Music

The place for transformational music

  • Be on a campus of innovation. Our ensembles commission and premiere work by new composers, supporting new music and working with under-represented and global professionals. Our music/business program is the first of its kind in our region.
  • In the heart of a musical region, Nazareth offers the Northeast's most complete range of music-related majors, including performance, education, theory, and therapy.
  • All music majors have hour-long, weekly, private lessons with faculty who share your passion and want you to succeed.
  • Enjoy so many opportunities to perform — in ensembles of all sizes and genres, in the wider community and right on campus, including in world-class venues such as our Glazer Music Performance Center.
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Sean Saville playing guitar in NYC park

Majors

MinorsContemporary Commercial MusicEntertainment and Recording IndustryJazzMusicMusic CompositionMusic HistoryMusic TheoryPiano

75+

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99%

Within 12 months of graduation, 99% of Nazareth alums are either employed or in grad school. Student outcomes »

$4,000

Our SPARK Grant provides up to $4,000 for you to pursue internships, research, and study abroad. SPARK details »

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    Music Opportunities

    Nazareth student musicians have performed at the Glazer Music Performance Center, created a record label on campus, performed with the Trans-Siberian Orchestra at the Blue Cross Arena, traveled with a music professor to Alaska for a transformative music experience with prison inmates, and more.

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