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Read moreThe Department of Music at Cornell provides opportunities for the study, creation, and performance of music under the guidance of a distinguished faculty within the broader framework of a B.A. degree in the College of Arts & Sciences, or as part of a degree in another college. In addition to the music major, a minor in music is offered. The Department of Music is renowned for research and scholarship in music, represented by three graduate programs: music and sound studies (Ph.D.), composition (D.M.A), and keyboard studies (D.M.A).
Our classroom courses run the gamut from medieval chant to hip-hop, from Western music theory to musical systems from other parts of the globe. Whether you are contemplating a music major or taking your very first course in music, we have courses appropriate to your background.
Students across campus are welcome to participate in the department’s many and varied ensembles. Some ensembles require auditions, others are open to anyone. Click here to learn more about performance opportunities.
Cornell’s composers, performers, and music scholars shape the character of musical life on campus, and their impact is felt all over the world. Click here to browse profiles of our faculty.
Music majors, minors, and non-majors alike benefit from the enormous collection of scores, books, recordings, and videos housed in the Sidney Cox Library of Music and Dance. Click here to explore the library.
"The intimacy of the department allows for students to work alongside some of the leading composers, conductors, musicologists, and performers in the world. Conservatories and other large schools cannot compete with the amount of faculty interaction that music students are given at Cornell."
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Giving Day is Thursday, March 14, and your gift of any size goes directly to support our students!
Read moreThe annual Empowerment Through Music concert will be held Saturday, March 9 at 7:30 pm in Sage Chapel.
Read moreAn A&S-led project to clean up Cape Cod Bay is among the latest round of Engaged Opportunity Grants.
Read moreThe Barbara & Richard T. Silver Wind Symphony hosts top ensembles for free performances Feb. 22-24
Read moreCornell musicians traveled to Cuba for a tour in collaboration with the National Concert Band of Cuba.
Read moreThe Einhorn Center for Community Engagement has launched a set of speaker events and workshops designed for anyone incorporating CEL into curricula, research and other programs.
Read moreThe Cornell Concert Series event, featuring conductor Volodymyr Sirenko and cellist Natalia Khoma, takes place Feb. 10 in Bailey Hall.
Read moreHatch, the founder of the Cornell Gamelan Ensemble, will be a special radio guest on WRFI on Jan. 26
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