Cornell College

Explore performance, theory, composition, and history within the framework of a broad liberal arts education. Participate in an active community of music majors, non-majors who value music as an avocation, and professional teaching musicians.

You can earn your:

Bachelor of Music in Performance

Bachelor of Music in Music Education

Bachelor of Arts in Music

Or you can minor in music, a 6-course program you can pair with another Cornell major.

Studying music at Cornell prepares you for a full-time career in the arts or for contributing to your community through your talents. You might go into teaching or on to graduate or professional schools in performance, musicology, or education.

Or you might combine music with another major as you prepare for law school, a business career, or other endeavors.

Our alumni have distinguished themselves in many fields, including as a senior business analyst at Pandora, a managing consultant in a national philanthropic firm, and a manager of entertainment operations at Disney California.