Music Performance Endorsement

Pair music performance endorsement with any major to receive academic credit for your participation in private music lessons, music ensembles, musical theatre, and opera productions.

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Why should I study music performance?

With the music performance endorsement, you’ll grow your creative abilities beyond your academic discipline. These unique experiences will give you marketable skills that suit a variety of career fields in innovative ways. The endorsement also offers opportunities to perform with high-level ensembles and work with professional artist teachers and conductors. By graduation, you’ll be prepared to move into the next level of community performance ensembles and productions.

What can I do with this degree?

You’ll demonstrate a wide background of knowledge and experience as you enter your chosen field of study, especially compared to your colleagues and competitors in more analytical or data driven work forces. Four years of collegiate music lessons, ensembles, and productions will also greatly increase your chances of participation in professional and community theater productions in the future.

What skills will I develop?

Beyond professional music and theater performance skills, you’ll learn:

Discipline
Collaboration
Production values
Production schedules
Empathy
Creativity

What unique experiences or opportunities will I have?

One-on-one instruction with high level professionals
Individual musical development
Group musical and theatrical experiences
Local public performances
Musical tours around the country and the world

Recent grads have performed with the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, The Minnesota Opera, The Banff Festival Orchestra, The Aspen Festival, The Oregon Bach Festival, and the nation’s service bands.

Students have won a national composition prize and a statewide vocal competition.