Bachelor’s degree · BM / BMus
Bachelor of Music in Performance
Indiana University Bloomington · Jacobs School of Music · Bloomington, Indiana, United States
- Official award
- Bachelor of Music in PerformanceBM
- Subject
- Music PerformanceInstrument pathways: Piano, Organ, Harp, Classical Guitar, Percussion, Classical Voice, Violin, Viola, Cello, Double Bass, Euphonium, French Horn, Trombone, Trumpet, Tuba, Bassoon, Clarinet, Flute, Oboe, Saxophone
- Format
- On campus
- Tuition
- $10,622per year, 2026-27
About this program
Undergraduate performance degree taught in instrumental and vocal studios; areas include strings, brass, woodwinds, keyboard, harp, guitar, percussion and voice.
- Department
- Jacobs School of Music
- Awarding body
- Not stated on the pages we checked
Award and subject
The award is shown exactly as the institution titles it. A program belongs to a subject only through the link below: a dedicated degree, a named major, a formal concentration or a documented pathway.
- Official award
- Bachelor of Music in PerformanceBM
- Award family
- BM / BMusA Bachelor of Music or BMus, exactly as titled by the awarding institution.
- Qualification level
- Bachelor’s degree
- Qualification standing
- Academic qualificationA degree, or a certificate or diploma awarded by a degree-awarding institution within a national qualifications framework.
- Orientation
- Orientation not published
- Previous degree required
- Not published
| Subject | Relationship | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| Music Performance | Dedicated degreeThe official program title is in this subject. |
Instrument and voice pathways
This is ONE program with the verified pathways below, not a separate degree per instrument. A pathway is listed only where an official page names the instrument in the title, as a major or as a formal principal-study option.
| Instrument | Relationship | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| Piano | Named majorThe instrument is a named major of the program, confirmed on an official page. | “Undergraduate degrees Bachelor of Music in Performance”Source |
| Organ | Named majorThe instrument is a named major of the program, confirmed on an official page. | “Undergraduate degrees Bachelor of Music in Performance”Source |
| Harp | Named majorThe instrument is a named major of the program, confirmed on an official page. | “Undergraduate degrees Bachelor of Music in Performance”Source |
| Classical Guitar | Named majorThe instrument is a named major of the program, confirmed on an official page. | “Undergraduate degrees Bachelor of Music in Performance”Source |
| Percussion | Named majorThe instrument is a named major of the program, confirmed on an official page. | “Undergraduate degrees Bachelor of Music in Performance”Source |
| Classical Voice | Named majorThe instrument is a named major of the program, confirmed on an official page. | “Undergraduate degrees Bachelor of Music in Performance”Source |
| Violin, Viola, Cello, Double Bass | Named majorThe instrument is a named major of the program, confirmed on an official page. | “Whether your passion is violin, viola, cello, or double bass”Source |
| Euphonium, French Horn, Trombone, Trumpet, Tuba | Named majorThe instrument is a named major of the program, confirmed on an official page. | “five brass instruments: the euphonium, horn, trombone, trumpet, and tuba”Source |
| Bassoon, Clarinet, Flute, Oboe, Saxophone | Named majorThe instrument is a named major of the program, confirmed on an official page. | “six areas of study: Bassoon Clarinet Flute Oboe Saxophone Multiple Woodwinds”Source |
Accreditation, validation and recognition
Recorded for this program and campus, with the authority’s role. Institutional accreditation, degree-awarding authority, program accreditation, professional validation and national qualification registers are different things.
No program-level accreditation or validation record has been verified yet. That does not mean none exists; check the national authority and the institution.
Study structure
- Delivery
- On campusTaught at the listed campus.
- Study mode
- Not published
- Duration
- Not published
- Intakes
- Not published
- Campus
- Bloomington campus
Teaching language
- Taught in
- English
- English
- English teaching not verifiedAn English-language website does not mean a program is taught in English.
Admissions
- Audition
- Audition required
- Audition details
- Format: Live or recorded
- Audition application deadline: Audition/interview weekends: January 29-30, 2027; February 5-6 and 26-27, 2027; department-specific dates may vary. Recorded auditions due February 15. Jacobs supplemental application and prescreening due December 1 (year not printed on the page).
- Portfolio
- Portfolio requirement not published
- Interview
- Not published
- Deadlines
- January audition/interview weekend · 2027-28 (2027)
- February audition/interview weekends (5-6 and 26-27 February) · 2027-28 (2027)
Fees and costs
Original currency is authoritative. Each price keeps its basis (per year, per credit, whole program), academic year and student category, and is never converted. Annual tuition and whole-program tuition are different figures.
| Item | Amount | Applies to | Dated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Undergraduate tuition (full-time), Indiana residentsTuition · mandatory | $10,622per year, 2026-27 | Indiana residents | 25 October 2026Source |
| Undergraduate tuition (full-time), nonresidentsTuition · mandatory | $41,181per year, 2026-27 | Nonresidents | 25 October 2026Source |
| IU Student Service FeeOther compulsory charge · mandatory | $1,522per year, 2026-27 | All students | 25 October 2026Source |
| Program fee (undergraduate)Other compulsory charge · mandatory | $2,508per year, 2026-27 | All students | 25 October 2026Source |
No total is shown: the sources do not state a whole-program figure and the published duration and fee basis do not support a calculation.
Sources and verification
Not published on the program’s source pages: duration, full-time or part-time options, intakes, whether a previous degree is required, accreditation or validation record.
Sources and how this was checked
Last checked 25 October 2026. Each fact carries a verbatim quote that is re-checked against the live page. Research methodology.
Sources (checked 25 October 2026)
- Official program page
- music.indiana.edu/admissions/financial-aid-costs/index.ht
- music.indiana.edu/admissions/how-to-apply/index.html
- music.indiana.edu/degrees-programs/areas-of-study/organ.h
- music.indiana.edu/degrees-programs/areas-of-study/harp.ht
- music.indiana.edu/degrees-programs/areas-of-study/guitar.
- music.indiana.edu/degrees-programs/areas-of-study/percuss
- music.indiana.edu/degrees-programs/areas-of-study/voice.h
- music.indiana.edu/degrees-programs/areas-of-study/strings
- music.indiana.edu/degrees-programs/areas-of-study/brass.h
- music.indiana.edu/degrees-programs/areas-of-study/woodwin
- music.indiana.edu/degrees-programs/index.html