Extracurriculars for a Career in Music
Musicians and composers perform, write, and record music. Youth orchestras, bands, music camps, and composition contests help high schoolers grow as artists.
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Programs for a Career in Music
Why it fits: Direct training in advanced music performance and collaboration within a professional-level symphony orchestra.
Why it fits: Students compete in music disciplines and receive mentorship from internationally recognized artists to refine their craft.
Why it fits: Core activity involves intensive orchestral performance training under professional musicians in sequential ensemble levels.
Why it fits: Direct alignment; members perform and compose music as core honor society activities.
Why it fits: Audio and music courses are part of the program's creative disciplines available to high school students.
Why it fits: Programs teach songwriting, jazz performance, and musical theater skills with mentorship from world-renowned faculty.
Why it fits: Students receive world-class instruction in music performance and composition across multiple disciplines.
Why it fits: Music composition and sound design are taught as specialized tracks within the game development curriculum.
Why it fits: Direct focus on ensemble rehearsals, master classes, sectionals, and performance technique across multiple instruments.
Why it fits: Direct intensive training in chamber music and solo performance on string instruments with faculty mentorship.
Why it fits: Students study multiple dance styles, choreography, and music theory while developing performance and artistic expression skills.
Why it fits: Campus Orchestra, High School Honor Band, and Choral Camp develop musical performance and composition skills.
Why it fits: Music is a primary field of study with performance and composition instruction available.
Why it fits: GSA offers conservatory-style music training across instrumental, vocal, and musical theatre departments with professional performance experiences.
Why it fits: Celebrates vocal performance excellence as a core component of musical theatre competition.
Why it fits: Core activity; students perform in ensembles, compose, and receive mentoring from internationally recognized performers and composers.
Why it fits: Music & Drama and Dance camps teach musical theatre, performance, and various music-related disciplines.
Why it fits: ASTACAP provides string performance examination and advancement opportunities directly aligned with professional musicianship development.
Why it fits: Students write original compositions for small ensemble or full orchestra, the core work of professional composers.
Why it fits: Direct intensive training in instrumental/vocal performance, ensemble playing, and exposure to songwriting and composition through electives.
Why it fits: Direct training in musical performance and composition through intensive summer study with professional musicians.
Why it fits: Directly develops piano performance skills through competition at the highest amateur level with international judges.
Why it fits: Direct competition in voice, piano, strings, winds/brass, composition, ensembles, and world music categories.
Why it fits: Direct competition for young musicians performing concertos with orchestra at an international level.
Why it fits: Core activity involves competitive opera singing performances at an international level with professional jury evaluation.
Why it fits: Direct competition in instrumental, vocal, piano, and composition categories with cash awards for top performers.
Why it fits: Direct competition performing Bach's unaccompanied string works at a high level.
Why it fits: Direct performance opportunity as a solo concerto competitor with a professional military band.
Why it fits: Students perform and compose music at national competitions, directly building professional performance and composition skills.
Why it fits: Students write original musical theater songs and receive feedback from professional composers and industry experts.
Why it fits: Students major in concert band, strings, and vocal music with professional artists from Carnegie Hall and New York Philharmonic.
Why it fits: Direct alignment—students compose original choral music for potential professional performance and publication.