Music is a passion for many students and many of them wish for a career in the field of music either in the form of instrumental music or in the form of vocal music. For these candidates, it is highly important to get a degree in music so that they can easily begin their career in their passionate field. Here comes the role of B.A. Music, which is offered under arts stream of education by most of the universities and a few colleges in India.

B.A Music is a three-year degree course and this course is offered by the following government colleges functioning under different universities in different part of the country:

• Jammu & Kashmir Government College of Music & Fine Arts, Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir

• Govt. Music College (Indira Kala Sangit Vishwavidyalaya) Maihar, Madhya Pradesh

• Govt. Madhav Music College (Indira Kala Sangit Vishwavidyalaya), Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh

• Govt. College of Music, Thiruvalyaru, Tami NaduGovt. Music College,

• Govt. Music College, Tripura West, Agartala-01, Truipura

• Ajmer Music College, Ajmer, Rajasthan

• College of Fine Arts, Indore

• Govt. College of Music, Chennai, Tamil Nadu

• Seethalakshmi Ramasamy College, Trichy, Tamil Nadu

• Mahant Dershan Dass Mahila College, Muzaffarpur

• Kamla Devi Sangit College, Raipur

• College of Fine Arts, Bangalore, Karnataka

Eligibility requirement:

For getting into the B.A. Music course, candidates who have completed their higher secondary in any stream of education are eligible to apply.

Higher Studies options:

Candidates, who have completed their graduation in music can go for Master of Arts in Music and they are also eligible to take up Fine Arts at the PG level. Further, they can specialize in this field by taking up B. Ed with specialization in music, if they are looking to become music teachers in government and private educational institutions.

Career options after B.A. Music:

B.A. Music course not only offers practical music training to the students, but they are also offered with theoretical knowledge in music. On completion of the B.A. Music course, candidates will be well aware of the historical and theoretical aspects of music and on completion of the course, candidates can start their self-career as:

• Composers

• Arrangers

• Conductors

• Songwriters

• Music directors

• Performers

Government jobs for B.A Music Graduates:

These graduates can also find career openings in non-governmental and governmental organizations. The names of government organizations that recruit B.A. Music graduates are given below:

• Travel & Tourism Department

• Office of International Education

• National Endowment for Arts

• Institute of Museum and Library Services

• Cultural Affairs Department

• Peace Corporations

• Commission of Fine Arts

• Religious institutions

• Performing Arts Centres

• Music Firms

• Government-run schools and colleges

• Regular performer in radio and televisions run by  government

Even though, many music performers are not essentially B.A. Music graduates, the course can offer broad knowledge to the music performers and in addition to offering best performances they can develop their deep understanding about the different concepts of music, which will further widen their performance skills as well.