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A Message from Michael Butera

Michael Butera, executive director of MENC, invites students to celebrate the life and career skills gained through the study of music.

Acing the College Audition

The often-stressful process of preparing for college auditions can be simplified by following some simple advice from college admissions administrators.

Professional Possibilities

Neil Grover, percussionist with the Boston Pops and founder of Grover Pro Percussion Inc., examines the wide array of career possibilities available to music students.

12 The Many Bands of the Armed Forces

Many don’t realize that music and the military go hand in hand, but they do: each branch offers a variety of musical opportunities.

15 Freshmen Year Survival Tips

Mark Thomas, founder of the National Flute Association, outlines some standards of workload and behavior for music students moving on to colleges and universities.

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o matter whether you play the flute, tuba, electric guitar or any other musical instrument, if you are looking for a publication to help you plan your search for a music college, you’ve found it! SBO’s 11th Annual College Search & Career Guide is a great resource for college-bound high school music students, with a wealth of information from over 100 college music schools, as well as a variety of pertinent articles to help guide you through the application process. There have been many changes in the music world over the past few years, so it is critical to gather expert advice from a variety of sources that can help provide an understanding of different academic degree offerings. Additionally, contacting any friends, relatives, teachers, or other acquaintances who have experience in the field will be a critical component of your search. When considering a degree in music it is important to keep an open mind to the many opportunities within the field. Remember that the degree itself is not an “end,” but part of the process of moving into the professional world. There is a tremendous variety of rewarding careers beyond performance including: education, arts management, recording technology, publishing, retail, manufacturing, repair, music law, and so many others. Choosing a music college that offers an assorted pallet of courses within and outside of music – such as marketing, “Preparation is the business, graphic arts, accounting, and others – will key to success for provide you with an excellent foundation for launchchoosing the right ing your career. music school.” Many of the professors and instructors that you meet during your undergraduate years can provide real-world insight into musical career opportunities that you may not yet have considered. They may be able to help steer you beyond the confines of the university to get practical experience prior to graduation, whether it be in professional ensembles, recording studio work, arranging and composition, jingles, or any number of musical endeavors. Don’t be afraid to talk with knowledgeable experts about the challenges you will face after graduation, as they may have invaluable contacts and suggestions that could help you reach your goals. The colleges, universities and conservatories that are participating in this edition of SBO’s College Search & Career Guide offer a wide-variety of programs that present the prospective student an array of possibilities and a solid foundation in all facets of music. You may also give serious consideration to your needs as they pertain to the size of the school, student/faculty ratios, ensemble/performance opportunities, the competitiveness of the students, and other significant factors affecting your decision. Finally, visiting the school to get a “feel” for the atmosphere and student and teacher opinions is essential to making a successful decision. Preparation is the key to success for choosing the right music school, along with a willingness to take advantage of the universe of opportunities at your disposal. Using this publication as well as our digital online version at www.sbomagazine. com is your first step in what may become an exciting life in music. We wish you the best of luck in your search!

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Dear High School Student: Get Your Game on! Music’s a big part of yo ur

life now, but what is it doing to prepare you for life? And what part wi ll music play in your fut ure? You may not realize it now, but the music you’v e been making and stu in your music room or dying at home with your friend s is one of your tickets to fut success. Not just in a car ure eer that focuses on mu sic, but in all areas of yo So what are the things ur life. music gives you that can drive your future? Try following five on for siz the e: • Creativity • Better critical think ing • Capacity for teamw ork • More brain connecti vity • The ability to play well with others And guess what? You’l l need every one of the se skills in the life you’r as an adult. Whoever e going to lead hires you wants people with these qualities, an “Music is a win-win useful, whatever you do d yo u’ll find them on this planet… or elsew here. for you and for the With music, you’ll perfo rm better in areas like math, reading, memory world that you will relationships, and even skills, spatial muscle memory and gen era l physical education. create.” We at MENC: The Na tional Association for Mu sic Education believe tha students to succeed tom t for today’s orrow, they need a com pre he nsive education that inc taught by exemplary mu ludes music sic educators. That’s wh y we’re working so ha that all kids have access rd to make sure to music in school. As a music student, yo u’ve been reaping the benefits of music alread find so many career pa y. As you plot your fut ths within music where ure, you’ll yo u can put your skills to use industry professional, – as a performer, admi composer, or producer nistrator, . And if you decide to you’ll have the satisfacti pursue music educatio on of knowing you’re n as yo ur career, pa ssi ng on its gifts to future a path other than music generations. Or you ma . Many doctors, lawyer y cho ose s, and other professiona on their resumes, notin ls proudly display their g how well music study mu sic de grees prepared them for their studies and work in oth er fields. Music is a win-win for you and for the world that you will create.

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Acing the College Audition

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lege or university audition. Of course, proficiency on the instrument and with the selected music is vital regardless of whatever else happens, but there are a number of other guidelines that can greatly simplify the audition process and make the ordeal a little easier to handle. The first and most important question students should consider is this: â&#x20AC;&#x153;What are the admissions staff hoping to see during the audition?â&#x20AC;? If you can understand exactly what administrators are looking for and then work backwards, you just might have a leg up on the competition. SBO College Search & Career Guide 2011 5

The first thing to remember is that the educators and other officials who administer auditions generally aren’t expecting to see professional musicians. “College admission for music programs are kind of a funny thing, because while it’s competitive, we also understand that students are wanting to come to the program to learn [performance] skills,” says P J Woolston, the director of admissions for the University of Southern California’s Thornton School of Music. “There’s that balance between already knowing the instrument and being a good fit with the program. We know that no audition is going to be perfect. There are always going to be a couple of notes that are missed or whatever, and from how the students have prepared and the way they approach the audition, we can usually see a more holistic view of the student rather than just a snap shot of them playing.” While the pressure is squarely on the applicant’s shoulders during college interviews and auditions, it doesn’t have to be approached as an “am I good enough” situation. Prospective students should also be evaluating whether or not the school seems like a good place for them to study. Woolston encourages parents and high school directors to view the college admissions process not as a matter of “win-lose,” but as a matter of “fit.” He explains, “There are so many schools out there that students think, ‘Oh, I have to get into this school and if I don’t it’ll be a failure on my part,’ and we don’t want students to feel that way at all. We want students to look at each school with the mindset that it may or may not be a good fit for them. “The audition is a two-way process,” continues Woolston. “Yes, we are evaluating prospective students so it may seem like we have all the power, but P J Woolston 6 SBO College Search & Career Guide 2011

we don’t want it to be like that. We don’t want the students to feel that way. We want them to come with open eyes and spend time not just stressing about how they’re going to be playing, but whether this is a good place for them and a good fit for them, and how positive their interaction with the faculty was, thinking about if they can they see themselves studying in that environment with those teachers. I really feel like the parents and educators can do a lot towards creating that mindset because it can be a little unnatural.” At Vanderbilt’s Blair School of Music in Nashville, Tennessee, director of bands and assistant dean of admissions Dwayne Sagen stresses that prospective students need to be proactive about using the audition as an opportunity to learn about the school they are applying to. “Applicants need to tour the campus,” says Sagen. “They need to tour the music facilities. The institution is auditioning for the applicant’s families as much as the student is auditioning for the institution. Students should try to meet the faculty of the instrument that they play. Many times they forget about that. They just pick a university to come to and they forget about the music because of the trees and the bricks. In music, it is important to look at who the instructors are going to be. Is it someone they can relate to, someone who will challenge them for four years? Is it a great musician? That’s what we try to do here at the Blair School of Music audition weekend, introduce students to the faculty and have those one-on-one contacts so that we show our best side and the students can show their best side. We’re trying to help them make that choice as best as possible.”

Be Prepared It is not just the Boy Scouts’ motto; being prepared is a fundamental difference maker in the college audition and application process, and that goes beyond simply learning the audition pieces.

“It’s always surprising to me that there are students that don’t look well prepared,” confesses P J Woolston. “They come to the audition poorly dressed or not very presentable. One would expect that for something like a college audition, students would be arriving with a professional demeanor. We see that every year. It’s not necessarily going to take them out of the running because we are looking at ability, but it certainly doesn’t help.” In addition to arriving with presentable attire, applicants coming in for an audition also need to make sure they are following each schools particular audition requirements. “The number one complaint from faculty is when students don’t pay attention to the repertoire requirements,” declares Dwayne Sagen. “Some of our program requirements are very vague. I’m a bassoonist, so my whole life I’ve just had to play two contrasting pieces, which gives me a lot of flexibility, but some other areas are very specific, where we’ll want a student to play five pieces, and the first four need to be these measures from this piece. Even in areas where it’s not necessarily very specific, like in our violin area, we tell students that we want to see the entire concerto with cadenza, the entire first movement and some students will come with just the exposition prepared and they haven’t prepared the rest of the movement or the rest of the piece, like the instructions have told them.” “Many times, students who are looking to study voice don’t think about an accompanist,” agrees Woolston. “Here, we provide one, but I travel around the country giving auditions and in many cases students will show up without an accompanist, and other times they just aren’t prepared. It’s as if they think this will be similar to an audition for their high school play or something and they haven’t put in the time and studied with a teacher.” Students also need to remember that they will often be tested for things like music funda-

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mentals, including theory, key signatures, scales, and intervals.

