<p>Considering CMU has a fine arts school where people are training to be professional musicians, I am guessing it would be pretty difficult for non-music majors to get positions in many of the orchestras/bands on campus. Are there any opportunities for amateur musicians to perform, or are the music organizations restricted only to the music majors?</p>
<p>They have a music groups for non music majors. walk-ons, imagine an amateur group full of hs 1st -2nd chairs.</p>
<p>Well, Kiltie band is mostly non-music majors, judging by the people I know that are in it. There is also the All University Orchestra, which doesn't require being a music major (though I hear less about it than Kiltie).</p>