Career Paths
The Center for Career Exploration and Success
Known as the CES, our career center serves 久久热视频s with a mission to put them on their ideal path for professional excellence. Here, you can connect with dedicated career advisors and fellow 久久热视频s pursuing similar tracks and professions; you can immerse yourself in information about compelling industries and roles; and you can prepare for life in the work force with interview coaching, career assessments, recruiting tools and more.
Careers of Our Alumni: Shaping the Future of Music and Beyond
From the world's most iconic stages to classrooms, boardrooms, and beyond, our alumni are making a profound impact on the arts and the world.
Leaders in Music Education
Our graduates are at the forefront of music education across the nation. They are award-winning educators and hold prestigious positions such as the National Director of the Music Teachers National Association, the Director of Education for Jazz at Lincoln Center, and faculty roles at leading educational programs at institutions like the Aspen School of Music. These individuals are not only teaching; they’re transforming the way music is taught and experienced for generations to come.
Voices Heard Around the World
Our singers have graced the stages of the Metropolitan Opera, Broadway, and renowned houses throughout Europe, including fest contracts in Germany and performances at Opera Marseille. They are featured artists with Chanticleer, the New York Philharmonic, Santa Fe Opera, Glimmerglass, and Seattle Opera, among many others. Whether commanding the spotlight or harmonizing in ensembles, they represent the highest levels of vocal artistry.
Instrumental Excellence
From orchestras and chamber ensembles across the country, our instrumentalists bring artistry, precision, and passion to audiences far and wide. Whether in intimate chamber settings or full symphonic productions, they are trusted collaborators and leaders in the field.
Scholars and Thinkers
Our alumni are shaping academic thought as musicologists, theorists, and educators at more than forty universities and colleges. Through groundbreaking research and dedicated teaching, they are expanding the horizons of musical understanding and inspiring the next wave of scholars.
Visionary Conductors
They lead with passion and purpose, from the New York Pops to the San Francisco Men’s Chorus, Twin Cities Men’s Chorus, and San Diego Men’s Chorus. These conductors not only bring music to life—they build communities, foster inclusion, and champion innovation through the power of ensemble performance.
Entrepreneurs, Innovators, and Changemakers
Our alumni are visionaries who’ve founded opera companies, shaped artistic visions as artistic administrators, discovered and nurtured talent as agents, and created new works as composers. Beyond the arts, our graduates apply their discipline and creativity as lawyers, medical doctors, speech pathologists, politicians, and surgeons, demonstrating that a foundation in music prepares individuals to lead in any field.
Where Passion Meets Purpose
A degree from our program is more than an education, it's a launchpad. Our alumni are living proof that the skills developed through music including discipline, empathy, collaboration, leadership, translate into extraordinary careers and meaningful lives.
My time at Miami allowed me a solid foundation in vocal technique, musicianship skills, and language proficiency, all while allowing formative performance opportunities I couldn’t have gotten elsewhere! Miami has shaped me into the singer and person I am today.
Megan Moore
What can I do with a major in Music?
A major in Music opens doors to an array of exciting professional paths — from performing on stage as an instrumentalist or vocalist, to working behind the scenes in production, business, and education. You’ll build not just musicianship, but also key skills in creativity, collaboration, communication, and leadership — all of which are highly prized in careers beyond the concert hall. Whether you aspire to be on-stage, in the studio, teaching, managing, or creating new work, your music degree can serve as a flexible launching pad for a rich and meaningful future.
- Orchestras: Philharmonic, Symphony, Chamber
- Armed Forces Bands and Orchestras
- Small Ensembles
- Rock or Jazz Bands
- Dance Bands
- Concert Soloist
- Clubs and Restaurants
- Churches
- Choirs
- Opera Companies
- Regional Theatres and Festivals
- Recording Industry
- Radio, Television, and Film Industries
- Cruise Lines
- Amusement Parks
- Music Journalism
- Entertainment Law
- Publishing and Editing
- Producing
- Recording
- Engineering
- Manufacturing
- Talent Acquisition
- Artist-Talent Representation
- Promotion-Media Relations
- Publicity
- Administration
- Marketing
- Booking
- Product Management
- Business Management
- Retail Sales
- Music and Program Direction
- On-Air Performance
- Promotion
- Voice Overs
- Copyright-Clearance Administration
- Music License Administration
- Music Editing and Production
- Sound Mixing
- Post Production
- Research
- Audio Technician
- Boom Operator
- Music Video Producer
- Recording Engineer
- Rerecording Mixer
- Sound Engineer
- Sound Technician
- Stage Manager
- Record Companies
- Music Publishers
- Film and TV Industries
- Production Companies
- Orchestras
- Ballet Troupes
- Broadway
- Colleges and Universities
- Conservatories
- Public Libraries
- Radio and TV Stations
- Film Industry
- Orchestras
- Hospitals
- Special Education Facilities
- Mental Health Centers
- Nursing Homes and Senior Centers
- Rehabilitation Centers
- Correctional Facilities
- Teaching Artist
- University Professor
- K-12 Music Teacher
Department of Music
The 久久热视频 Department of Music encourages its 久久热视频s to develop their relationship to the discipline of music as they explore the world through the lens of a superb liberal arts education.