Beyond the Music Part of being prepared is understanding that the college audition, while important, is only one part of an admissions process that begins before any notes are played. “The students need to be aware that as soon as they walk into a music school, they are being evaluated – not just at 10 o’clock when they perform for the faculty,” says Sagen. “They are being evaluated when they meet faculty in the hallway, when they meet the deans, when they meet the voice teacher. How do they respond? How articulate are they? Do they know something about the school – have they done their research? Do they have questions? Are they inquisitive?” In most cases, college and university administrators will already have the student’s application for admission in hand by the time the applicants visit the campus, which means that there has already been a chance for them to begin the evaluation process. “The audition is very important,” notes Sagen. “We also look at the student’s SAT or ACT, the student’s grade point average in high school, as well as what specific courses he or she took, and whether or not he or she did well in those courses. We look at other activities prospective students have participated in. We’re trying to find leaders. Are they a “joiner”? Did they join the food club, the fun club, the sun club, the tree club, the ground club, or did they start the moon club and become the president? I’m being facetious, but we put a lot of thought into it. We read the student essays. We look at all of that and then we make a judgment about the admission. Of those, the audition score is very important, but it doesn’t make it in there by itself.” The written application gives schools a chance to read the student’s statement of purpose, says Woolston. “From that, we can look at their

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grades and see their letters of recommendation. That gives us a chance to get to know the students before they even come in for the audition. The faculty here are really strong at getting to know students really quickly and sizing up if our program will be a good match for them.”

to the student and help him or her through the audition piece. What usually happens is that the only time the students get help is the night before they are about to go off and have the audition. But they need to work with that teacher a few months before and say, ‘Look, I’m going to apply to these schools and here’s what I’m doing! Listen to me!’ By working together, they One simple yet often overlooked will certainly present a more polway to dramatically improve a high ished piece. Education professionschool student’s chances for having als would love to work with their a successful college audition is to ask students and help them with audifor help. It’s not a matter of placing tion pieces because it’s great for blame, but Dwayne Sagen was astheir program, too, if their gradutounded to realize that most band, ates are accepted to great music orchestra, and choir directors have no schools.” idea when their students have college While looking for assistance from auditions or what pieces their students high school educators is certainly valuable, applicants also have “Educators need to take a more to make sure that they are comfortactive role in their students’ able with what college admissions process, they are planning to do during the and students need to use their audition. This inteachers as a resource, too.” cludes technical elements, but also Dwayne Sagen general perforare planning to play. Educators need mance concepts. “The two things to take a more active role in their stuthat I always try to tell students are dents’ college admissions process, and number one, do things that you like, students need to use their teachers as a especially where we give you flexresource, too, he says. ibility,” says Woolston. “You can “I did a workshop a few years back always tell when students are doing at Marshall University with all of the something that they’ve been coached area high school band directors,” reto do or told to do, but it’s not neccalls Sagen. “I mentioned to them this essarily something that they’re comexact point and of probably 30 people mitted to. The second thing is that in the room, only three people had I always try to persuade students to heard their students’ auditions before do as much performing as possible. they went off to the colleges. I had ePerforming is practicing performmails after that saying, ‘This is fantasing, and I like to have young musitic, now I’m really involved!’ or ‘Now cians play in front of as many differmy kids are getting in places!’ So it reent groups and in as many different ally works. settings as possible. When students “A lot of it might be the students’ practice as natural performers, they fault, that they won’t go to the end up speeding things up or slowband, orchestra, choir director and ing things down, and taking more say, ‘Listen to my audition piece,’” risks to determine what works and he continues. “But the band direcwhat doesn’t – and the audition is tor needs to take the time to listen not the time to do that.”

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Use Common Sense A strong performance during an audition might be enough to impress educators, but be careful not to cross the line when trying to demonstrate enthusiasm or commitment to a certain program. “There are these funny stories out there in the admissions world where a student will send in their application with a shoe,” says Sagen. “And they’ll include a note that says, ‘Now I have one shoe in. If you’ll accept me I’ll have two shoes in the school.’ You don’t do things like that. Another student sent in a pint of blood with his application, saying, ‘I’ve given you everything that I have, even my own blood, so please admit me.’ That doesn’t impress anybody.” What will impress admissions officers are the common sense tips like arriving early, being prepared, knowing application timelines and due dates. Sagen notes, “Students will apply to between five and eight schools, and it’s very easy to get mixed up as to how one university does it, compared to another. They’re all different and they have different timelines. Students need to be organized.” Another point to remember is that admissions staff want to hear from their applicants. Their job is to help students make choices about the future, and they are all happy to answer questions, provide information, and assist with the application process however they can. “I would love for students and parents to feel like they can approach the admissions staff,” says P J Woolston. “It is always amazing to me that I give out hundreds of business cards every fall, maybe even over a thousand, and very few people ever contact me with questions. I’d love to hear from students and I’d love to answer questions to make sure that everyone has the information they need – either for now or for later on – and a lot of the faculty feel the same way. I would love for parents and students to approach us because that’s why we’re here.”

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Professional Possibilities BY NEIL W. GROVER

very July 4th for over 30 years, I have performed a live concert with the Boston Pops on the Es-

planade in Boston. This concert is broadcast on TV to an audience numbering in the millions. To the average viewer, the magic of the music seems to float effortlessly from the orchestra and its 85 top-notch instrumentalists. Those of us on the stage know better. The night’s festivities are the result of the hard work of dozens of professionals, representing a complex organization and support structure. Without the dedicated, hard work of those behind the scenes there would be no Boston Pops July 4th Concert. They know that, the musicians know that, and now I’m telling you!

Many years ago, I was a student at John F. Kennedy High School in Bellmore, N.Y. Like many of my fellow Cougar Band members, I loved band and was inspired by our excellent director. I dreamed of a career as a performer or music educator. Nothing else ever entered my mind. Performing and teaching, that was all there was to it! As one of the lucky ones (and someone who worked very hard), I have achieved my goal and I now perform with one of the world’s great orchestras. What I didn’t know 30 years ago is that performers and music educators only represent a small segment of those who forge a career in the music world. Like the tip of

an iceberg, the most visible part – namely performers and educators – is also the smallest part of the whole. If you take the time to think about it, there are over a hundred careers, which not only support performing artists, but also make performances possible. Going back to my July 4th concert, let me list just a few individuals who were an integral part of making our concert and broadcast possible: composers, arrangers, music copyists, music librarians, stage managers, the orchestral personnel manager, the artistic advisor to the conductor, the general manager of the orchestra, the operations manager of the orchestra,

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the sound engineer, the TV score reader, music publishers, instrument makers, et cetera. The fact is that all of these professionals have a background in music. Many of them still play or sing, though not professionally. In fact, a few of them are former members of our orchestra. Our incredible sound engineer was a clarinet major and classmate of mine in school. The orchestra manager is a former double bass player. I’m sure if you ask these individuals, they never dreamed of becoming an orchestra manager or engineer, yet they’ve taken hard-earned musical skills and have applied them in a music-related career choice. Of course, we’re all initially attracted to the excitement and prestige of the performing world. We are surrounded with images of musicians and the contemporary musical lifestyle. The constant media barrage creates a false image of the glamorous and fulfilling life of the performing artist. But does one have to be a professional performer to have a satisfying and productive life in music? The answer is no. As someone who is not only a performer, but also the president of a musical instrument manufacturing company, I know dozens of excellent musicians who have developed very successful careers in the music industry. While all of them share a common love for music, their jobs cover a diverse and varied range of disciplines. Some of the best musicians I know are working within the music industry and play for the pure joy of it. I’ve been told that not depending on being paid to play frees performers to play only music of artis-

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tic integrity, without having to worry about commercialization. Many are instrument repair-persons, managers of music retail shops, executives with large musical instrument manufacturers, owners of small businesses which manufacture everything from oboe reeds to music clips. Let’s not forget the music publishers, agents, music trade organization managers, officers in the musicians’ union, musical contractors, acousticians, producers, music therapists, music editors, orchestrators, entertainment lawyers, and music school administrators. I’m barely starting to scratch the surface of the iceberg. So how can you start to decide what type of career in music suits you? Sometimes a career will choose you, sometimes fate will play its hand, or perhaps you will be lucky enough to find a mentor to guide you. Whatever the methodology, you must have a solid musical education. For years, many schools have offered degrees in music performance and music education, but recently many schools have also developed programs in music business, sound recording technology, and music therapy. These are all excellent choices for the student who might want to enter the workforce in the music industry. Many programs require that the student fulfill the same requirement as the performance majors with additional coursework for the chosen discipline. Usually students have the same performing experiences as the performance and education majors. Most colleges do not require a major to be declared until sophomore year, so freshman year is a perfect time to explore the options available in a particular program. With a little research, you can develop a list of schools with excellent, well rounded music programs. There are some very creative ways in which a student can explore options in the music business. Every year, hundreds of students participate in all-state conventions. Next time you’re attending one, walk around the exhibit hall and take in what the exhibitors are doing. They’re selling instruments, sheet music, uniforms, repair services, fundraising ideas, etc. Think about these people, their jobs, and ask yourself if any interest you. Don’t be afraid to speak to an exhibitor and ask about his/her job. Most were students just like you at one time. Who knows, they might even play the same instrument. Many years ago, I did just what I’m suggesting. As a senior in high school, I approached an executive of a music publishing company and asked about a career in the music business. The gentleman was kind enough to spare 30 minutes talking to me. Now this person and I are not only colleagues, but good friends! While the music business is competitive, a common love for the art bonds us and creates an atmosphere where we all want each other to succeed. In addition, there are organizations like NAMM, (International Music Products Association), American Federation of Musicians, ASCAP (American Society of Composers and Publishers) and BMI (Broadcast Music International), which can be a good resource regarding careers in music. Many members of the music industry started out as interns with a music business program. An internship is a practical way to get some on-thejob experience and a great way to “test the waters” to see if the music industry is right for you. As a professional performer I have witnessed the decline in the number of jobs for performing musicians. Many symphony

orchestras have folded, Broadway shows use fewer live musicians, studio work has been lost to overseas musicians and the competitive nature of performing for a living continues to get harder. I’m not trying to sound negative, but statistically there are fewer and fewer musicians able to make a living solely by playing. Don’t get me wrong, of course there’s always room at the top for talent, but counting solely on a performance career is a risky proposition. In spite of this, there remain numerous opportunities within the music industry. The continued proliferation of rock, music video, and emerging technologies has created entirely new segments of the music industry. Who ever heard of a VJ 20 years ago? Our industry is constantly changing and emerging along with these new technologies. What a great time to take a love for music, get a solid education, and ride the wave of the musical future! Getting back to my early musical roots, I was nurtured on “classic” rock of the ’60s. Like every other aspiring young drummer, I had a rock group who played school dances and parties. It’s interesting to note that two of my former band mates continued in the music world – one is a top sound designer on Broadway and the other is a music producer for a major record label. Their passion for a musical life was as strong as mine; it just took on a different form. Why, Rick Kessel, the publisher of this magazine, is himself a fine clarinetist who lends his artistry of various performing ensembles in the Boston area! Remember, a career is like a long, winding river. It does not evolve in a straight line. It’s full of twists and turns; most of the time you cannot clearly see what’s around the bend. This is not only normal, but it makes one’s career path interesting. As long as you grow with your career, and approach it as a great learning experience, you will develop and get the most out of your choices. Neil Grover is a world-renowned percussionist and innovative instrument designer. A fixture in the Boston Pops percussion section for over 30 years, Neil was recently chosen to tour North America with “Star Wars In Concert.” He can be seen in the hit movie Blown

Away and on an MTV video with rock group Aerosmith. Neil has recorded with the Boston Symphony, Boston Pops, Philip Glass Ensemble, Aerosmith, and Empire Brass. Neil can be heard on John Williams’ soundtrack for the movie Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom and Philip Glass’ “Mishima.” A prolific clinician, Neil has been featured at PASIC eight times, as well as in Europe, Asia and at over 50 top universities throughout the U.S. He is the author of Four Mallet Primer and co-author (with Garwood Whaley) of Triangle, Tambourine and Cymbal Technique. Neil is the founder and president of Grover Pro Percussion, one of the world’s leading percussion manufacturers.

