocal Arts/Opera • Winds & Percussion • Contemporary Musicianship & Entrepreneur Development • Vocal Pedagogy—Classical and Contemporary Commercial Music • Dance • Acting • Musical Theatre • Musical Theatre Accompanying • Theatre Design & Production

Undergraduate Programs / Graduate Programs

ADDITIONAL PROGRAMS (non-matriculating/prep)

Ensembles

ShenCoLAB, Festival of Arts, Ideas and Exploration

Global Citizenship Project

BROCHURE / CATALOGUE

Shenandoah Conservatory information

ONLINE COURSES

Course information

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The Music Department offers undergraduate majors and minors in Music, and graduate M.A./Ph.D. and Ph.D. degrees in music composition, ethnomusicology, and music history and literature. We are a department (not a School of Music) within the College of Letters and Science, with an internationally-respected faculty who believe that excellence in teaching flows from excellence in scholarly and creative work. Our pedagogical philosophy is integration in the curriculum of all the spheres of music study that we teach, so that our undergraduate students acquire skills in historical and cultural studies, music theory, composition and improvisation, and performance.

We successfully integrate academic studies with performance.

104 Morrison Hall

Berkeley, CA 94720-1200

510-642-2678

KEY STATISTICS (college level and above)

Music Faculty: 18 full time, 22 adjunct

Brass • Collaborative Piano • Composition (Performance) • Conducting • Early Music • Jazz Studies & Contemporary Media • Media studies (including audio and video production) • Music Business • Music Education • Musicology • Music Therapy • Organ • Piano • Strings • Vocal Arts/Opera • Winds & Percussion

Undergraduate Programs / Graduate Programs

Proof of vaccination required? (✔=Yes   ✖=No)

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Esteeming all musical traditions as vital cultural expressions of our evolving global society, The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music cultivates models for musical studies that integrate exemplary scholarship and practices, and engage through music with diverse communities on campus, throughout Los Angeles, and beyond.

The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music is at the nexus of performance, scholarship, and innovation. Offering programs in Ethnomusicology, Music, Musicology, Music Industry and Global Jazz Studies, we balance cutting-edge scholarship with performance mastery and composition. Students are encouraged to explore music in all its contemporary and historical diversity.

445 Charles E. Young Drive East

2520 Schoenberg Music Building

Los Angeles, CA 90095

310-825-6457

Graduate audition requirements [https://schoolofmusic.ucla.edu/admissions/graduate]

The UCLA Career Center is one of the largest and most comprehensive career centers in the nation. It offers a wide range of services that help students explore their professional interests; provide them with the knowledge, skills, resources and experience necessary to pursue professional goals with confidence and self-assurance; and facilitate connections with employers, alumni and graduate school representatives. The Career Center, in collaboration with the School of Music faculty and staff, meets the unique needs of our students by providing programs and counseling services specific to careers in the arts.

KEY STATISTICS (college level and above)

Music Faculty: 45 full time, 24 adjunct

Brass • Collaborative Piano • Composition (Performance) • Conducting • Early Music • Jazz Studies & Contemporary Media • Media studies (including audio and video production) • Music Business • Music Education • Musicology • Music Therapy • Organ • Piano • Strings • Vocal Arts/Opera • Winds & Percussion • Ethnomusicology • Music History & Industry

Undergraduate Programs / Graduate Programs

Proof of vaccination required? (✔=Yes   ✖=No)

✔ Students   ✔ Faculty   ✔ Staff

The College of the Arts fosters creative activity, scholarly and artistic excellence and innovation across disciplines. We achieve the university’s mission by training professionals and educating students as artists and scholars, while developing their critical thinking and inspiring a culture of curiosity and imagination.

The student body of the UF School of Music is an exceptional group of regional, national and international artists and scholars. UF's extraordinary academic reputation, highly accomplished faculty, rigor of professional training, and notable success of our alumni attracts many of the best and brightest students each year.

435 Newell Drive

Gainesville, FL 32611

352-392-0224

The University of Florida Career Connections Center offers a variety of services, including one-on-one career advice, resume help and templates for building a career action plan. Students gain access to our GaterLink platform, where they can schedule meetings with a career planner, look at upcoming workshops and other events, and connect with resources to push their careers to the next level.

KEY STATISTICS (college level and above)

Music Faculty: 41 full time, 5 adjunct

Brass • Composition (Performance) • Conducting • Music Education • Musicology • Organ • Piano • Strings • Vocal Arts/Opera • Winds & Percussion

Undergraduate Programs / Graduate Programs

Proof of vaccination required? (✔=Yes   ✖=No)

✖ Students   ✖ Faculty   ✖ Staff

The mission of the School is to advance the art of music and its related disciplines. It seeks to educate students in the various fields of the profession and to promote an understanding of music on the campus and in the larger community. The School endeavors to preserve diverse repertories and cultural traditions while also creating opportunities for artistic, intellectual, technological, and scholarly innovation in music. The School is dedicated to excellence in research, performance, composition, and teacher education, undertaken in collaboration among its own constituents, as well as with those of the FAA College and the University at large.

