Musicians will find a variety of subject majors to choose from at the Berklee College of Music. Berklee offers majors in music production and engineering, performance, music therapy, professional music, songwriting, music management and film scoring. Students in the four-year bachelor's program take courses in areas like vocal conducting for music education majors, post-bebop harmonic innovations, Jimi Hendrix lab, introduction to timpani, women in rock music, taxation in the music business, the psychiatric setting and directed study in songwriting.
Class sizes average 11 students. All applicants must have a live interview and audition (most are held in Boston, but Berklee does audition students all over the world). Financial aid through loans, grants and scholarships is available. While on campus, students may want to participate in one of the Berkelee cafeteria's night performances, work on the music business journal or magazine, join the student government or play an intramural sport such as ice hockey.
Berklee College of Music
1140 Boylston St.
Boston, MA 02215 USA
617-266-1400
berklee.edu
Goshen College offers a bachelor's degree with a major in music performance or a concentration in music business and technology. Courses include music technology, introduction to piano pedagogy, advanced music theory, group piano instruction, song leading, learning and teaching concepts in music, venture planning and introduction to radio. All music majors take part in a twice-yearly recital with the music department and join an ensemble such as the chamber choir or orchestra.
A scholarship dedicated to students in the music department is available, along with other financial aid. Athletic-minded students may be interested in playing intramural sports such as indoor soccer, table tennis, volleyball, rugball and Frisbee football. Goshen students can also participate in a business club, cycling club, songwriters club, swing dancing, a salsa club, the college yearbook, the student newspaper and a theater group.
Goshen College
1700 S. Main St.
Goshen, IN 46526
800-348-7422
goshen.edu
Students just starting to explore an interest in music production may be interested in getting Daytona State College's associate of science in music production technology degree, a two-year program. Courses include acoustics and psychoacoustics, studio production, soundtrack development, fundamentals of music, survey of recording technology, studio maintenance and audio engineering, plus general education courses in history, psychology and literature.
All students are required to join a musical ensemble each semester. Daytona State College keeps students busy when they're not in the classroom with activities such as the chess club, dance club, gospel ensemble, student government and the school newspaper.
Daytona State College
1200 W. International Speedway Blvd.
Daytona Beach, FL 32114
386-506-3000
daytonastate.edu