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The Many Bands of the Armed Forces

igh school and college graduates seeking a career in music performance will find themselves in a crowded and competitive field. Some will audition over and over for occasional vacancies in symphony orchestras and

other musical ensembles. But for young musicians interested in gaining some immediate professional experience, military bands may be the answer.

From members of the active duty bands to players in the premier ensembles, all performers – except those in the “President’s Own,” because of its unique mission to provide music for the President – go through basic training. All performers enroll in the branch of military with which they will be performing. For further information about a career as a military musician, visit the Web sites of each of the branches, provided below.

U.S. Navy Bands The U.S. Navy is always looking for a few good musicians. With eight fleetbands, two premier bands, and one support unit stationed throughout the United States, as well as three overseas bands, the Navy Music Program seeks the nation’s finest wind, brass, and percussion players to serve the country through music. Like the other branches of the military, the Navy fields its own ensembles to perform at military functions and special events. On average, the Navy accepts about 100 new players each year from a pool of an estimated 400 candidates, depending on vacancies and the proficiency levels of those who audition. For more information, visit the Navy Music Program’s Web site at www.npc.navy.mil/ CommandSupport/NavyMusic/.

U.S. Army Bands

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Stationed in Washington, D.C., the U.S. Army Field Band is the premier touring musical representative for the United States Army. This organization travels thousands of miles each year, presenting a variety of music to audiences throughout the nation and abroad. Since its formation in March 1946, the Field Band has appeared in all 50 states and in more than 30 countries on four continents. The organization’s four performing components, the Concert Band, the Soldiers’ Chorus, the Jazz Ambassadors, and the Volunteers, each travel more than 100 days annually. Tours include formal public concerts, school assemblies, educational outreach programs, festivals, and radio and television appearances. The United States Army Field Band’s members, selected by highly-competitive audition, repre-

sent some of the finest musical talent in America. More than five decades as the military’s most traveled musicians have earned them the title: “The Musical Ambassadors of the Army.” For more information, visit www.army.mil/fieldband.

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small vocal and instrumental ensembles. This group offers solo and small ensemble performance opportunities to all musicians within the U.S. Air Force Band organization. The Concert Band is a 65member symphonic wind ensemble that performs two national concert tours, an

occasional foreign concert tour, and at various musical and educational conferences each year. A full range of band repertoire and orchestral transcriptions are performed at more than 100 concerts annually. The Air Force Strings perform frequently at the White House for vari-

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“The President’s Own” U.S. Marine Band Established by an Act of Congress in 1798, the Marine Band is America’s oldest professional musical organization. Its primary mis-

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sion is unique: to provide music for the President of the United States and the Commandant of the Marine Corps. It was Thomas Jefferson who gave the Marine Band the title “The President’s Own” in 1801, when the band performed for his inauguration. Marine Band musicians appear at the White House more than 200 times each year. These performances

range from a solo harpist or chamber orchestra to a dance band or full concert band, making versatility an important requirement for band members. Additionally, the band participates in more than 500 public and official performances annually, including concerts and ceremonies throughout the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area. Since 1798, the Marine Band’s primary mission has remained to provide music for the President of the United States and the Commandant of the Marine Corps. For more information, visit www.marineband.usmc.mil.

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parent-teacher meetings, school bus rides, Friday night football

After high school graduation, some students will enter the job market or decide to serve their country in the armed forces, while the majority will elect to further their education at an institution of higher learning. Students seeking a college education are urged to apply for admission early and send applications to more than one school. Applying to at least three to five institutions with programs that are appealing is quite reasonable, increasing the chances that a suitable school will make an offer.

games, and many other things that have defined the secondary

College is Different

ost high school juniors and seniors realize that the educational system they have enjoyed for the majority of their young years is nearing an end. Those familiar surroundings that have felt so comfortable are

soon going to be replaced by a series of new choices. Gone will be a bell to signal a classroom change, club activities, proms,

school years.

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cess. Unlike public schools, colleges and universities – whether public or private – charge tuition to attend. Further, the college/university world is considered an adult world: students are treated accordingly. At the secondary level, it’s the “boys’ basketball team,” or the “girls’ tennis team,” whereas at the university level, it’s the “men’s golf team” and the “women’s basketball team.” A college student (or undergraduate) who experiences difficulty with a subject should not expect to arrange a parent-teacher conference to discuss the problem. The professor will discuss the problem with the student, not his/her parents. Students who earn a high grade point average after a semester can expect to be rewarded with a place on the dean or chancellor’s list. Conversely, those who earn a low grade-point average can expect to be on the dean’s “other list.”

Self Discipline Failure in too many subjects will soon lead to academic probation and/or expulsion from the college or university. Such failure is frequently the result of lack of self-discipline and proper time management. Students often have difficulty accepting personal responsibility for their actions. Young adults away from home for the first time no longer have someone to rouse them in the morning in time for class; indeed, class schedules often seem erratic. The English literature class may meet three times a week for 50 minutes, while a class in biology may meet twice a week for a 50-minute lecture and once a week for a two-anda-half-hour lab. Also, a student’s class schedule is likely to be different from roommates’ or hall mates’ schedules, since students enrolled in many disciplines room together. Evening classes and ensembles are quite normal. Undergraduates who survive the freshman year learn to use free time during the day for practice and studying.

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Consequently, the experience of seeing familiar faces in high school will vary drastically in college. In high school, juniors and seniors represent the upper class; in the university setting, former high school graduates are the youngest age group and freshmen again. Many college freshmen experience loneliness in their new surroundings and bemoan the loss of their former “upper class” status. The need to find new friends and be accepted is great and can frequently lead to academic problems. Students who learn to balance their social and academic lives in the first year can avoid the disappointment and embarrassment of “flunking out” in college. Students are expected to have class assignments prepared as scheduled; excuses are unacceptable.

Music Courses At the university level, lesson assignments are more extensive than at the high school level, and all music majors are required to have a onehour lesson per week on his/her major instrument. Fundamentals (i.e., all forms of scales and arpeggios) must be mastered; also, professors will assign substantial etude material and repertoire appropriate for freshmen. It is never advisable to inform the private lesson professor that practice time was not available because of a paper or impending test that required extra preparation. Remember that private lessons are a class that can be failed. Private music lessons at the university level should never be considered an easy, automatic “A.” Materials should be as carefully prepared for a music lesson as for any other class. Always be on time for your lessons and, should cancellation of a lesson ever be necessary, do so well in advance and only for a very valid reason. Some professors may allow for a makeup lesson. Failure to appear for your lesson will result in a grade of zero for that day.

Practice Habits Practice sessions for most high school students can vary from one hour or more a day to none, depending on homework or school activities. The majority of private teachers try to accommodate these irregularities if they are not abused. If carried to extremes, of course, many teachers will drop such a student from their schedules. At the college and university level, each student must find time each week for practice in order to properly prepare the music assigned. Two to four or more hours each day should be sufficient to prepare weekly assignments. Just as a student needs to spend a great deal of time reading literature or studying calculus, he or she must also spend a great deal of time practicing, not only the basics (scales, etudes) but the great literature and orchestral works for that student’s instrument. The student who is well prepared in the basics will have more time to learn new things and progress more quickly.

Band, Orchestra, and Ensembles Band, orchestra, and smaller ensembles are an important part of pre-

paring students for musical careers. These various organizations offer artistic challenges not found at the high school level, since personnel are comprised of more advanced, older players. Competition for chair seating arrangements is strong and the directors expect to take students to new musical heights. Exposure to more difficult repertoire will strengthen a sense of phrasing and intonation. As with private lesson assignments, ensemble music must also be well prepared, for numerous section rehearsals are common at the university level. Missed notes, bad intonation, and sloppy phrasing will not be tolerated. Practice time must be allocated for this music as well.

appeared in 20 foreign countries and 49 states. Thomas has been on the faculties of The American University, George Washington University, The University of Notre Dame, the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Indiana University at South Bend, National Music Camp at Interlochen, and Sewanee Summer Music Center, and has lectured at many universities and conservatories.

He has numerous published flute works, including the Mark Thomas Flute Method (SMC Publications) series. Thomas has served as a board member of National Public Radio, board President of the Elkhart County Symphony Association, and as artistic design consultant to several leading flute manufacturers. Additionally, Thomas can be heard on Golden Crest and Columbia Records.

Work and Enjoy All college and university music professors know that incoming freshmen are not seasoned artists; if they were, they would not be attending an institution of higher learning. By working together with various professors, aspiring musicians can accomplish a great deal during the college years. Students attending a college or university are seeking help in building a life-long career in music; those who enter with an open mind and are ready to learn will be successful. Music professors have achieved acclaim in their various fields and will gladly share this expertise with students. They were once students themselves – they know what it takes to be successful. By having a positive attitude, students can achieve at this higher level. It is a time of newness and excitement. Freshmen are allowed and encouraged to have fun and enjoyment in college, but must learn to balance social activities and class work wisely. Students who do not allow “Party 101” to become the focus and the Dean’s “other list” the goal can succeed in music and in life and can enjoy the many benefits and rewards a career in music has to offer. Mark Thomas is founder and honorary life president of The National Flute Association (NFA). A recitalist, soloist, conductor, and clinician, he has SBO College Search & Career Guide 2011 17

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of teenage rivalry . . . I’d slave at the piano for five hours daily. Linda practiced far less.Yet somehow she always shined as the star performer at our school. It was frustrating. What does she have that I don’t? I’d wonder. Linda’s best friend, Sheryl, bragged on and on to me, adding more fuel to my fire. “You could never be as good as Linda,” she would taunt. “Linda’s got Perfect Pitch.” “What’s Perfect Pitch?” I asked. Sheryl gloated about Linda’s uncanny abilities: how she could name exact notes and chords—all BY EAR; how she could sing any tone—from memory alone; how she could play songs—after just hearing them; the list went on and on . . . My heart sank. Her EAR is the secret to her success I thought. How could I ever hope to compete with her? But it bothered me. Did she really have Perfect Pitch? How could she know notes and chords just by hearing them? It seemed impossible. Finally I couldn’t stand it anymore. So one day I marched right up to Linda and asked her point-blank if she had Perfect Pitch. “Yes,” she nodded aloofly. But Perfect Pitch was too good to believe. I rudely pressed, “Can I test you sometime?” “OK,” she replied.

