Music Admission 2025, Check Marking Scheme, Mock Tests, Faculties

Discover various courses across different streams and find the perfect course for your career goals.

Music is an Artistic Form incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner. Music courses in India not only provide education of contemporary music but also of any popular genre. Music education in India is being backed by a major surge in the music industry. Music performance (focused on the orchestra and the concert hall) and music education (training music teachers) are two of its broad fields. Students learn to play instruments, but also study music theory, musicology, history of music and composition. Music is also known to be used for broadening skills of non-musicians through teaching skills such as concentration and listening. The largest supporting structure of music industry in India is Bollywood. Music production includes film music and non-film music. 

The study of these fields includes all or few of these –

  • Reading and writing of Notation of songs
  • Indian Instruments
  • Study of Ragas
  • History of Indian Music in Ancient, Medieval and Modern Period

Some of its specialized fields are -

  • Singing
  • Jockeying
  • Lyrics
  • Editing
  • Sounds

Some Employment Areas

  • Music Companies
  • Industry Associations
  • Organized Music Retailers
  • Telecom Operators
  • Opera
  • Movie Production Houses
  • Acting Institutes
  • Television Shows
  • Talent Shows
  • Advertisement Industry
  • Workshops

Music Job Types

  • Singer
  • Lyricist
  • Composer
  • Performing Artistes
  • Music Director
  • Song Writer
  • Voice Over Artist
  • Artistic Director
  • Music Teacher
  • Music Researcher
  • Music Critic
  • Show Hosts
  • Disc Jockey
  • Commentator

Pay Scale: - Sound editors earn anywhere from Rs 10,000 to Rs 50,000 per-month depending on subject, one’s talent, fame and experience. Professional music composers generally quote anywhere between Rs 10,000 and 20,000 per-song, while charging between Rs 5,000 and Rs 10,000 for arranging a song.

M.A. (Folk Music) (Master of Arts in Folk Music)
2 Years Post Graduation Degree
M.Phil. (Music) (Master of Philosophy in Music)
2 Years Master of Philosophy Degree
M.A. (Musicology) (Master of Arts in Musicology)
2 Years Post Graduation Degree
M.A. (Music) (Master of Arts in Music)
2 Years Post Graduation Degree
M.A. (Mridangam) (Master of Arts in Mridangam)
2 Years Post Graduation Degree
Diploma in Music (Diploma in Music)
3 Years Diploma Diploma