This major will prepare the student for a career as a member of a symphony orchestra, a professional band, and as a soloist or a chamber musician. The student can also work as a studio musician for movies and television, become a church musician, or teach lessons in a private studio.
This instrumental performance alumni include:

  • Assistant principal oboist with the Cleveland Orchestra
  • Principal timpanist with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
  • Second flutist with the Boston Symphony Orchestra
  • A principal cellist with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra
  • Principal euphoniumist with the United States Marine Band

Other alumni perform with symphony orchestras in Fort Worth, Atlanta, Baltimore, Chicago, Cincinnati, Houston, and Kansas City, as well as major orchestras on five continents and with all major U.S. military bands.
The College of Music has a rich tradition in music and is attended by talented musicians from all over the world. This University is one of the nation’s most comprehensive music colleges and offer opportunities to:

  • Access one of the nation’s largest music libraries
  • Meet some of the world’s top music scholars and artists through specialized lectures and events hosted by various divisions in the college