Now she would eat her words . . . My plot was ingeniously simple . . . When Linda least suspected, I walked right up and

challenged her to name tones for me—by ear. I made her stand so she could not see the piano keyboard. I made sure other classmates could not help her. I set up everything perfectly so I could expose her Perfect Pitch claims as a ridiculous joke. With silent apprehension, I selected a tone to play. (She’ll never guess F � , I thought.) I had barely touched the key. “F � ,” she said. I was astonished. I played another tone. “C,” she announced, not stopping to think. Frantically, I played more tones, skipping here and there all over the keyboard. But somehow she knew the pitch each time. She was AMAZING. “Sing an E �,” I demanded, determined to mess her up. She sang a tone. I checked her on the keyboard— and she was right on! Now I started to boil. I called out more tones, trying hard to make them increasingly difficult. But each note she sang perfectly on pitch. I was totally boggled. “How in the world do you “How in the world do you do it?” I blurted. do it?” I blurted. I was totally “I don’t know,” she boggled. (age 14, 9th grade) sighed. And that was all I could get out of her! The dazzle of Perfect Pitch hit me like a ton of bricks. I was dizzy with disbelief. Yet from then on, I knew that Perfect Pitch was real.

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“How does she DO it?” I kept asking myself. On the other hand, why can’t everyone recognize and sing tones by ear? Then it dawned on me. People call themselves musicians, yet they can’t tell a C from a C � ? Or A major from F major?! That’s as strange as a portrait painter who can’t name the colors of paint on his palette. It all seemed so odd and contradictory. Humiliated and puzzled, I went home to work on this problem. At age 14, this was a hard nut to crack. You can be sure I tried it out for myself. With a little sweet-talking, I got my three brothers and two sisters to play piano tones for me—so I could try to name them by ear. But it always turned into a messy guessing game I just couldn’t win. Day after day I tried to learn those freaking tones. I would hammer a note over and over to make it stick in my head. But hours later I would remember it a half step flat. No matter how hard I tried, I couldn’t recognize or remember any of the tones by ear. They all sounded the same after awhile; how were you supposed to know which was which—just by listening? I would have done anything to have an ear like Linda. But now I realized it was way beyond my reach. So after weeks of work, I finally gave up.

Then it happened . . . It was like a miracle . . . a twist of fate . . . like finding the lost Holy Grail . . . Once I stopped straining my ear, I started to listen NATURALLY. Then the simple secret to Perfect Pitch jumped right into my lap. Curiously, I began to notice faint “colors” within the tones. Not visual colors, but colors of pitch, colors of

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Oh, you must be wondering: whatever happened with sound. They had always been there. But this was the Linda? I’ll have to backtrack . . . first time I had ever really “let go”—and listened—to Flashback to my senior year of high school. I discover these subtle differences. was nearly 18. In these three-and-a-half years with Soon—to my own disbelief—I too could name the tones by ear! It was simple. I could hear how F � sounds Perfect Pitch, my piano teacher insisted I had made ten one way, while B � has a totally different sound—sort of years of progress. And I had. But my youthful ambition wasn’t satisfied. I needed one more like “hearing” red and blue! thing: to beat Linda. Now was my final chance. The realization struck me: THIS IS PERFECT The University of Delaware hosts a performing PITCH! This is how Bach, Beethoven, and Mozart music festival each could mentally hear spring, complete with their masterpieces Join musicians around the world judges and awards. To —and know tones, chords, and keys who have already discovered the my horror, they schedme that year as —all by ear! to . uled the grand finale. It was almost For 30 years, we’ve received letters The fated day childish—I felt sure from musicians in 120 countries: arrived. Linda gave her that anyone could � “Wow! It really worked. I feel like a new musician. I am usual sterling perforunlock their own very proud I could achieve something of this caliber.” J.M., mance. She would be Perfect Pitch with percussion � “Someone played a D major chord and I recogtough to match, let this simple secret of nized it straight away. S.C., bass � “Thanks...I developed a full alone surpass. But my “Color Hearing.” Perfect Pitch in just two weeks! It just happened like a miracle.” turn finally came, and Bursting with B.B., guitar/piano � “It is wonderful. I can truly hear the differences in the color of the tones.” D.P., student � “I heard I went for it. excitement, I told my the differences on the initial playing, which did in fact surprise Slinking to the best friend, Ann me. It is a breakthrough.” J.H., student � “It’s so simple it’s stage, I sat down and (a flutist). ridiculous. M.P., guitar � “I’m able to play things I hear in my played my heart out She laughed at me. head. Before, I could barely do it.” J.W., keyboards � “I hear a with selections from “You have to be born song on the radio and I know what they’re doing. My improviBeethoven, Chopin, with Perfect Pitch,” sations have improved. I feel more in control.” I.B., bass guitar � “It feels like I’m singing and playing MY notes instead of and Ravel. The she asserted. “You somebody else’s—like music is more ‘my own.’ L.H., voice/ applause was overcan’t develop it.” guitar � “What a boost for children’s musical education! R.P., whelming. “You don’t undermusic teacher � “I can identify tones and keys just by hearing Afterwards, I stand how Perfect them and sing tones at will. When I hear music now it has scoured the bulletin Pitch works,” I counmuch more definition, form and substance. I don’t just board for our grades. tered. I sat her down passively listen anymore, but actively listen to detail.” M.U., bass Linda received an A. and showed her how � “Although I was skeptical at first, I am now awed.” R.H., sax � “It’s like hearing in a whole new dimension.” L.S., guitar This was no surprise. to listen. Timidly, she � “I started crying and laughing all at the same time. J.S., Then I saw that confessed that she music educator � “I wish I could have had this 30 years ago!” I had scored an A+. too could hear the R.B., voice � “This is absolutely what I had been searching for.” Sweet victory was pitch colors. With D.F., piano � “Mr. Burge—you’ve changed my life!” T.B., music to my ears, mine this jump start, Ann student � “Learn it or be left behind.” P.S., student . . . at last! —D.L.B. soon realized she also had gained Perfect Pitch. We became instant celebrities. Classmates loved to Now it’s YOUR turn! call out tones for us to magically sing from thin air. or 30 years now, musicians around the globe have They played chords for us to name by ear. They quizzed proven the simple methods that David-Lucas Burge us on what key a song was in. stumbled upon as a teenager (plus research at two leadEveryone was fascinated with our “supernatural” ing universities—see www.PerfectPitch.com/research). powers, yet to Ann and me, it was just normal. Now you can hear it for yourself! It’s easy and fun— Way back then, I never dreamed I would later cause and guaranteed to work for YOU—regardless of your such a stir in the academic world. 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www.colum.edu/music

Columbia College Chicago Music Department

t Columbia College Chicago, we are dedicated to excellence in educating contemporary musicians. Our distinctive programs in composition, instrumental performance, jazz studies and vocal performance offer the rigorous training in theory and musicianship you need, with the intense individual skill training you want, all within the framework of a Liberal Arts education. Our mission is to provide you with an in-depth learning experience that prepares you for a successful career in contemporary and popular music. Degree programs: Columbia College’s Music Department offers five undergraduate Bachelor of Arts concentrations, two Bachelor of Music concentrations, and one graduate degree program. The department’s new BMus degree program for Contemporary, Urban and Popular Music (CUP), integrates recording, music business, and performance skills. Our program offerings are: Bachelor of Arts with concentrations in: • Music Composition • Instrumental Performance • Vocal Performance • Jazz Studies, Instrumental Performance • Jazz Studies, Vocal Performance

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Bachelor of Music with concentrations in: • Music Composition • Contemporary, Urban and Popular Music • Master of Fine Arts • Music Composition for the Screen Ensembles: The Columbia College Music Department offers ensembles designed to give students performance experience in a variety of contemporary styles and genres. Our current ensemble courses include: • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

Blues Ensemble Brass Ensemble Chamber Music Ensemble Choral Ensemble Community Orchestra Jazz Ensemble Vocal Jazz Ensemble Gospel Choir Groove Band Jazz Combos Jazz Guitar Ensemble Jazz/Pop Choir Latin Jazz Ensemble Men’s Chorus New Music Ensemble Percussion Ensemble Pop/Jazz Fusion Ensemble Pop Orchestra Pop/Rock Ensemble R&B Ensemble Recording and Performance Ensemble • Women’s Chorus Guest Artists-In-Residence: Columbia’s Artist-In-Residence Series are week-long residencies offering workshops, master classes, classroom instruction, and performance opportunities

with such renowned artists as Terence Blanchard, Joan Osborne, Kevin Eubanks, Darmon Meader, Bob Mintzer, Ivan Neville, Peter Erskine and Charlie Sexton. Contact us at music@colum.edu for more information, or visit our web site at www.colum.edu/music. For information on our upcoming Music Scholarship Auditions, look under Prospective Students on our website or contact music@colum.edu.

Columbia College Chicago

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Bachelor of Arts Degrees in Music with a concentration in

At Columbia College Chicago, we take our jazz, blues, rock, groove and fusion as seriously as you do. Our distinctive programs in composition and performance offer the rigorous training in theory and musicianship you need, with the intense individual skill training you want, all within the framework of a Liberal Arts education.

Composition Instrumental Performance Jazz Studies: Instrumental Jazz Studies: Vocal Vocal Performance

Excellence in educating contemporary musicians is our goal. Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s yours?

Bachelor of Music Degrees with a concentration in Composition Contemporary Urban & Popular Music

Master of Fine Arts Degree Music Composition for the Screen

Mike Contemporary, Urban & Popular Music BMus, Class of 2010

FALL 2011 NEW STUDENT AUDITIONS

FOR MORE INFORMATION MUSIC@COLUM.EDU WWW.COLUM.EDU/MUSIC 312.369.6147

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t North Central College you’ll ﬁnd students, faculty and facilities that share your commitment to excellence. You’ll be wowed by the Wentz Concert Hall and Fine Arts Center, a $30 million worldclass venue dedicated in October 2008. The Chicago Symphony Orchestra and jazz great Wynton Marsalis raved about the acoustics in the 605-seat concert hall when they performed there. The 57,000-square-foot Fine Arts Center was built foremost for music students, and it features rehearsal spaces, practice rooms, classrooms and studios where more than 40 North Central College music faculty engage students in the art of creating music and building professional careers. North Central’s program gives you the chance to perform with more than 20 different instrumental, choral and jazz ensembles, including Concert Winds, Jazz Combos, string ensembles, Concert Choir, Women’s Chorale and others.

More than 200 students participate in North Central’s ensembles. Many receive composition and performancebased music scholarships worth up to $10,000 over four years in vocal, instrumental, jazz or music education. If you receive a performance scholarship you are required to perform in an ensemble each term and take applied instrument or voice lessons. Scholarships are renewable if you remain in good academic standing. String and composition scholarships this year. Audition Days are half-day events that include a group meeting with faculty, luncheon, a showcase performance, optional tours of campus and nearby downtown Naperville, as well as your warm-up and audition time. Audition Days are designed to give you a comprehensive picture of the department, faculty and programs, as well as the opportunity to audition for scholarships in one or more areas. Parents or guardians are most welcome to attend

Audition Day events.

