Occidental College in Los Angeles gives you unmatched access to one of the most creative, diverse music scenes in the world. In the Occidental College Music Department, you’ll study, perform, and produce music in the state-of-the-art John Branca Institute for Music.
Earn Your Music Degree From Oxy
As a music major at Occidental, you’ll learn across the full spectrum of the field, ranging from cutting-edge styles and techniques in pop music to the classical music traditions of past centuries. You’ll study performance, composition, music theory, history, production, and conducting, so you graduate with a complete musical foundation. You’ll work closely with faculty who are recording artists, composers, and active performers, including members of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, so you’ll see what a real professional pathway looks like.
The Occidental music undergraduate program connects classroom learning with real experience. You’ll record in the Choi Family Music Production Center, perform in chamber and ensemble works as well as operatic and orchestral productions, tour with the Glee Club, and collaborate with MAC students on film scoring. You can also build industry experience through internships at companies like Warner Music, Monotone Management, TMWRK Management, and the Grammy Museum. Develop your professional network through the John Branca Institute for Music, which has helped Oxy win recognition as a Billboard top music business school for six years in a row.
