Students receive full-tuition scholarships, room, and board. The Colburn Orchestra emulates a professional orchestra experience with distinguished guest conductors and Music Director Yehuda Gilad. Students perform alongside faculty and guest artists as part of the Colburn Chamber Music Society. Career development and wellness programs support all areas of student well-being.

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Audition Requirements

Undergraduate and graduate audition requirements

Scholarship details: $81,300

The Colburn School offers a range of resources to help students and alumni plan and build their professional careers. All Conservatory students take two essential classes: the Healthy Musician, which teaches maintenance for professional health and the prevention of performance injuries, and the Working Musician, which offers a number of short courses designed to help them manage their careers as musicians. Undergrad students also take Teaching Musician, which equips them with pedagogy training.

The Center for Innovation and Community Impact offers individual advising and planning to Conservatory students, which allows them to tailor their experience to their own needs and goals. Career development staff work with students one-on-one and find opportunities for them to further explore their interests. In addition, the center teaches students engagement skills, including creating programs to develop new audiences and become arts leaders.

KEY STATISTICS (college level and above)

Music Faculty: 15 full time, 26 adjunct

Brass • Conducting • Piano • Strings • Winds & Percussion

BM in Performance; Undergraduate Performance Diploma; Undergraduate Performance Diploma with Conducting Emphasis