Music

All Music majors are required to meet with their designated faculty advisor each semester after their freshman year for mandatory academic advisement. Students who fail to meet with their advisor will not be allowed to enroll through system registration, which could result in missing their priority registration time.

The undergraduate music advisor is available to assist students with general music advisement. Questions regarding academic status, selecting a major, changing a major, the Degree Progress Report/Planner, unofficial transcripts, graduation and transfer evaluation should be directed to the advisor’s attention.

Questions regarding graduate studies should be directed to the graduate advisor at (818) 677-3181.

Music department graduates are gainfully employed in diverse positions throughout the world, including as teachers in public and private schools and colleges; practicing music therapists; conductors of orchestras and bands; published composers and arrangers; award-winning recording artists; performers in renowned opera companies, major symphony orchestras, recording studios and professional chamber ensembles; plus many involvements with the entertainment industry in Southern California and elsewhere.

The CSUN Department of Music is an accredited institutional member of the National Association of Schools of Music (NASM).

• The Circle
• Clarinet Club
• The CSUN Classical Guitar Club
• CSUN Music Entertainment Industry Association (MESA)
• Five of Five Music Entertainment
• GRAMMY U
• Media Composition Club
• Music Therapy Association
• National Association for Music Education Collegiate Chapter
• New Directions Composers Group
• Pi Kappa Lambda

Scholarships

The music department offers scholarships on a yearly basis. Scholarships offered are based on financial need and merit.