Audition Days for 2011 are Saturday, February 19, for music, music education and theatre; Thursday, February 24, for vocals and music education; and Saturday, March 5, for music, music education, theatre, art and interactive media studies. Because of North Central’s location—Naperville is just a 30-minute train ride to downtown Chicago—students have easy access to one of the world’s music capital cities. You’ll be able to see Broadway shows or performances by the Lyric Opera of Chicago or Chicago Symphony Orchestra. “We take our students to many professional events throughout the year,” says Jeordano Martinez, professor of music. Founded in 1861, North Central College is an independent, comprehensive college of the liberal arts and sciences that offers more than 55 undergraduate majors and graduate programming in six areas. With more than 2,900

“Learning how to teach music is just as important as learning how to perform music.” - Ramona M. Wis, Mimi Rolland Professor in the Fine Arts

undergraduate and graduate students, North Central College is committed to academic excellence, a climate that emphasizes leadership, ethics, values and service, a curriculum that balances job-related knowledge with a liberal arts foundation and a caring environment with small classes. North Central College is affiliated with the United Methodist Church. It is recognized as one of “America’s Best Colleges” by U.S. News & World Report, which cites it as one of the top six schools in the Midwest for “Strong Commitment to Undergraduate Teaching”; as “a college for high-achieving students” by Peterson’s Competitive Colleges; as one of “America’s Best Colleges” by Forbes; among a select number of schools profiled in Kaplan’s Unofficial Insider’s Guide to the 320 Most Interesting Colleges; and as one of Princeton Review’s “Best in the Midwest” Colleges. For more information about North Central College visit northcentralcollege.edu.

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Our students choose from majors in music, music education or jazz studies and also pursue countless other passions. Find out more by calling 630-637-5800 or visit us online at northcentralcollege.edu.

Visit Days at North Central College First-Year Visit Days:

Monday, October 11, 2010 Thursday, November 11, 2010 Monday, January 17, 2011 Saturday, April 16, 2011

Transfer Visit Days:

Saturday, November 6, 2010 Saturday, February 12, 2011

Fine Arts Auditions:

Saturday, February 19, 2011 Music, Music Education, Theatre

North Central College 30 N. Brainard Street, Naperville, IL northcentralcollege.edu

Thursday, February 24, 2011 Vocal, Music Education Saturday, March 5, 2011 Music, Music Education, Theatre, Art, Interactive Media Studies

www.lawrence.edu

Lawrence University Overview of the Conservatory Music has been a prominent feature of life at Lawrence since its founding in 1847; the first Bachelor of Music degree was conferred in 1892. Today, the Conservatory curriculum affords more than 350 music majors a unique blend of professional education in music and a liberal arts education, a combination that has produced outstanding performers, composers, educators and scholars. Conservatory training is, by its nature, rigorous. While the Lawrence Conservatory is highly competitive, students compete not with each other, but with themselves, testing their capacity to discover and realize their own potential. Lawrentians — faculty and students alike — celebrate each others’ achievements with enthusiasm and unselfishness. As a nationally recognized conservatory integrated with a distinguished college of the liberal arts and sciences, Lawrence offers a distinctive educational opportunity, providing professional music training without compromising other intellectual and academic opportunities. All Lawrence Conservatory students pursue at least one-third of their course work outside of music, and many choose to complete both the Bachelor of Arts degree and the Bachelor of Music degree in a special five-year program. The study of music at Lawrence is a challenge pursued in the context of the vibrant intellectual life of a highly regarded liberal arts college. Lawrence is exclusively an undergraduate college. Unlike many other music schools, Lawrence Conservatory students do not compete with graduate students for roles in the opera, chairs in the orchestra, or faculty attention. The Conservatory faculty is an active group of performers, educators, scholars and composers, engaged in their art but committed to teaching undergraduates. While maintaining active performance careers, the faculty also serve as advisors and mentors to their students. The long-lasting friendships forged from these close relationships between students and teachers are a hallmark of a Lawrence education.

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Applying to the Conservatory Applicants must submit the following to apply to Lawrence: 1. The Common Application • Lawrence supplement to the Common Application • School report • Teacher evaluation • $40 application fee 2. Ofﬁcial secondary school transcript 3. Standardized tests (optional) 4. Midyear report (when midyear grades become available) If you are planning to pursue any of our degree options with a major in music you must also: • Complete the “for conservatory applicants only” section of the Lawrence supplement, including submission of a music resume • Submit a music teacher evaluation • Register online for an audition Conservatory Auditions 2011 On-campus Auditions • Saturday, January 22* • Saturday, January 29 • Saturday, February 19* • Saturday, February 26 * Music education workshops are offered on these dates.

2011 Regional Auditions • Seattle, Wash.: January 4 • Portland, Ore.: January 5 • Denver, Colo.: January 7 • Washington, D.C.: January 10 • New York, N.Y.: January 11 • Boston, Mass.: January 13 • Interlochen, Mich.: January 31 • Atlanta, Ga.: February 2 • Houston, Texas: February 3 • Phoenix, Ariz.: February 7 • Los Angeles, Calif.: February 8 • San Francisco, Calif.: February 10 More Information Ofﬁce of Admissions • Lawrence University 711 E. Boldt Way SPC 29 Appleton WI 54911-5699 800-227-0982 or 920-832-6500 www.lawrence.edu/admissions

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Conservatory of music + Liberal arts college

Lawrence University Lawrence University APPLETON, WISCONSIN

Westminster College Music Program Nestled in beautiful Central-Western Pennsylvania, Westminster has achieved high acclaim as an outstanding academic institution with a very comprehensive music program. Fully accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music, Westminster provides the following degrees: Bachelor of Music in Music Education, Performance and Sacred Music, Bachelor of Arts (Music as a primary or secondary major), and a Minor in Music. Dr. R. Tad Greig, Chair, Director of Instrumental Activities Outstanding Instrumental opportunities for you!! “Titan” Marching Band – The “Titan” Marching Band averages approximately 110 - 120 students and performs at home football games and performs as a guest band at 3 to 4 high school band festivals/competitions per year. It is also the largest single organization on campus!! Symphonic Band – This 90- member ensemble includes all interested, experienced musicians and performs both standard and new compositions for large band. This band shares the schedule with the “Titan” Marching Band, beginning immediately following football season. Wind Ensemble – This select ensemble is chosen through auditions at the beginning of each year. The Wind Ensemble performs the most challenging new and classic repertoire for both Wind and Symphonic Bands. Additionally, this ensemble is frequently used for various recording projects. They have been guest performers at state music conferences, have done performance tours of Spain and will be traveling to Scotland this spring. The Wind Ensemble has had clinics and performed for: Mark Camphouse, Andrew Boysen Jr., and Dennis Fisher to name a few. Jazz Ensemble – The Jazz ensemble performs everything from the Jazz classic libraries of Basie, Coltrane, Kenton, Davis and Ellington through the most contemporary Jazz writers. Performances include on and off campus performances and guest appearances. Chamber Ensembles – These include quartets, quintets and trios of musicians,(Brass Quintet, Flute Choir, Woodwind Quintet(s), Saxophone Ensemble, Percussion Ensemble, and additional woodwind and brass ensembles based upon enrollment). More Music!! Westminster College also has Orchestra, Concert Choir, Chamber Choir Men’s Chorus and Women’s Chorus, rounding out a comprehensive performance program. Westminster College provides all of this musical opportunity in a smaller campus atmosphere that treats you like a person and not a number. Check out the web-site www.westminster.edu/acad/musi for application information, audition information, and to find out who will be teaching you. Westminster offers an amazing 25-member music faculty on all instruments and voice. Lastly, All Westminster College Graduates get the jobs or acceptance into the finest graduate programs. An education at Westminster means Employment. FIND OUT WHAT WE CAN OFFER TO YOU!!! Call the Music Department Secretary, (724) 946-7270 to set up an audition. Or to contact Dr. Greig directly call (724) 946-7279, or email greigrt@westminster.edu, to answer additional questions. 26 SBO College Search & Career Guide 2011

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www.wheaton.edu

Wheaton College Conservatory of Music

here you choose to study music is one of the most important decisions of your life. So, how do you decide? If exceptional music training, academic excellence, a national reputation, and Christian community are important to you, begin your music career at Wheaton. To address the goals you have for your musical career, the Wheaton College Conservatory offers musically diverse programs grounded in the strength of classical tradition. Wheaton will prepare you in your major area and help you gain the skills of a truly well-rounded musician, so you can take advantage of opportunities in whatever career you choose to pursue. Professional music degrees are offered in performance, education, composition, history/literature, or innovative music with elective studies in an outside field like media, psychology or theater. Or, you may choose to pursue the bachelor of arts in music degree. The Conservatory’s gifted faculty are

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highly respected professionals who approach their careers with the highest standards of musical excellence. Our faculty teach and perform with acclaim in regional, national and international arenas. In private lessons and in small classroom settings, they devote time and attention to teaching you, encouraging you, knowing you and stretching you to be the best you can be – as a student and as a musician. Opportunities for solo and group performance – locally, nationally and internationally – abound. The Conservatory offers a wide variety of ensemble and chamber music opportunities, with off-campus study and touring programs, providing invaluable training while expanding your vision for service to God’s kingdom. That’s not all. While preparing for a career in a highly competitive field, you’ll enjoy an active campus life, a supportive student body, and involvement in sports, theater, student

groups and Christian service. Alumni say more about the strength of the Wheaton College Conservatory than these few words ever could. You’ll find them conducting and playing in major orchestras, teaching, composing, singing opera, serving the church, and on the cutting edge of Christian music. They can tell you first-hand of the importance of their Conservatory education. They’ll talk about exceptional music training, committed and gifted faculty, high academic standards, a community that pursues biblical truth and personal faith, and the vast cultural offerings of nearby Chicago. They’ll talk about the outstanding preparation they received to help them grow musically and spiritually and achieve their career goals. So don’t just take the next step toward your professional music career. Take the right step. Choose the Wheaton College Conservatory of Music.

www.vanderbilt.edu/Blair

Blair School of Music Curriculum Students may major in any orchestral instrument, piano, organ, guitar, saxophone, voice, or multiple woodwinds. Considerable emphasis, particularly for performance majors, is placed on individual instruction and chamber music. Study of the liberal arts creates the balance deemed appropriate for the world of the musician in the twenty-first century. Students seeking a minor or second major are encouraged to pursue such interests. Ensembles Performance opportunities for instrumentalists include the Vander-

ensemble, woodwind choir, brass choir, and percussion ensemble. A large number of chamber music ensembles for strings, winds and piano are also formed each year. All groups are open by audition to the entire university community.

