Music

Forward-thinking musicians thrive at Cornish. Our legacy includes maverick composers, cutting-edge jazz, and international performers. Here, you'll work with world-renowned faculty mentors to refine your skills and develop your own path in the music industry.

Bachelor of Music (BM)

What Will You Learn
as A Music Major at Cornish?

Cornish has pioneered a unified degree that grounds our students in the essentials, yet offers individualized pathways that lead to discovery.

Vocalists, instrumentalists, and composers work side-by-side in the same curriculum, allowing ample opportunity for focused study and experimentation. As a music major, you’ll center your work in private instruction in your primary area of study, develop advanced skills in theory, composition, and music technology, and collaborate on your own creative projects.

Understand music through the lens of history, culture, and politics. Learn to communicate these ideas effectively as a performer, writer, and speaker.

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

Performance Opportunities

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>

Student Performances

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)