As a music major at USD, you will benefit from the mentorship of exceptional faculty, options to participate in regional and national competitions, independent research experiences, international travel opportunities and more
There are countless careers open to you with a Bachelor of Music or Bachelor of Musical Arts! Here are some of the paths our alumni have taken:
Early Career
- Accompanist – Tucson Girls Chorus (AZ)
- Ambassador – Benedetti Foundation (Buenos Aires, Venezuela)
- Curatorial Assistant Intern for Music & Performing Arts – Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of African American History & Culture (Washington, DC)
- Director of Music Ministry – First Congregational Church (SD)
- Full-time Private Piano Instructor – (Oxford, England)
- Instructor – Opus Music Academy (MN)
- Lead Vocal Instructor for the Academy of Fine Music in North Sioux City, SD
- Music Educators – schools across the region
- Owner – Key Discovery (private piano and music theory lessons) (SD)
- Sales Assistant – Popplers Music (SD)
- Senior Development Associate & Volunteer Coordinator – Washington Pavilion (SD)
- Sound Technician – Pinnacle Entertainment (SD)
Beyond 3 Years
- Assistant Principal – Denver Public Schools (CO)
- Assistant Professor of Tuba/Euphonium – Ithaca College (NY)
- Associate Instructor, Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, Bloomington, IN
- Associate Partner – Kutak Rock Attorneys at Law (SD)
- Attorney – McCormick & Associates (IA)
- Chief Executive Officer – Lawrence & Schiller Marketing (SD)
- Chief Operating Officer – Ronald McDonald House Charities Global (IL)
- Curriculum Specialist – Music at Anaheim Elementary School District (CA)
- Director of Bands – Marshalltown Community School District (IA)
- Director of Choral Music – Rapid City Area Schools (SD)
- Director of Folklife – Tennessee Arts Commission (TN)
- Director of Marketing and Public Relations – Des Moines Metro Opera (IA)
- Director for Student Support Services – University of South Dakota TRIO Programs (SD)
- Private Music Instructor – (MN)
- Lead Vocals, Keys and Guitar – Black Water Band (NE)
- Master Sergeant – US Army Field Band and Chorus (MD)
- Music Educators – schools across the country
- Music Education Coordinator, North Carolina A&T State University, Greensboro, NC
- Music Therapist – Avera Behavioral Health Hospital (SD)
- Office Manager & Ministry Coordinator, Church of St. Charles; Owner, Kuschel Voice Studio, Minneapolis, MN
- Owner – Primo Voice Studio (SD)
- Professional Vocalist – QuinteCentral Vocal Jazz Quintet (NE)
- Performer – Midwest Dueling Pianos (IL)
- Piano Instructor – Suzuki Music School of Westport and Orange (CT)
- President – Fieldwork Phoenix Research Group (AZ)
- Vocal Music Director – Wheaton Warrenville South High School (IL)
