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  • Let music guide you


    Whether you’re a veteran of music or just starting out, let our friendly faculty guide you in a career in music.

  • Let music guide you


    Whether you’re a veteran of music or just starting out, let our friendly faculty guide you in a career in music.

Music Department


Our students combine their musical knowledge with many other areas of study to create a fuller, more exciting college experience.

35%


of our music majors get scholarships

Available Scholarships

NEW TO MUSIC?


Nearly half of our student population identify as the first person in their family to attend a four-year college.

Performing Ensembles

Music Arts Management News


The first SUNY Plattsburgh graduates of the music arts management program crossed the dais at spring commencement May 15, 2021 and all three are parlaying that degree into three different careers. For more information, please read College’s First Music Arts Management Majors Earn Degrees. Everyone in the Department of Music is proud of what our students have accomplished and look forward to the bright future ahead.

Music as a Major


As a music major, you will develop musicianship skills and the ability to create and perform your own music as well as the classical canon. The program is flexible enough to meet your musical interests and to aid you to develop your career goals. Through close faculty mentoring, we encourage our students to find links between music and other disciplines.

Heisler Music Scholarship

Symphonic Band Scholarship

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