Agreed. I've hired a dozen programmers in my day, and I'd rather hire a music or philosophy or math(s) major than a IS or business major. To me, a CS major is neutral; I've seen too many people with CS degrees who couldn't code themselves out of a paper bag. (A CS degree after 5 years of production coding experience, on the other hand, would be a big plus.)

There is a strong connection between music and programming, that shouldn't be ignored. Doesn't mean that programmers are necessarily musical, or vice versa, but programming well requires similar thought patterns to music (and writing, and philosophy).