Music

Music students at Lake Forest explore the musicians they are and will become. Through opera or hip hop, violin or harmonica, students collaborate with professors whose own interests range from world music to electronica.

Choices Abound

With our flexible curriculum, music majors can focus their studies toward performance, theory, composition, history, or combine all of it—and our accomplished professors encourage experimentation and creative expression.

Chicago’s Cultural Richness

Our close proximity to Chicago can’t be beat—with the Lyric Opera, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, and numerous jazz, blues, folk, and house music venues nearby, there are many opportunities for music enjoyment, study, and internships. Music education majors have access to a broad range of urban and suburban schools for student teaching and internships.

Course Descriptions Requirements Faculty

Music

Internships

Bloodshot Records
Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp
Chicago Dance & Music Alliance
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Chicago Humanities Festival
El Sistema Chicago/People’s Music School
Illinois Arts Council
Lake Forest Symphony Orchestra
Lyric Opera of Chicago
Paragon Studios, Inc.
Ravinia Festival
Circle Pines Center

Performing Ensembles

Women’s Choir
Concert Choir
Concert Band
Concert Orchestra
West African Drumming Ensemble
Jazz Ensemble
Experimental Music Group
Chamber Ensembles

You don’t need to be a music major to join an ensemble!

Lessons

We have active Chicago professionals teaching our private lessons in voice and instruments.

Strings: Violin, Viola, Cello, Bass (both acoustic and electric)
Winds: Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon, Saxophone
Brass: Horn, Trumpet, Trombone, Tuba
Percussion: Marimba, Xylophone, Snare Drum, Bass Drum, Set
Keyboards: Piano, Jazz Piano, Organ
Other Instruments: Classical Guitar, Blues/Jazz Guitar, Harmonica, Ukulele, Harp
Voice, Improvisation, Accompanying