Music Degree Programs

We offer comprehensive and exceptional degree programs for talented students who wish to pursue careers in music, provide diverse opportunities for musical education and enrichment within the university, and connect our students and faculty to the local and global music communities through performance and cultural awareness.

Cultivate your talent in music at UIndy. Choose from one of five concentrations to focus your career path, or leave room to select a second major by taking a lighter course load.

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Majors

Minors

Music Minor

Concentrations

Concentrations are completed within the standard four-year liberal arts music degree and focus on real-world application of your musical interests. You take classes that are specific to that field, and many of these classes focus primarily on how you will develop careers upon graduation.

Jazz Studies

This performance-based program is designed to give you a complete understanding of jazz: its history, great performers, great arrangers, and relationship to other types of music. The curriculum includes jazz improvisation, arranging, theory, pedagogy, and performance. See Jazz Studies curriculum guide

Music Business

A cooperative curriculum between the Music and Business departments, this concentration prepares you for any music business endeavor including private studio development, orchestral management, retail music sales, and professional contracting. Courses cover the basic components of the business degree such as accounting, finance, and entrepreneurship along with music-specific offerings. Students may also have the opportunity to travel to the NAMM (National Association of Music Merchants) Show in Anaheim, California, to participate in the GenNext program for college students. Music Business internships pair students with mentors in a variety of music settings dependent on the students' interests. See Music Business curriculum guide

Program strengths

Students learn from guest experts in the field, e.g. professional music administrators from the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, Music for All, and Paige's Music.
Students will learn about all the aspects of the Music Business industry (e.g. marketing, budgeting, program development, and contracting).
Travel opportunities to the NAMM (National Association of Music Merchants) Show in Anaheim, California, to participate in the GenNext program for college students

Potential Careers

Contractor for a recording studio or touring company
Operations manager for an orchestra or choir
Educational outreach director
Marketing director for a non-profit arts organization
Owner of a studio or instrument retail store

Music Technology & Recording

This concentration is built on the foundation that recording engineers with strong musical skills are more effective than those whose knowledge is purely technical. Within the music major, you'll be well-trained in all of the traditional areas of music: theory, history, performance, and critical-listening skills. You'll be given generous access to the recording facilities and ample opportunity for hands-on experience to practice what you have learned. Learn more about Music Technology & Recording

Music Theory/Composition

With this concentration, you can choose the theory or composition path. The theory path gives you an analytical focus in upper-level theory courses. Composition allows you to build a portfolio of original works. Either way, you will perform in individual or group recitals. See Music Theory/Composition curriculum guide

Classical Guitar Studies

Taught by Nemanja Ostojić, associate adjunct professor, University of Indianapolis classical guitar students enjoy masterclasses with a wide variety of renowned guest lecturers, concerts, as well as the opportunity to travel to domestic and international events of the highest caliber.

Learn more about Classical Guitar Studies

Music Therapy EQUIVALENCY

The Music Therapy Equivalency is designed for students with a bachelor's degree in music from a National Association of Music Schools accredited program. Students take coursework in music therapy as well as related classes in order to reach proficiency in key areas and prepare for practicum and internship requirements.