Jacob School of Music Indiana University Bloomington
| For nearly a century, we have been known for our excellence in performance, artistry, and collaboration—but most of all, for our belief in the inherent value of a creative life. We have helped launch the careers of countless performers, scholars, and music educators who have become leaders around the globe. Our more than 1,500 students come from all 50 states and as many as 55 countries. Each one benefits from the intensity and focus of a world-class conservatory combined with the broad academic offerings of a major university. |
Area of Specialization
| Audio Engineering & Sound Production. | The Jacobs School of Music Audio Engineering and Sound Production program will prepare you for a variety of technical and creative careers in the entertainment industry. |
| Ballet | If you dream of a career in ballet—whether as a performer, choreographer, teacher, or administrator—you’ll get the technical, artistic, and academic training you need to succeed as a student here. |
| Brass | Whether you want to perform as part of an orchestra or a band, teach the next generation of brass instrumentalists or join academia, you can pursue your musical dreams here. |
| Choral Conducting. | Prepare for a successful career in choral conducting in a wildly collaborative environment where you’ll have ample opportunities to learn and create. |
| Collaborative Piano | When you pursue a graduate program in collaborative piano, you study with world-class faculty and perform with peers who share your passion for collaboration and chamber music. |
| Composition | By any measure, our composition department consistently ranks among the top programs of its kind in the world. |
| Guitar | Whether you’re hoping to spend your career playing the guitar or sharing your expertise with others, we have a program that will help you achieve your goals. |
| Harp | Join one of the largest—and best—harp programs in the world, and you’ll get the skills you need to succeed as a professional harpist. |
| Historical Performance | Our historical performance programs offer you the highest standard of instrumental and vocal training along with a thorough grounding in the academic reference tools of the profession so you can study, interpret, and perform period-specific music of the past millennium through to the early twentieth century. |
| Jazz Studies | We have one of the first and foremost jazz studies programs in the world—and all of our students benefit from the wildly creative and collaborative atmosphere we cultivate. |
| Music Education | Whether you want to spend your career instilling a love of music in young children, helping older children develop their skills, or working in academia, we have a music education program that will fit your needs. |
| Music Theory | The Jacobs music theory department combines world-class research and scholarship with unique and innovative pedagogy. |
| Musicology | We are proud of our reputation as one of the top-ranked musicology programs in the nation. We offer courses in music of all periods, an outstanding music library, and the resources of a major research university with a comprehensive school of music. But we are also a close, active, and friendly community of scholars. |
| Orchestral Conducting | As a student in one of our orchestral conducting programs, you will become part of a very select group of young conductors chosen to study with some of the world’s top maestros. |
| Organ | For 80 years, Jacobs Organ Department graduates have been consistently recognized as some of the world’s most celebrated performers, teachers, scholars, and church musicians. |
| Percussion | You’ll be trained in virtually every aspect of percussion performance—orchestral percussion, timpani, solo marimba, chamber percussion, drum set, jazz vibes, and world percussion. Music education is at the core of everything our department does, so you will also be prepared to teach. |
| Piano | Our piano programs are designed to help our undergraduate and graduate students to grow and learn in a healthy, supportive atmosphere. Each student receives personal attention with at least a one-hour individual lesson weekly and participation in a weekly studio class. We also offer chamber music coaching, and there are three concerto competitions a year. |
| Strings | You’ll learn from world-renowned string players alongside peers who share your passion and commitment. You’ll be exposed to a wide variety of musical styles, instruments, and genres. And you’ll perform in beautiful facilities as part of your academic program. |
| Voice | When you pursue a degree in voice performance, you study with world-class faculty and perform with peers who share your passion. As a student, you will have many opportunities to perform, beginning with Indiana University Jacobs School of Music Opera and Ballet Theater. We produce five fully staged operas and one musical, all double cast with orchestra, each season. |
| Wind Conducting | Join a close-knit, collaborative student-faculty community, where you will hone your conducting skills and learn all facets of the job of a well-rounded conductor and educator. |
| Woodwinds | Whether you hope to spend your life performing as a soloist, playing as part of an orchestra, or joining academia, you’ll find the right woodwind program for you here. |
| The Music Scoring for Visual Media program offers an array of opportunities to collaborate with filmmakers and video game designers. |
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Degree
| Undergraduate |
| Bachelor of Music |
| Bachelor of Science |
| Associate of Science |
| Bachelor of Science in Music |
| Undergraduate Certificate |
| Certificate |
| Graduate |
Graduate Certificate |
| Master of Music |
| Performer Diploma, |
| Post graduate |
| Doctor of Philosophy |
| Doctor of Music |