Do you love making music and want to make a positive impact on the world? With Goshen College’s unique music for social change minor or concentration (it is the first undergraduate program of its kind), you’ll hone your musical gifts in our world-class Music Center and discover the tools to bring social change and empower individuals and communities.
Our graduates have been remarkably skillful at merging their gifts with their passion to make the world a better place, from elementary music classrooms in Goshen to urban public schools in Chicago to directing a youth orchestra in Bolivia. Designed to intersect with music for social change initiatives happening in Elkhart County, this new major concentration and minor will enable students to practice what they learn and gain valuable experience via a rigorous internship component.
A world of opportunities awaits you when you study music at Goshen College. Watch this video to see for yourself!
Kailey Rice, a senior music and sign language interpreting major from Frisco, Texas, won two awards at the National Association Teachers of Singing competition, which took place virtually this year.
Bradley Kauffman ’96, the general editor for a new collection of music and worship resources, shares why bringing voices together is intoxicating and transformative.
A Goshen College student and three recent alumni have participated in a virtual choir recording with Grammy award-winning Conspirare, performing “All of Us”, the final movement from Craig Hella Johnson’s oratorio Considering Matthew Shepard.
of full-time music faculty have doctorates
Best Study Abroad Program in the U.S.
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Number of vocal and instrumental ensembles you can join at Goshen College
Amount you could receive in merit-based college scholarships in music
of music major alumni are satisfied or very satisfied with their undergraduate education
Learn more about Goshen College's exceptional academic outcomes and national rankings.
Carrie Newcomer is a singer-songwriter, described by Billboard as a “soaring songstress."
Carrie's storyJoanne Gallardo '06 is a pastor, but she is also a devotee of roller derby, loves scary movies and will travel far and wide for a great cup of coffee.
Joanne's storyNithya Abraham is studying Music and Information technology, and is a musical theater minor.
Bass-baritone Philip Horst '93 has sung with the Metropolitan Opera in New York City, the Lyric Opera of Chicago and the San Francisco Opera, as well as with companies spanning Europe from Great Britain to Greece.
Philip's storyGaled Krisjayanta is a 2017 music graduate who found that music has the power to heal after his hometown of Yogyakarta, Indonesia, was devastated by an earthquake.
Galed's storyLisa Rosado Rivera studies music and theater, and hopes to one day find herself on Broadway.
Lisa's storyDustin George-Miller
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