bilt University Orchestra, Vanderbilt Symphonic Wind Ensemble, and the New Music Ensemble. Students also participate in flute choir, Blair Bonz (trombone ensemble), saxophone ensemble, tub a ensemble, guitar

Scholarships and Financial Aid Blair School maintains a strong financial aid program. If a student is qualified, finances should not be a deterrent. Honor scholarships are offered to exceptional applicants, and need-based grants are also available.

blair school of music at vanderbilt university

• Intensive professional training with a superb liberal

arts education–in a city of historic Southern charm

• Internationally recognized faculty and uniquely

personal student/teacher ratio–a hallmark of the Blair community

• New, state-of-the-art classrooms, studios, and performance halls–a new dimension in the learning experience

Vanderbilt Orchestra • Robin Fountain, Director

VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY A U D I T I O N D AT E S 2 0 1 0 / 1 1 December 4, 2010 • January 28-29, 2011 February 11-12, 2011 • February 25-26, 2011 For more information:

Dwayne Sagen, Assistant Dean of Admissions Blair School of Music, Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN 37212-3499 PHONE: (615) 322-6181 WEB: www.vanderbilt.edu/Blair E-MAIL: dwayne.p.sagen@vanderbilt.edu

• Degree programs offered in instrumental and vocal performance, composition/theory, and musical arts–and a five-year Bachelor of Music/Master of Education program

• Ranked as one of the nation’s top twenty universities

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www.adelphi.edu

Adelphi University

delphi University, located in the heart of Garden City, offers its students exceptional undergraduate degrees in music and music education. Students get the personal attention

they deserve, with small class sizes and distinguished faculty, including Paul Moravec (2006 Pulitzer Prize-winner for composition), and Christopher LyndonGee (Onassis Prize-winner and

College of Arts and Sciences

Department of Music

B.S. in Music Education B.S. in Music Adelphi offers its students: • Commitment to excellence in teaching and musicianship • Integrated learning through common music literacy skills • Interactions with expert public school music teachers • Concentrations in performance, composition, and jazz • Distinguished faculty artists • Competitive talent scholarships

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Grammy-nominated orchestra conductor). The Bachelor of Science in Music Education prepares students for careers as music teachers at the elementary and secondary levels in general, vocal, and instrumental music. The program is unique in that there is a strong focus on Kodály pedagogy in all methods classes. This methodology is underscored by the importance of active music making at the highest levels of musicianship by students of all ages. The Bachelor of Science in Music prepares students for future endeavors ranging from graduate studies to careers in performance. Students can choose to pursue concentrations in composition, jazz studies, vocal performance, instrumental performance, or piano performance. Adelphi’s new Performing Arts Center provides a vibrant learning environment, and boasts exceptional performance venues. The Center, which houses the departments of music, dance, and theatre, features the magnificent 500-seat Concert Hall, an intimate Recital Hall, a state-of-the-art electronic studio, spacious practice rooms, and more. Students are only a short train ride from New York City and its cultural offerings. For more information or to schedule a campus tour and audition, call (516) 877-4290 or email Rosanne Clemen, Administrative Assistant for Music, at clemen@ adelphi.edu.

www.indwes.edu

Indiana Wesleyan University

ndiana Wesleyan University has been one of America’s fastest-growing Christian universities over the past decade, and the Division of Music has mirrored that record growth. The number of music majors at Indiana Wesleyan has nearly doubled since the Music division moved in September 1996 from a century-old building to the Phillippe Performing Arts Center. Music majors are drawn to IWU by state-of-the-art facilities, outstanding teachers and a spiritual atmosphere. When it was built, the 72,000 square-foot Phillippe won a gold medal for architectural excellence. A focal point of the building is the 1,200-seat auditorium, which was acoustically designed by Harold Geerdes, one of the nation’s most eminent acousticians. The Center also includes a 175-seat hall; 18 practice suites, which students have access to 15 hours a day, six days a week; a music computer lab equipped with 10 MIDI keyboards; an electronic piano lab with the latest equipment; and faculty offices and classrooms. The members of the music faculty at IWU have attended many top graduate institutions, such as Northwestern, Indiana University and the University of Kansas. Faculty members possess a wide base of musical expertise, including music performance and pedagogy, theory, history, education, conducting and technology. The faculty remain current in their various fields through attending conferences and seminars, perform-

ing in various regional and national arenas, and devoting time to personal and professional enrichment. There are five primary areas of study within the Division of Music at Indiana Wesleyan University: Music Education, Church Music, Applied Music, Music Composition, and Music Performance. The Music Education major is designed for students who want to teach music in public or private schools. Students can concentrate in vocal, instrumental or keyboard music and qualify for a K–12 teacher’s license in choral or instrumental music, or a combination of the two. The Church Music major equips students to serve as a director of music in a local church. Most students who choose this major concentrate in voice or a combination or vocal and instrumental music. Many students combine the Church Music major with a Worship major. If your goal is performance, private music teaching or preparation for graduate studies in music, the Applied Music major is designed for you. Many students combine this major with a major in Christian Education or Christian Ministries. The Music Composition major equips students to be composers of music. Composition lessons, advanced theory courses and ensemble courses are key elements to the emphasis. The Music Performance major hones students’ skills for excellence in the world of classical music

performance. Graduates are prepared to compete at the highest level, to pursue advanced studies in music at the graduate level, and to share the love of Christ among classical musicians. The Division of Music also offers a Music minor, which can be taken in combination with a major in another department. It is a good choice for students who do not intend to make music a career but who want to do some serious musical study. IWU believes that music is for everyone, not just for music majors. To that end, all students may participate in various vocal and instrumental ensembles that perform on campus and tour regularly throughout the United States. The 80-member University Chorale has performed at the Crystal Cathedral in California and has toured internationally. Indiana Wesleyan University is an evangelical Christian university that was founded in 1920. About 3,200 students attend classes on the residential campus in Marion. The university’s enrollment has more than doubled in the past 10 years, which has led to the completion of approximately 20 major building projects. For more information: Admission Office Indiana Wesleyan University 4201 S. Washington St. Marion, IN 46953-4974 866-468-6498 admissions@indwes.edu

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The Measures of Success Different Degrees for Different Dreams. Choose from Applied Music, Church Music, Music Composition, Music Education or Music Performance to fulﬁll your God-given dreams. A Gifted and Giving Faculty. Fifteen full-time faculty and 15 adjuncts whose expertise ranges from music performance to theory to history to conducting to technology… Performance Opportunities. Four major choral ensembles, orchestra, wind ensemble, jazz band and multiple chamber ensembles await your audition.

IWU VISIT DAYS Schedule your music audition during your visit

Fall 2010 Friday, October 29 Friday, November 19 Spring 2011 Monday, January 17 Friday, January 28 Monday, February 7* Monday, February 21 Saturday, February 26 Wednesday, March 16 Friday, April 1 Friday, April 15 *Inside Look at Music

A Sound Facility. Our Phillippe Performing Arts Center, which won a gold citation for its design, is one of the most unique facilities in the country—and worth a real-time visit!

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www.uarts.edu

U of the Arts

achelor of Music in Jazz Studies (instrumental or vocal performance or composition), Master of Music in Jazz Studies, Master of Arts in Teaching in

Music Education. The School of Music at The University of the Arts is distinguished by its emphasis on Jazz and American music idioms. The school offers Bachelor and Master Degrees in

Jazz studies, and a Master of Arts in Teaching in Music Education. There are five large ensembles, and more than 40 small jazz groups performing all styles of traditional, contemporary, and Latin jazz. Faculty include worldrenowned artists Joel Frahm, Marcus Baylor, Tim Hagans, Matt Neiss, John Swana, and Gerald Veasley. Alumni include Stanley Clarke, Kenny Barron, Robin Eubanks, Gerry Brown, Lew Tabackin, and TV/FILM composers Edd Kalehoff and John Davis. Recent guest artists include Jack DeJohnette, Brian Blade, Pat Martino, Kurt Elling, John Faddis, Patti Austin, Chris Potter, McCoy Tyner, Dave Weckl, and the Yellowjackets. The UArts School of Music continues to grow its long-held tradition of excellence that Grammy winning trumpeter Randy Brecker called “...one of the premier schools of jazz in the universe as we know it”. The University of the Arts, located on the Avenue of the Arts in Philadelphia, has been educating creative professional for more than 140 years.

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Music can sound like thunder or just a whisper. Hot or cool, intense or relaxed, loud or soft. A unique musical voice can change the way we think and feel. At UArts, you can perform in one of our three Big Bands, thirty-five small jazz, or ten traditional ensembles. The UArts School of Music provides an innovative environment that develops, refines, and shapes your individual musical voice and purpose. Create, discover, improvise—and become a unique voice at UArts. Faculty:

Marcus Baylor Justin Binek Marc Dicciani Chris Farr Joel Frahm Matt Gallagher Don Glanden Kevin Hanson

Erik Johnson Micah Jones Randy Kapralick Tom Kennedy Ron Kerber Jeff Kern Rick Lawn Tom Lawton

Joe Nero Jimmy Paxson Trudy Pitts George Rabbai John Swana Gerald Veasley Dennis Wasko

Graduate Teaching Assistantships Available.

Snap this code with your camera phone & go to UArts. Text messsage “SCAN” to 43588 and download ScanLife for free. Philadelphia, PA • 1.800.616.ARTS • www.uarts.edu SBO1110

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www.annamaria.edu

Let Anna Maria College Be Music to Your Ears

nna Maria College, a private, four-year, coeducational Catholic college, was founded in 1946 by the Sisters of Saint Anne. AMC is a close-knit community with small class sizes that allow for mentor relationships to develop between faculty members and students. Freshman and sophomore classes generally have between15 and 20 students; some upper-level classes have as few as five students. Faculty members teach and advise students based on their knowledge of each person as an individual, and classes are never taught by graduate assistants.

AMC is located on a 190-acre New England campus in Paxton, Massachusetts, eight miles from downtown Worcester, a vibrant college town hosting 10 other colleges and universities. The City offers numerous college focused entertainment and cultural opportunities, and Boston, Providence, and Hartford are only about an hourâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s drive away. AMC also offers a vibrant campus life with 15 intercollegiate sports teams, plays, concerts, trips and numerous clubs and organizations. With the addition of football, AMC is recruiting its first marching band. Our Music Department is robust

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and offers a variety of academic programs and co-curricular activities. Music Majors include Bachelor of Arts in Music Performance, Voice or Piano; Music; Music Education including Initial Licensure by the Massachusetts Department of Education (MADOE); and Music Therapy. The Collegeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s music programs are fully accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music (NASM). For more information contact Ron Sherwin, Ph.D., Director of Music Programs, at rsherwin@annamaria. edu or 508-849-3441. Please visit us on line at www.annamaria.edu.

