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1425 W. Lincoln Hwy
DeKalb,Illinois 60115
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DEGREES OFFERED

Bachelor of Arts in Music Performance - Vocal

Bachelor of Music in Music Performance - Instrumental

Bachelor of Music in Music Performance - Jazz

Bachelor of Music in Music Education

Bachelor of Music in Composition

Bachelor of Arts in Music

Minor in Music

Master of Music in Music Education

Master of Music in Music Performance

Master of Music in Individualized Specialization


The School of Music's 60 nationally and internationally recognized faculty are dedicated to supporting students realizing their full potential as music artists, educators and scholars, and our location one hour west of Chicago affords our students unparalleled additional cultural resources. Students in the School of Music perform in a wide range of ensembles: jazz, orchestra, wind ensemble, choirs, steelband and ensembles devoted to music of Indonesia, China and the Middle East. The school hosts both a New Music Festival and a World Music Festival each year. Students also have the opportunity to study recording arts and take part in Internet2 collaborations.

Notable Alumni Include:

Marquis Hill, Jermaine Stegall


Acceptance Rate:

Northern Illinois University (NIU) as a whole has a moderately selective admissions process with an acceptance rate of around 71%


Faculty Info:

Omar al-Musfi, Orna Arnia, Yuko Asada, Gregory Barrett, Gregory Beyer, Tom Bough, Geof Bradfield, Bobby Broom, James R. Brown, Robert Chappell, Brigid Crawford, Christine D'Alexander, Anthony Devroye, Mary Lynn Doherty, Emily Fagan, Benjamin Firer, Tom Garling, John Gaudette, Andrew Glendening, William Goldenberg, Brian Hart, Eric Johnson, JeongSoo Kim, Ed Klonoski, Bret Kuhn, Kelly Langenberg, Cheng-Hou Lee, Blaise Magniere, Ella Marchment, Scott Metlicka, David Maki, Lucia Matos, Dan Nichols, John Novak, Elinor Olin, Brian Penkrot, Lynn Retherford, Timothy Riordan, Marlene Rosenberg, Christopher Scanlon, Faye Seeman, Robert Sims, Tom Snydacker, Chamni Sripraram, Mathias Tacke, Liam Teague, Scott Tegge, Reggie Thomas, An Tran, Rodrigo Villanueva, Ben Wahlund, Jui-Ching Wang, Marie Wang, Pharez Whitted, Ronnie Wooten, Wei Yang, Alex Yoffe, Tina Zemzemi.



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