Our studios are led by artist faculty, including members of the Milwaukee and Chicago symphony orchestras. Located within the cultural capital of Wisconsin, students regularly perform as soloists, chamber musicians and with professional Milwaukee-area ensembles while earning their degree!
Build your skills, creativity, and confidence in cello, double bass, or harp. Explore solo, chamber, and orchestral music while preparing for a career as a professional musician, educator, or both.
Study clarinet with Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra musicians and build your skills across standard, Eb, and bass clarinet. Perform as a soloist, chamber musician, and with professional Milwaukee-area ensembles while earning your degree.
Explore instrumental, vocal, and electroacoustic composition while developing your unique creative voice. Experiment with contemporary techniques and create original music that pushes boundaries and brings your ideas to life.
Join a welcoming flute community comprised of undergraduate music majors and minors, music education majors and non-majors, supports the community and presents opportunities for students of all degree levels and abilities.
Led by world-renowned artist faculty, we offer classical and jazz focused programs where students are able to customize a unique comprehensive experience designed to prepare students for a versatile career in music.
Master oboe or bassoon through focused study of technique, musicianship, repertoire, and reed making. Learn from experienced faculty and connect with nationally recognized professional bassoonists through workshops, master classes, and special opportunities.
The percussion studio provides a comprehensive approach to the study and performance of a wide variety of instruments and the styles. Diverse opportunities in ensembles and private lessons provide a well-rounded foundation.
The piano studio is led by renowned performing artist faculty. Piano majors take private lessons and master classes, and perform regularly in concerts and recitals. Our collaborative environment with an emphasis on vocal arts is one of few such undergraduate programs offered nationwide.
The saxophone studio consists of undergraduate and graduate music majors, minors, and non-majors. We aim to promote the popularity of the saxophone through innovative, diverse, and versatile programming and performing.
Build your skills on trombone, tuba, or euphonium while learning from faculty and performing throughout Milwaukee. Gain experience as a soloist, chamber musician, and ensemble performer while preparing for your future in music.
Faculty members of the trumpet and horn studios are accomplished musician-educators of the highest level. Students receive one-on-one instruction and combine their studies with practical experience both on and off campus.
The viola studio prepares students to succeed in a variety of music careers: soloist, orchestra and chamber musician, and string educator. This includes access to tracks in performance, chamber music, music education and string pedagogy.
The violin studio prepares students to succeed in a variety of music careers: soloist, orchestra and chamber musician, and string educator. This includes access to tracks in performance, chamber music, music education and string pedagogy.
Our competitive voice studios are led by renowned performing artist faculty who perform regularly across the region. Students perform in opera productions, opera workshop performances, musicals, recitals and concerts on and off campus.