MUSIC A
s a music major at Rollins, you’ll master your instrument through real-world experience at our on-campus performance venues as well as out in the community. Under the guidance of professors whose No. 1 goal is your development as a musician, you’ll benefit from small class sizes and individual relationships with faculty. At the same time you’re honing your craft, you’ll study the creative underpinnings of global society from pre-history through today’s ever-changing music industry. Our program can lead to a future in education, entertainment, management, law, composition, business, journalism, or emerging technologies. Rollins prepares musicians like you for fulfilling careers that require discipline, teamwork, and a deep understanding of human culture.
Why Study Music at Rollins Flexible Course of Study Rollins will challenge you to grow as a musician, offer you frequent performance opportunities, and create a program tailored to your goals.
Individual Attention from Professors Our music professors are teachers first. They provide one-on-one instruction and mentorship as you forge your own unique path.
Real-World Education Our program is active in the larger music world (Rollins is home to the nation’s third-oldest Bach Festival, for example) and offers you access to some of the world’s finest performers, educators, and industry professionals.
“My job at Epcot always felt like an impossible dream to me. I started auditioning for it my junior year—with much hesitation because I didn’t want it to get in the way of graduating. With the help and encouragement of Professor Jamey Ray and the whole music department, I was able to start this job seasonally during Christmas of my senior year, and upon graduation began performing five days a week.”
Elodie Germain ’16
A cappella vocalist, Epcot’s The Voices of Liberty
Rollins Music Careers Rollins music grads attend prestigious graduate programs, pursue careers in education, and embark on musical pursuits such as publishing, arranging, and performing.
Jami-Leigh Bartschi ’07 ’12MLS
Director of Choirs at Wekiva High School, Orange County Public Schools
Fred Green ’11
Performer and Assistant Professor of Music, Missouri Southern State University
Megan Mascarenhas ’14
Adjunct Professor of Music Theory, Rollins College
Catherine Psarakis ’16
Musician and Researcher, New England Conservatory of Music
Jamey Ray ’06
Rollins Music Faculty, Arranger and Singer, Voctave
Mike Roylance ’98
Principal Tuba, Boston Symphony
Real World Experience From community engagement courses to internships and research, music students hone their skills in the real world.
THE
KURLAND AGENCY
Popular Courses Music classes are experiential in nature and cover everything from sound recording and basic conducting to pedagogy and the history of jazz. Courses are designed with your individual learning style in mind, with outcome assessments helping you set and achieve appropriate and challenging goals. • MUS 292 Introduction to Music Business • MUS 355 Composition Practicum • MUS 391 Conducting Practicum • MUS 301 Recording Practicum: Experience for the Working Musician • MUS 455 Paris, Moscow, Vienna 1890-1915 • MUS 360 Music in the Global Environment
Beyond the Classroom Independent Study A faculty member and a student take an entire semester to investigate an area of the music industry that is of interest to the student. The insight and contacts gathered by this program provide a head-start on entering the workforce.
Productive Partnerships From orchestral and choral concerts with the Bach Festival to a partnership with neighboring Full Sail University—a leader in entertainment, media, arts, and technology—the Rollins Department of Music serves as a cultural center for the Central Florida community.
Study Abroad Many students study music in a cultural hub such as London, Paris, Berlin, Vienna, or Rome, and take advantage of summer institutes and performing opportunities nationally and internationally.
Expert Faculty The music faculty is made up of scholars and performers who work at the national and international levels of their disciplines. The faculty mentors and guides each student to their individual goals and careers.
Charles Archard, MM | Artist-in-Residence, Contemporary/Jazz Special interests: An accomplished bassist, composer, and educator with original works featured on television and movie scores
Gloria Cook, DMA | Professor of Music, Piano Special interests: Instruction and performance on piano and duo piano; extensive touring when not teaching
Daniel Crozier Jr., DMA | Professor of Music, Theory and Composition Special interests: Theory and composition, particularly of operatic, orchestral, and chamber music
Daniel Flick, MM | Artist-in-Residence, Creative Collaborations Special interests: Stringed instrument performance from solo to symphony and composition for theater and film
John Grau, DMA | Assistant Professor of Music, Voice Special interests: Solo tenor performance of oratorio and opera from Renaissance to 20th century
Susan Lackman, PhD | Professor of Music, Theory and Composition Special interests: Strong scholarly interest in music theory and composition as well as music business and arts management
Caitlin Mohr, DMA
| Assistant Professor of Music, Voice
Special interests: Soprano performance, with expertise in vocal pedagogy and vocal technique
Jamey Ray ’06, MM | Assistant Professor of Music, Theory and Technology Special interests: Music technology, recording production, and widely performed choral compositions
Joni Roos, BA | Artist-in-Residence, Strings Special interests: Instruction of applied violin and viola, string methods, and orchestral literature
John V. Sinclair, DMA
| John M. Tiedtke Professor of Music
Special interests: Conducting and teaching, and their intersection; Artistic Director and Conductor of the Bach Festival Society of Winter Park
Sunni Witmer, PhD | Lecturer and Musicology Special interests: Musicology and ethnomusicology from the Caribbean and Brazil
ADM 1808-0173
rollins.college/music