Most music majors are also able to study abroad if they so choose - many choose to go over the summer as to not complicate their study plan, but I do know a few that have been able to go for a semester. There are also a lot of choral and vocal ensembles that may require instrumentals, along with smaller, student or department-organized quartets and the like. There's also multiple orchestras and bands, from concert to jazz, depending on your preferred style of playing. Marching band also tends to be like a little family, which is neat. As a trumpet player, I would highly suggest you look at marching band - trumpets are a huge part of the band and actually play the fight song in the dome before every home game, so they're kind of special. There are numerous other facilities around campus that musicians use as well, but aside from DPAC, the facilities for music majors are kind of a big mash up of what the university already had available.Īs far as opportunities for music, we do have a ton of musical groups. It's just gorgeous and shows the university's rising commitment to the arts. On the other hand, there's Debartolo Performing Arts Center. They have been renovating it, so that's solid - however, a lot of students still practice in their dorm chapels or other locations as practice rooms can be sparse. The current academic building for music majors, Crowley Hall, has been through numerous iterations - it was the Chemistry building back in the early 20th century and went through a fire. For a long time, the arts were neglected at ND. Here's the thing about the music program at Notre Dame - it's not the best, but it is getting better. Ok, so I am not currently in the music program, but when looking at colleges that was my intended major, so I might be able to offer you a bit of perspective.