Jacobs School of Music

Jacobs School of Music is one of the finest music schools in the United States with a student population said to be around 1,600. One of its notable facilities is the William & Gayle Cook Music Library which has over 600,000 items. The school was formerly known as Indiana University School of Music but was later renamed in 2005 as Indiana University Jacobs School of Music after David H. Jacobs and Barbara B. Jacobs.

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