To talk with an Admissions Couselor or schedule a campus visit: (508) 849-3360 @ admissions@annamaria.edu www annamaria.edu/admissions

For more information about Music:

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Dr. Ronald G. Sherwin Division Chair Visual & Performing Arts 508.849.3441 rsherwin@annamaria.edu

The standards are high and our reputation for academic excellence is well known. The small class sizes, exceptionally dedicated faculty, and supportive student community enable you to reach high musical and academic standards. Music Majors Avaiable: Bachelor of Music in Music Education Bachelor of Music in Music Therapy Bachelor of Music in Music Performance Bachelor of Arts in Music

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www.music.cmu.edu

Move Beyond Your Measure: Carnegie Mellon School of Music

hat matters most to us at Carnegie Mellon is an intense focus on the art of music, carried out in a school that places the one-to-one work of student and teacher at the heart of the musical experience. We believe that music is best served this way -- a tradition passed along hand to hand, mind to mind, heart to heart. Integral to this process is superb coaching in ensembles, both large and small. Every Carnegie Mellon music student is part of an orchestra, chorus, or wind ensemble and chamber group with the highest standards of discipline and musicianship. Along with studio and ensemble, the third essential element of our curriculum is the strongest possible basis in musical skills and knowledge. We have an internationally known program in eurhythmics and solfège, complemented by outstanding offerings in history and theory. One of the

best ways to learn is to teach, and we support a significant program of pedagogy and music education as a co-requisite to performance, an invaluable training component for a life in music. There is more to the study of music at Carnegie Mellon than these crucial elements. Carnegie Mellon is one of the great universities of the world; a university at the forefront of thinking and practice in technology and the arts. Our students demonstrate not only serious achievement in their musical preparation, but show strong aptitudes for diverse forms of learning and inquiry. Just as one’s work as an individual musician–whether on an instrument, as a singer, composer, or conductor–is greatly enriched by a larger context of a community of musicians, so our work in the intense discipline of music is immeasurably enriched by an academic culture that honors and nurtures excel-

lence in all the arts and sciences. The Carnegie Mellon School of Music is a leader in integrating today’s technology in performance, theory, history and composition. Since its founding, part of Carnegie Mellon University’s core mission has been the creation of new knowledge and innovative means for making it useful in practice. The School of Music proudly advances this mission with a commitment that every student should practice the art of improvisation, and every member of the community should be involved in the creation and performance of significant new music. Our approach to the great musical monuments of the past is not to enshrine them in a museum, but to make them new with the freshness and vitality of the best music-making of our own time. For more information, visit us on the Web at music.cmu.edu.

NOEL ZAHLER, Head

Degree and Certificate Programs Artist Diploma Master of Music Performance Residency Bachelor of Fine Arts Advanced Instrumental Studies Music Education Dalcroze Eurhythmics Advanced Vocal Studies Piano Pedagogy Recording Studies

Areas of Study Instrumental Performance Keyboard Performance Music Composition Music & Technology Vocal Performance Conducting Music Education Dalcroze Eurhythmics Piano Pedagogy

Application Deadline December 1 Begin your application at music.cmu.edu or contact the Office of Music Recruitment and Enrollment for more information at music-admissions@andrew.cmu.edu or 412.268.4118

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www.cim.edu

The Cleveland Institute of Music

he Cleveland Institute of Music embraces the legacy of the past and promotes the continuing evolution of music within a supportive and nurturing environment. CIM also provides rigorous training in programs for gifted pre-college musicians and serves as a resource for the community with training for individuals of all ages and abilities. A guiding principle at CIM maintains that a liberal arts education contributes to a broad, humanistic perspective and is a vital component of the undergraduate curriculum. Equally important is the faculty’s commitment to incorporating new technologies to complement and enhance the educational program.

The distinguished faculty of CIM aims to develop the full artistic potential of all of its students. Through performance and teaching, the faculty and administration are dedicated to passing along their knowledge and love for this art and to providing the bridge to an exciting and fulfilling career. Since its founding in 1920, CIM has offered a world class education to students from ages 3 to 93 and provided concerts for the community. Located in University Circle, Cleveland’s cultural hub, CIM is easily accessible to all music lovers. As a top-tier conservatory, CIM’s student body is international in its composition: 24% from other coun-

tries, 72% from other U.S. states, and 11% from Ohio. Nearly 3,500 talented students have completed programs from the bachelor’s to the doctoral level. Eighty percent of CIM’s alumni perform with the world’s most acclaimed musical organizations, in major national and international orchestras and opera companies, as soloists and in chamber ensembles, and hold prominent teaching positions around the world. Twenty-six percent of CIM alumni choose to stay in Northeast Ohio to develop their careers. They fill the ranks of virtually all the professional music organizations in the area and serve as local teachers.

W ith two orchestras and numerous ensemble opportunities, CIM students

hone their skills through performance. The internationally renowned faculty at CIM is deeply committed to the students. It includes many current and former members of The Cleveland Orchestra, active soloists and chamber musicians. Bachelor of Music, Master of Music, Doctor of Musical Arts, Artist Certiﬁcate, Artist Diploma and Professional Studies William Fay, Director of Admission 11021 East Blvd., Cleveland, OH 44106 216.795.3107

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About North Carolina Central University North Carolina Central University is a comprehensive liberal arts university founded in 1910 by Dr. James E. Shepard. NCCU is located in Durham, North Carolina near the culturally diverse Research Triangle. Durham, North Carolina boasts a rich cultural environment, with the new DPAC, Durham Performing Arts Center, and a nightly thriving jazz community of clubs, venues and concert halls. WNCU 90.7 radio is our jazz radio station on the campus of NCCU, and they have award winning mainstream jazz programming. Department of Music The NCCU Department of Music offers a comprehensive curriculum leading to the Master of Music, Bachelor of Music, and Bachelor of Arts degrees. An excellent faculty is committed to assisting students of varied backgrounds and experience reach their full potential. Our graduates have found careers with Saturday Night Live, the New York Metropolitan Opera, and have become professional musicians, recording artists, and university and public school educators. The NCCU Department of Music is proud of a long tradition of excellence, and is an oasis of educational opportunity for all students. Thanks to the leadership and vision of Chancellor Charlie Nelms, the Department exemplifies the University’s motto for the next decade: “Communicating to Succeed.” Jazz Studies Program The Jazz Studies Program at North Carolina Central University is currently in its twenty-third year of direction under the leadership of saxophonist/flutist Dr. Ira Wiggins. Dr. Wiggins is assisted by the following: Assistant Director, Baron Tymas - guitar, Robert Trowerstrombone, Albert Strong - trumpet, Arnold George - piano, saxophone and voice, Lenora Zenzalai Helm - vocals, Ed

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Paolantonio - piano, Thomas Taylor - percussion, Brian Horton saxophone, Damon Brown - bass; and Artists-in-Residence Branford Marsalis and Joey Calderazzo. NCCU’s jazz groups have performed throughout North America, Europe and the Caribbean. Major performances include the Montreux Jazz Festival, Vienne Jazz Festival, Detroit Jazz Festival, New York City Jazz Festival, the Newport Jazz Festival and the International Association for Jazz Education (IAJE) festival in Toronto. Ensembles have earned recognition at numerous college festivals, such as the Villanova Jazz Festival, where the NCCU Jazz Ensemble garnered first place honors. Additionally, the NCCU Vocal Jazz Ensemble was the first vocal group invited to perform at the University of Notre Dame’s Annual Collegiate Jazz Festival, performing in that festival’s 51st season. The combined NCCU ensembles were invited to perform at a reception for the White House Staff and Congressional Aides and a week later for a National Press reception hosted by President and Mrs. Clinton. NCCU Jazz Studies program is proud of a long-standing tradition of hosting an Annual Fall Guest Artist Series each November, and Annual Jazz Festival each April, where students in the program perform with professional artists. These events also include workshops, private lessons and master classes with the guest artists. Another feature of our program includes graduate assistantships and undergraduate scholarships for eligible students. Artist-in-Residence Branford Marsalis recently produced recordings of the NCCU Jazz Ensemble, Vocal Jazz Ensemble, Jazz Combos and Brass Ensemble due for release in November 2010. The Jazz Studies Program at North Carolina Central University is dedicated to fostering a quality education, shaping the future of aspiring musicians, and maintaining the integrity of a great art form. Learn more about our programs at www.nccu.edu/music

www.hope.edu/academic/music

Music at Hope College

he Hope College Music Department provides intensive training for students who have chosen music as their vocation. Because music enriches all of life, the department also seeks to provide for the student whose major field of study is one other than music an elective musical background, which will enhance the student’s knowledge and understanding of music. Programs of Study • Bachelor of Music in Performance • Bachelor of Music in Performance Jazz • Bachelor of Music in Vocal Music Education • Bachelor of Music in Instrumental Music Education • Bachelor of Arts in Music

The department has a full-time faculty of 14, plus more than 30 part-time instructors. Performing groups for vocalists include the Chapel Choir, Collegium Musicum, Women’s Chamber Choir, College Chorus, and Opera Workshop. Instrumentalists participate in Orchestra, Symphonette, Wind Ensemble, Concert Band, Jazz Arts Collective, and various chamber ensembles. Scholarships are available for incoming students. Scholarship auditions are held in February. For more information on the Hope College Music Department, please contact: Dr. Brian Coyle, Department Chair (616) 395-7650 coyle@hope.edu

Hope College Department of Music

t t t t t Developing a life-long passion for music Degrees:

B.M. in Performance • B.M. in Jazz Performance • B.M. in Music Education (K-12 Vocal or Instrumental) • B.A. in Music • Minor in Music • Minor in Jazz Studies.

