In addition to the programs available to enrolled students, Northwestern offers opportunities for the surrounding community and beyond.

National High School Music Institute (NHSMI)

Part of the National High School Institute (NHSI), NHSMI offers high-schoolers from across the nation an intimate look at collegiate-level music study and music as a career.

Music Academy

Provides community music instruction to children and adults from Evanston and the surrounding North Shore. Programs are available for students of all ages and include Kindermusik® classes, piano, strings, and vocal instruction.

Concert Calendar

The Bienen School of Music offers hundreds of concerts and recitals each year, many of them free of charge.

Performing Ensembles

Community members are invited to perform in two of the officially sponsored performing ensembles at Northwestern.