Blair School Of Music

Students in grades 8-12 are invited to join in the Jazz Jam, a once-per-week performance-oriented class whose goal is to share fun, creative approaches to jazz improvisation. Read More

Blair School of Music offers a vast array of private lessons, classes and ensembles during the spring semester as part of its Precollege and Adult Program. Read More

Learn how to play the steel drums, watch a performance of "King Lear," and much more during the Vanderbilt Osher Lifelong Learning winter classes, open to all adults 50 and older. Read More

Read about faculty, staff and student awards, appointments and achievements. Read More

Read the latest faculty and staff awards, honors and achievements. Read More

In the next few weeks, the Blair School of Music will present two operas--Michael Hersch's "On the Threshold of Winter" and Leonard Bernstein's "Mass"--that are diametrically opposed in style, scale and staging. Read More

As a busy Nashville singer, songwriter, performing pianist and recording artist, Sarah Williams spends her days balancing creativity, efficient practice and time management. Read More

This fall the Blair School of Music presents two operas diametrically opposed in style, scale and staging. Read More

Erin Elgass, a Blair Music Education major and an alto saxophone player, is the junior field commander for the Spirit of Gold Band. In the wake of the Commodores’ big win against Austin Peay, Elglass discusses perfecting the sound that rallied the Commodores to the victory. Read More

National Book Award-winning author Jonathan Franzen will discuss his new novel, "Purity," Sept. 23 in Ingram Hall at Vanderbilt's Blair School of Music. Read More

A custom-designed gold shipping container at The Martha Rivers Ingram Commons will become the "Vanderbilt Portal to Mexico City" Sept. 18 through Oct. 12 for the Nashville community to engage across cultures with one-on-one conversations. Read More

Odie Blackmon, an adjunct professor in Vanderbilt’s Blair School of Music, is a Grammy-nominated, CMA-Award-winning songwriter that lives and learns in our music studios. The Hustler sat down with Blackmon to hear more about the Nashville songwriting business up close and personal. Read More

A trio of Blair School of Music precollege students performed at the Vanderbilt Home Care 30th anniversary celebration on Aug. 25. Read More

The Osher Lifelong Learning classes at Vanderbilt this fall draw from professors' research in areas that include earth science, Hebrew Bible, music history, urban planning and more. Read More

It's never too early to introduce a child to music. Read More

Mayoral candidates Megan Barry and David Fox will discuss their visions for the city of Nashville and the issues that matter to voters on Monday, Aug. 24, at Vanderbilt University’s Ingram Hall at the Blair School of Music. Read More

The Curb Youth Symphony, Philharmonia and Nashville Youth Repertory Orchestra are now scheduling auditions. Read More

An open house for Vanderbilt's master’s degree program for working adults is set for Aug. 11 on campus. Read More

To help smooth the application and audition process for prospective students, Blair adopted the online tool Decision Desk, which allows applicants to upload a video audition, as well as letters of recommendation from music instructors. Read More

The Vanderbilt Student Media Hall of Fame will induct 2015 class members Roy Neel, Eric Etheridge, Georgia Stitt and Amy Chowdhry during Vanderbilt Reunion at the John Seigenthaler Center. Read More