Discover a new level of musical excellence

As a Jacobs student, you’ll have exceptional educational opportunities. You will learn from internationally renowned faculty, study in cutting-edge facilities, and have a broad range of performance opportunities.

You’ll also become part of a musical community unlike anything you’ve experienced. Collaboration is the name of the game here, with support for your growth and progress.

At the Jacobs School of Music, you’re free to unleash your creativity and encouraged to smash through limits you’ve placed on yourself. Join us and find out how amazing you can become.

Photos above of Ballet Professor Kyra Nichols with students and Guest Conductor Fawzi Haimor with Jacobs students in October, 2022

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Summer Music

June 8–July 21

From swinging jazz to chamber concerts to orchestral swells or carillon ringing, there is truly something for everyone at Jacobs this summer. Keep checking the schedule at Jacobs for free concerts to add delight to your summer plans.

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Charles Ives at 150: Music, Imagination, and American Culture. Monday, Sept. 30-Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024.

Charles Ives Festival

September 30–October 8

Curated by preeminent Ives scholar J. Peter Burkholder and cultural historian Joseph Horowitz, and supported by the National Endowment for the Humanities, this cross-disciplinary festival will be by far the most ambitious celebration of the Ives Sesquicentennial.

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Work with passionate and committed mentors

The more than 210 faculty members in residence here include internationally celebrated performers and teachers who are dedicated to inspiring and mentoring the next generation of music and dance leaders who will further shape the cultural life of our nation.

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Join an alumni network 16,000+ strong

After you graduate, you’ll become one of our more than 16,000 alumni working as musicians, dancers, and scholars around the world.

Wherever you go, chances are there will be a Jacob School of Music alum there ready to greet and support you.

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