Music Major (BA), Minor
- Vibrant community: Delve into an inclusive and passionate artistic community. From music festivals to student ensembles to worship services, you’ll create and perform alongside people who love music as much as you do.
- Real-world preparation: When you graduate with a music degree from Calvin, you’ll have a resumé packed with ensembles and recitals—a varied list of practical experiences that employers are looking for.
- Academic flexibility: Pursue a flexible major that complements any other field. Our music major is designed specifically to let you double major in music and another discipline.
- Financial support: Draw on a vast range of music scholarships. You’ll find scholarships and financial aid for music students of all types.
Through rigorous study and high-level performance opportunities across many genres and styles, your skills will be refined and your mind sharpened. You'll graduate as a versatile musician, ready for a lifetime of musical excellence. You'll be well-prepared to share beauty and engage God’s world through music.
In essence, Calvin's music program will bring out the best in you.
Graduate with broad musical skills, confidence in your abilities, and expertise in your specific interests. Calvin has the kinds of wide-ranging opportunities that big schools have—all within a community that will know you and encourage you to excel.
While you’re mastering your craft, you’re also being equipped for the future. Calvin graduates go on to pursue advanced music degrees and perform as professional musicians. They also work in other fields, like computer programming, communication, law, and medicine.
That’s because at Calvin, you’ll learn how to combine creativity and precision—in classrooms, in worship, in live performances. You’ll be ready to lead, whether at the conductor’s podium, in the recording studio, or in any professional field.
