Cornish Programs

Music Major

The Cornish Music Department has always been forward-thinking. Our legacy includes cutting-edge jazz education, maverick composers who challenge the way we listen, and performers making art around the globe. World-renowned faculty mentor students as they find their own path in the music industry.

Photo musicians playing together, drums, piano, violin

What to Expect

BM
Bachelor of Music

The music industry is a beautiful web of possibilities. At Cornish, our Bachelor of Music degree prepares students for their careers by equipping them with the essential skills they will need while offering opportunities to experiment and develop their own artistic vision.

Learn more about our BM degree requirements and review our model program/advising worksheet:

See BM Degree Requirements and Model Program

I believe individual creativity gives rise to creative solutions to social problems. My music is a reflection of these ideas, and my journey to arrive at this way of thinking started at Cornish. Beth Fleenor (MU ‘04)

Explore Your Major

Cornish’s Bachelor of Music: An Integrated Approach

Foundational Training

Practicing Artists

Careers in Music

Fusing Art Forms

Sound and Technology

Composers and Improvisers

Vocalists

Instrumentalists

Student & Alumni Work

Students | Alums

Gregg Belisle-chi (BM ’11)
<a href="https://musicatcornish.bandcamp.com/album/music-of-alumni">Music of Alumni by Gregg Belisle-chi, (BM ’11)</a>
Martin Budde
<a href="https://musicatcornish.bandcamp.com/album/music-of-current-students"></a>
Marina DeMarco
<a href="https://musicatcornish.bandcamp.com/album/music-of-current-students"></a>
Denny Euprasert (BM ’92)
<a href="https://musicatcornish.bandcamp.com/album/music-of-alumni">Music of Alumni by Denny Euprasert, BM ’92</a>
Celeste Felsheim
<a href="https://musicatcornish.bandcamp.com/album/music-of-current-students">Music of Current Students by Celeste Felsheim</a>
Kayce Guthmiller
<a href="https://musicatcornish.bandcamp.com/album/music-of-current-students">Music of Current Students by Kayce Guthmiller</a>

Students | Alums

Amy Hall
<a href="https://musicatcornish.bandcamp.com/album/music-of-current-students">Music of Current Students by Amy Hall</a>
Liam Hardison (BM ’19)
<a href="https://musicatcornish.bandcamp.com/album/music-of-alumni">Music of Alumni by Liam Hardison (BM ’19)</a>
Dylan Hayes (BM ’19)
<a href="https://musicatcornish.bandcamp.com/album/music-of-alumni">Music of Alumni by Dylan Hayes (BM ’19)</a>
Payton Redwood (BM ’19) <a href="https://musicatcornish.bandcamp.com/album/music-of-alumni">Music of Alumni by Payton Redwood (BM ’19)</a>
David Semon (BM ’19)
<a href="https://musicatcornish.bandcamp.com/album/music-of-alumni">Music of Alumni by David Semon (BM ’19)</a>
Adam Torres
<a href="https://musicatcornish.bandcamp.com/album/music-of-current-students">Music of Current Students by Adam Torres</a>

Cornish Ensembles

Cornish Jazz Ensemble: Natasha
Music of Current Students by Music @ Cornish
Cornish Jazz Ensemble: Shoot From the Hip
<a href="https://musicatcornish.bandcamp.com/album/music-of-current-students">Music of Current Students by Music @ Cornish</a>
Cornish Latin Ensemble
<a href="https://musicatcornish.bandcamp.com/album/music-of-current-students">Music of Current Students by Music @ Cornish</a>

Delving into newer works, into improv, into Persian music, it’s been so helpful to find stuff like that to help me find my place in the musical world. Lily Shababi (MU ’19)