The University of Illinois School of Music has beautiful facilities including the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts; inclusive community with supportive faculty; individual attention for students; a diverse Big 10 campus with wide-ranging performance and research opportunities.

1114 West Nevada Street

Urbana, IL 61801

217-244-7899

The School of Music and the College of Fine + Applied Arts are dedicated to preparing our students for successful careers in their fields. The Career Services Office offers workshops, job fairs, hands-on sessions, and individual appointments for professional feedback, individualized career planning sessions. Additionally, we offer courses in cover letter and resume writing. The Career Services' Mentoring Program helps juniors, seniors, and grad students establish connections and explore career paths through informational online conversations, interviews, and job shadowing.

The School of Music hosts a number of entrepreneurship events each year to help students develop important business and marketing skills.

KEY STATISTICS (college level and above)

Music Faculty: 90 full time, 0 adjunct

Brass • Collaborative Piano • Composition (Performance) • Conducting • Jazz Studies & Contemporary Media • Media studies (including audio and video production) • Music Business • Music Education • Music Therapy • Organ • Piano • Strings • Vocal Arts/Opera • Choral Conducting • Computer Science + Music • Instrumental Performan • Music Technology • Open Studies • Orchestral Conducting • Piano Pedagogy • Vocal Coaching and Accompanying • Vocal Performance • Wind Band Conducting

Undergraduate Programs / Graduate Programs

ADDITIONAL PROGRAMS (non-matriculating/prep)

Illinois Summer Youth Music

BROCHURE / CATALOGUE

University of Illinois School of Music information

ONLINE COURSES

Course information

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The Department of Music and Dance provides a comprehensive education through a combination of established and innovative pedagogical approaches. The faculty works cooperatively, focusing on students and inspiring them to realize their full artistic potential while equ ippingthem with skills to succeed in today's world.

The Department is also committed to distinguishing itself regionally, nationally, and internationally through the creative activity and scholarship of its faculty. Serving as a cultural ambassador for music and dance, the Department maintains visibility through broad course offerings, public appearances, and outreach activities within the University and the community at large.

UMass Amherst offers conservatory quality education in a university setting. Intensive yet supportive, the music program has a variety of concentrations as well as nationally and internationally-renowned faculty dedicated to educating students. A top research university, UMass also enables other majors to be involved musically.

273 Bromery Center for the Arts East, University of Massachusetts

Amherst, MA 01003

413-545-6048

Prospective undergraduates must submit the Common App before signing up for an audition. Early Action is recommended. To sign up for an audition, students must submit an online Music Application.

Lisa Blacher, assistant director of Career Development Services (HFA)

413-545-6152

KEY STATISTICS (college level and above)

Music Faculty: 40 full time, 2 adjunct

Brass • Collaborative Piano • Composition (Performance) • Conducting • Jazz Studies & Contemporary Media • Music Education • Piano • Strings • Vocal Arts/Opera • Winds & Percussion • Music History

Undergraduate Programs / Graduate Programs

ADDITIONAL PROGRAMS (non-matriculating/prep)

The Arts Management Certificate for Campus Undergraduates

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The Music Department is an innovative, contemporary institution dedicated to providing tomorrow's musicians with a superior education and viable career training within the changing musical landscape of the 21st century.

We offer Bachelor of Music majors in Sound Recording Technology, Music Business, Music Education, Music Performance and Composition for New Media.

Durgin Hall

35 Wilder Street

Lowell, MA 01854

978-934-3931

Internships in Music Business and Sound Recording Technology help provide job experience and placement.

KEY STATISTICS (college level and above)

Music Faculty: 16 full time, 45 adjunct

Composition (Performance) • Jazz Studies & Contemporary Media • Media studies (including audio and video production) • Music Business • Music Education • Composition for New Media • Music Performance (all instruments and voice)

Undergraduate Programs / Graduate Programs

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Rider University inspires, prepares, and empowers emerging artists through a supportive, immersive, and unique arts community. Our students achieve a high level of artistry and acquire the professional skills to become contemporary leaders who transform local and global communities through humanity, inclusion, and access for all.

Art opens our minds, expands our world and changes us for the better. That’s why every Rider student has the opportunity to explore their artistic authenticity, whether pursuing a career in the arts or seeking the enrichment found through its study.

2083 Lawrenceville Road

Lawrenceville, NJ 08683

800-257-9026

All students have access to the resources and assistance offered through the office of Career Development and Success at Rider University. Students are also encouraged by their teachers and advisors to explore various performing opportunities available right on campus, and take advantage of Rider’s close proximity to New York and Philadelphia where thousands of opportunities await to make lasting connections and build your résumé.

KEY STATISTICS (college level and above)

Music Faculty: 33 full time, 50 adjunct

Arts Leadership • Conducting • Media studies (including audio and video production) • Music Education • Vocal Arts/Opera • Acting for Film, Television and Theatre • Choral Conducting • Choral Pedagogy • Dance • Dance Science • Film and Television • Game and Interactive Media Design • Music Production • Musical Theatre • Sacred Music • Theatre • Voice Pedagogy

Undergraduate Programs / Graduate Programs

Proof of vaccination required? (✔=Yes   ✖=No)

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