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Academic Programs & Departments

Find out where your talent can take you.

At CIM, students are introduced to rich and diverse coursework, encouraged to share musical approaches and create new repertoire, and coached by renowned artists. Our partnership with Case Western Reserve University enables CIM students to take non-music courses and earn dual degrees, including an educational degree. Students can also choose to double major in the areas of theory, composition, eurhythmics or audio recording. The immersive and creative educational process at CIM empowers graduates to leave the Institute prepared for the future.

 

 

Areas of Study

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Complement your music curriculum with academic programming, opportunities and services that will help you develop your art and mastery. 

Community Performance Chamber Music & Ensembles Study Abroad
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Center for Innovative Musicianship (CIM²)

CIM’s Center for Innovative Musicianship (CIM²) offers career services and community or virtual performance and educational opportunities. CIM² guides students toward meaningful career goals that complement their classical training.

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Recording Arts & Services

Recording Arts & Services has engineers that can record concerts, recitals and rehearsals for students, faculty and alumni. Students can request a recording of their recitals or concerts, rent a recording device and more through this department.

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Registrar

Ask about registration, evaluation of transfer credits, advanced placement scores, transcript requests and more in the student-focused, Office of the Registrar.
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Robinson Music Library

The Robinson Music Library is where you can discover new repertoire, research a topic, or listen to recorded CIM performances. Take advantage of this CIM library’s collections and study spaces.

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Where does a CIM education take you?

At CIM you'll join an exclusive group of students receiving the training and experience that puts you on your way to success in music.

Concerts and events

Apr 18 Wed
12:00 pm
Percussion Studio Recital
Concert Series
Apr 18 Wed
CANCELLED: First Master of Music Recital: Carina Vincenti, violin
Strings, Conservatory Student Recitals
Apr 18 Wed
4:00 pm
First Master of Music Recital: Hosanna Carella, violin
Strings, Conservatory Student Recitals
Apr 18 Wed
7:00 pm
360° of Sight + Sound: The Planetarium Project
Chamber Music Performance, Concert Series
Apr 19 Thu
6:00 pm
Senior Recital: Zion Lee, violin
Strings, Conservatory Student Recitals
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News

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CIM Orchestra Conductor Carl Topilow Reflects On 37 Years at the Institute

  • April 4, 2018

Carl Topilow, conductor of the CIM Orchestra and head of orchestral conducting, retires from the Cleveland Institute of Music at the conclusion of the 2018-19 academic year.

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Spring Concerto Competition Winners Announced

  • April 2, 2018

Congratulations to the winners of the Spring Concerto Competition, which was held on Tuesday, March 6, in Kulas Hall. Cellists Wei-An Hung (Robinson), Daniel Kaler (Kosower) and Mingyao Zhao (Kosower), and violist Molly Wise (Irvine) were all selected to perform with the CIM Orchestra in the fall semester.

Composer Jiří Trtík

Composer Jiří Trtík Wins Cleveland Composers Guild Collegiate Composition Contest

  • March 29, 2018

Jiří Trtík, an undergraduate composition major studying with Keith Fitch, won the Cleveland Composers Guild’s fifth annual Collegiate Composition Contest.

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