»B.M. in Performance- Wind and Brass

The focus of the B.M. in Performance – Wind and Brass is training for solo, chamber, and orchestral experience.  Some of the most important elements that students must demonstrate prior to graduation are fluent musicianship skills that include: performance as both a soloist as well as working as part of an ensemble, students must employ pedagogical techniques and skills relevant to their instrument, as well as an understanding of music theory and proficiency in aural skills.

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Possible Occupations

• Classical Musician
• Composer
• Ethnomusicologist
• Music Critic
• Music Director
• Music Education Director
• Music Librarian
• Music Professor
• Music Teacher
• Music Theorist
• Music Therapist
• Musician
• Producer
• Professional Performer
• Studio Musician

Additional Resources about career and internship opportunities are available on the Hall-Musco Conservatory of
Music Homepage.

Professional Associations

• Society for American Music
• International Council for Traditional Music
• American Musicological Society (AMS)
• Orange County Musicians’ Association
• National Endowment for the Arts
• College Orchestra Directors Association
• International Conference of Symphony and Opera Musicians
• League of American Orchestras
• Musical America Worldwide
• The Orchestra Musician Forum
• Percussive Society
• The National Flute Association
• American Recorder Society
• International Clarinet Association
• International Double Reed Society
• International Horn Society
• International Trombone Association
• International Trumpet Guild
• International Tuba Euphonium Association
• International Women’s Brass Conference

Chapman Organizations

• Chapman Live
• Chapman Radio (Chapman Radio)
• SoundCheck (SoundCheck)
• The Players' Society (TPS)
• Society for Music Education
• Chapman University Wind Symphony

Links and Resources

Yellow pages directory of orchestras in the U.S.

• Music Online: Orchestras in the U.S.

Music Industry Career Center

• Music-careers.com

A full variety of topics about launching a music career

• Music Careers

The essential source for a career in the arts

• ARTSEARCH

How-to in the Industry

• Soloperformer.com

Entertainment job and internship listings

• Entertainmentcareers.net

Professional Resources & Organizations

• John Hopkins Peabody Institute

How to win a music faculty position

• Slideshow

Online news resource

• The Chronicles of Higher Education

Connecting the dots for the jazz community

• Jazz Corner

Serving fans and professionals

• Jazz near you

The San Francisco Symphony presents

• American Orchestra Forum