Curriculum
Three different music degree programs are available:
In addition, Bachelor of Special Studies degrees may include programs with emphasis in such areas as music business, music therapy, or music theater. Music students can design a curriculum of study integrating their interests in areas such as theater, philosophy, economics, physics and other fields.
Internships
Internships have created exciting experiences for our music students, and the block plan makes scheduling easy. Robert Fisher ’06 pursued an internship in music education that put him in classrooms in England for a block. As a Cornell Fellow, Sarah Brungard ’06 spent three blocks with the Cedar Rapids Symphony preparing for graduate study in Arts Administration. Liz Wessling ’09 spent a block working with emotionally and socially challenged children at Tanager Place Treatment Center to give her practical experience working toward a career in music therapy.
Off-campus opportunities
Cornell music students have toured nationally and internationally through performing ensemble courses. Other off-campus opportunities include Wagner and Wagnerism, a research course at Chicago’s Newberry Library, which also features attendance at many live events, such as operas, jazz concerts, and lecture-recitals.
