A Music Degree with a Difference
What do you dream about?
- Performing at the Met?
- Laying down a groove in a late-night jazz club?
- Leading a student band to statewide rankings?
- Producing a CD or video?
- Listening to the music you hear in your head performed by an orchestra on stage?
Our graduates have done these things and more. So can you, when you’re part of the Conservatory of Music.
Learn from some of the finest music professionals in the nation. From the Columbus Jazz Orchestra to the opera houses of Europe, our professors are world-renowned performers, industry-leading composers, in-demand teachers and more. And you can count on them for the direction, persistence and vision to take you further than you can imagine.
Build a solid foundation for success in any music field with our Conservatory Core classes in music theory, history and technology.
Polish your skills in our more than 20 ensembles, from Symphonic Winds and Choral Union to Percussion Ensemble and Brass Choir.
Reach for off-campus opportunities like our ground-breaking partnership with The Recording Workshop in Chillicothe, Ohio, and our distinctive semester-long program at the Zoltán Kodály Pedagogical Institute in Hungary.
Add a new dimension to your music through our liberal arts-based University Core, which will help you develop communication and critical-thinking skills. You’ll also develop a depth of understanding about the world and how music affects and is affected by history, literature, science and more.
“Students at the Conservatory have a very close relationship with their professors. I can call my professor on his cell phone if I have a problem or need a question answered. I even helped the tuba professor move into his new house last semester.”
John Brandon, ’07
Music Education and Trumpet Performance Major
Columbus, Ohio