Bachelor of Music: Performance
Career Opportunities
Students with significant music background and advanced performance skills and desire a professional career as a performer should explore Heidelberg's Bachelor of Music: Performance degree option. The program offers training in the instrumental, keyboard (piano/organ) and vocal areas, including performance experience and specialized courses in studio management and pedagogy. Internships and teaching opportunities are also available.
Graduates of this program often pursue graduate study in music. In addition to careers as solo artists, ensemble musicians, and operatic performers, they often go on to teach at the university level and/or maintain a private studio.
The Heidelberg Advantage: Music performance
The Heidelberg School of Music has been educating musicians for more than 100 years and is fully accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music (NASM.) Our music faculty members are dedicated teachers as well as established musicians who continue to pursue performance, composition and research opportunities. With a low student-to-faculty ratio, music students at Heidelberg benefit from personal attention and private lessons, which are available for no additional fees. Music scholarships are also offered to complement other forms of financial aid. To see more advantages of music at Heidelberg, visit www.heidelberg.edu/academiclife/depts/music/info/why
Performance Opportunities
Heidelberg offers music students numerous performance opportunities, from recitals to choral/instrumental ensembles to opera and musical theatre. Choral Ensembles include Concert Choir, University-Community Chorus, Singing Collegians (show/jazz choir), and Chamber Singers. Instrumental Ensembles include Symphonic Band, Heidelberg Symphony Orchestra, Jazz Ensembles (Big Band and Combos), Athletic Band, and Chamber Ensembles (Brass, Woodwinds, Percussion, Strings)
Additional Opportunities
Music majors also benefit from attending faculty and guest artist recitals, master classes, and the annual New Music Festival. Students may also participate in the annual campus performance of Messiah and may pursue membership in music organizations and honorary societies, such as Tau Mu Sigma, The Heidelberg Chapter of the Ohio Music Education Association, and the Heidelberg Chapter of the American Choral Directors Association.
Curriculum
The Music Performance curriculum includes specialized courses designed to prepare students to be professional performers and to pursue graduate study in music.
Links:
Instrumental: Winds, Brass and Percussion: www.heidelberg.edu/academiclife/undergrad/conc/perfinst
Piano, organ: www.heidelberg.edu/academiclife/undergrad/conc/perfpiano
Strings: www.heidelberg.edu/academiclife/undergrad/conc/perfstring
Voice: www.heidelberg.edu/academiclife/undergrad/conc/perfvocal
For More Information
For further information on Heidelberg School of Music faculty, courses of study, and performance opportunities, please visit the Music home page or contact:
Dr. John E. Owen Director of the School of Music
310 E. Market Street
Tiffin, Ohio 44883
(419) 448-2085
1-800-925-9250 ext. 2085