40 renowned faculty including:

Dr. Brian Coyle, Director of Jazz Studies Prof. Jim De Boer, Music Education K-12 Dr. Christina Hornbach, Head of Music Education Prof. Richard Piippo, Director of Orchestral Studies Dr. Brad Richmond, Director of Choral Activities Dr. Robert G. Southard, Director of Bands

Opportunities:

International and Domestic Tours International and Domestic Courses 20 Ensembles, Recording Arts Faculty/Student Performances Research, and much, much more

www.hope.edu/academic/music • 616-395-7650 Hope College Department of Music • 127 East 12 St. Holland, MI 49423 38 SBO College Search & Career Guide 2011

www.pba.edu

2010-11 Audition Dates:

Dec. 4, Feb. 5, March 4, March 26

P MAKE AN IMPACT. At Palm Beach Atlantic University, learning in the Arts is active. Impactful. Creative. You’ll learn to see what you were blind to, feel what you were numb to, and hear what you were deaf to — all at deeper and richer levels. You’ll create art in all media with a critical eye or make impassioned music alone and with others in groups of all sizes. You’ll dance ﬂoating unrestrained above the stage. Whether you’re performing Mozart, Duke Ellington or John Rutter, dancing ballet or swing, painting with oil or throwing clay on a wheel, your mind will be alive and alert, reminding you that this is what a university education is supposed to feel like. To learn more visit www.pba.edu or call 888-468-6722. 901 South Flagler Drive, P.O. Box 24708, West Palm Beach, FL 33416-4708

Palm Beach Atlantic University

alm Beach Atlantic University is a private, independent university located in downtown West Palm Beach, Fla. along the beautiful Intracoastal Waterway. The urban campus is just minutes away from the Atlantic Ocean and the world-class Kravis Center for the Performing Arts. The University is dedicated to the integration of Christian principles to prepare students for lifelong learning, leadership and service. Accredited by NASM, the Department of Music is housed in the stateof-the-art Vera Lea Rinker Hall with facilities for performance, technology and instruction. The department stresses performance and academics to the highest level attainable. The University offers both Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Music Degrees. Majors include music education, performance, composition, worship leadership, and popular music. A full-time faculty of 12 and a part-time faculty of 20 comprise the instructional staff who have completed degrees at Juilliard, Eastman, Indiana University, Florida State and other nationally respected institutions. Applied study is available in voice, keyboard, guitar and all standard orchestral instruments. Instrumental ensembles include Symphony Orchestra, Symphonic Band, Jazz Ensemble, Woodwind Ensemble, String Ensemble, Brass Ensemble, Percussion Ensemble, Guitar Ensemble, World Music Ensembles, and Early Music Ensemble. There is also a full complement of choral ensembles. Auditions for scholarships are November 7, 2009, January 23, February 13, and March 20, 2010.

UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS AMHERST BA IN MUSIC BM IN JAZZ, HISTORY, MUSIC EDUCATION, PERFORMANCE & THEORY/COMPOSITION MM IN COLLABORATIVE PIANO, COMPOSITION, CONDUCTING, JAZZ COMPOSITION/ARRANGING, MUSIC EDUCATION, PERFORMANCE & THEORY

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www.necmusic.edu

New England Conservatory

stablished in 1867, New England Conservatory is the oldest independent school of music in the United States and is widely recognized as one of the leading conservatories in the world. Offering undergraduate and

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graduate programs focused on preparing young musicians for professional careers, NEC trains musicians who are transforming the musical landscape of the 21st century. Alumni have crafted successful careers in the U.S. and abroad in orchestras,

chamber groups, military bands, opera companies, jazz bands, music administration, music education, and as soloists. Our faculty roster includes some of the top artist-teachers in the world today, including over 35 current or former members of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Private weekly lessons with an NEC faculty member is at the core of our curriculum. This intensive instruction is complemented by large and small ensemble training, solo performance opportunities, instrumental and sectional repertoire classes, and a solid grounding in music theory, music history, and liberal arts. With three full orchestras, a conductorless chamber orchestra, two wind ensembles, a percussion ensemble, dozens of chamber groups, elective ensembles, community outreach performances, and paid opportunities through our music referral service, students at all levels of study enjoy ample performance opportunities. NECâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 750 college students represent every state in the U.S. and over 35 countries. NEC is centrally located in downtown Boston, Massachusetts, across the street from the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Students enjoy a free pass to over a dozen BSO performances each season and have access to the artistic and intellectual resources of one of the most culturally rich cities in the country. Home to world-renowned Jordan Hall, we host over 600 student performances and a wide array of professional performances by major artists each year. While rooted in tradition, we also embrace innovation. Classical performance majors can expand their musical palettes in courses offered by the Jazz and Contemporary Improvisation departments or through workshops sponsored by NECâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Intercultural Institute. Our Entrepreneurial Musicianship program provides grants, classes and workshops to help students develop the skills and mindset to forge their own unique professional paths after graduation. And our institutional culture is one that supports studentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; development and exploration as they strive to achieve a high standard of musical excellence. Applications for September admission are due on December 1. For more information, please visit http://necmusic. edu or contact Tim Lienhard in the Office of Admission at timothy.lienhard@ necmusic.edu or 617-585-1105.

www.music.wayne.edu

www.strose.edu

Wayne State University

The College of Saint Rose

Department of Music 1321 Old Main Detroit, MI 48202 (313) 577-1795 E-mail: music@wayne.edu

he Wayne State University Department of Music, located in the heart of Detroit’s cultural center, offers seven undergraduate degree programs and six graduate degree programs. The Department of Music cultivates music as a contemporary and global art, grounded in a long historical tradition, by combining higher education with professional training and experience for its undergraduate and graduate/professional students. The Department offers serious students of music opportunities to learn, grow, and develop their skills and disciplines in an urban cultural setting. With close proximity to Detroit’s cultural center, students have access to the resources of such premiere institutions as the Detroit Institute of Arts, the Detroit Public Library, the Detroit Opera House, and Orchestra Hall. The long historical relationship between the Detroit Symphony Orchestra and the Department allows students to study and coach with exceptional guest artists and resident artist-faculty who are specialists in all musical styles and media. Building on the strengths of its geographic and cultural setting, the Department maintains public access to its performances and degree programs, offers high-level professional and academic standards and unique creative and scholarly opportunities appropriate to a large research university, and cultivates a deep aesthetic understanding of music in our students and the larger urban arts community. Visit music.wayne.edu for more information and audition dates. Wayne State University is a premier institution of higher education offering more than 350 academic programs through 11 schools and colleges to more than 32,000 students in metropolitan Detroit.

Albany, New York

World Class Facilities he $14 million Massry Center for the Arts at The College of Saint Rose gives musical and visual artists a prime location to showcase their work to the College community and the public. The new 46,000 square-foot building features a state-of-the-art performance hall, acoustically congruent and separate instrumental and choral rehearsal suites, applied teaching studios, piano keyboard laboratories, smart classrooms and an art gallery. Further, the building hosts thirty acoustically-refined student practice rooms. The performance hall serves as the primary venue for concerts by the College’s 22 student and faculty ensembles and the 80+ concerts performed by students and faculty each year. President Dr. R. Mark Sullivan said: “The arts have always had a large presence in the Capital Region; however, none of the existing performance venues or galleries has the distinctive qualities of combining music and art in a learning environment as will the Massry Center for the Arts... and is a direct expression of the founding vision of the College.” Completed in January 2010, the new Center for Communications and Interactive Media houses TV & radio studios, a live recording studio, video and film viewing room, multimedia computer labs and a performance space with café tables. It joins the Massry Center for the Arts and the Campus Theater to form an arts and communications section of the campus. The College has also invested more than $4.5 million to create the Plumeri Sports Complex which contains home fields for the College’s baseball, soccer, softball and lacrosse athletic programs. Internationally Renowned Faculty The music faculty is comprised of international master musicians who represent the highest levels of teaching, performance and scholarship. This includes published and commissioned compositions by several faculty members, articles of publications in national journals and premier recordings and DVD’s published under various labels. Collectively, the faculty have performed and recorded with major orchestras and stars of screen and stage. They regularly accept state, national and international invitational performances and presentations throughout the world. Additionally, student ensembles have been sanctioned to perform at state and national music conventions as well as global tours to eastern and western Europe. Award Winning Curriculum The Music Department at Saint Rose is accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music (NASM), the nation’s premier music accrediting association, placing it among the most prestigious music education and industry institutions in the nation. The most recent NASM response concluded, “The Commission commends the institution for an innovative program that addresses the technological specialization needs and aspirations of its students.” The small 10 to 1 average student to music faculty ratio has been the successful tradition at the College since its inception. Music alumni are teaching in the public and private school systems, producing concerts, own their own private studios and production companies and performing in some of the finest ensembles throughout the country. To schedule a campus visit or a music audition, call 1-800-637-8556, extension 1.

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Study Music at Wayne State Choose from seven undergraduate degrees and six graduate degrees

Perform in the heart of Detroit’s Midtown Cultural Center Qualify during your audition for talent-based Department of Music Scholarships Audition Dates for 2011 admission: November 12, 2010 February 4, 2011 February 18, 2011 March 4, 2011* * Scholarship deadline

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At Saint Rose we understand that music is not just an area of study, it is your lifelong passion. That is why the College has built one of the finest college music facilities in the northeast, the $14 million Massry Center for the Arts, in the heart of our Albany, N.Y. campus. This new building features spacious instrumental and choral rehearsal suites, applied teaching studios, piano keyboard laboratories, smart classrooms and 30 individual student practice rooms. The 400-seat Picotte Recital Hall serves as the primary venue for concerts performed by students and faculty each year. A Saint Rose degree in Music Industry (BS), Music Education (BS), or Music (BA) provides students with an education that integrates individual lessons, music theory and 22 performing ensembles. Saint Rose is accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music (NASM), placing it among the most prestigious Passion. Knowledge. Purpose. music programs in the nation. www.strose.edu/pkp click

Study privately with members of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra and Michigan Opera Theatre Orchestra

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www.music.capital.edu

www.chapman.edu

Chapman University Capital Universityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Conservatory of Music Conservatory of Music

apital Universityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Conservatory of Music provides an intensely personal setting for getting the music education you want within a rich liberal arts environment. The result: a complete education for the 21st century musician. Distinguished nationally and internationally recognized faculty who are practitioners in their field of expertise abound, including James Swearingen, Barry Kopetz, Nicholas J. Perrini, and Lou Fischer. Whether you are interested in a career in performance, jazz studies, music education, composition, music business, music technology, or some combination of these, The Conservatory has a degree that will meet your musical aspirations and challenge your mind. Capitalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s beautiful campus sits in the heart of Bexley, located just ten minutes from the center of Columbus, Ohio. One of the nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fastest growing cities, Columbusâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; extremely active professional musical and visual arts communities are the natural extension of the 300 concerts and events presented on the Capital campus annually. Visit us online for more information, but if you really want to know what weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re about, visit us on campus!

ocated in the heart of Southern California, Chapman University has a rich tradition in the arts and is one of the oldest institutions of higher education in California. The Conservatory of Music is part of the College of Performing Arts at Chapman University and is one of the nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s premier undergraduate music programs. The Conservatory of Music is internationally recognized and offers students a conservatory experience within the environment of a liberal arts university. Many of our graduates perform with major orchestras and opera houses throughout the United States and abroad. Faculty members are nationally and internationally recognized performers, composers, and educators. The Conservatory of Music is accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music. We offer talent award scholarships for all music majors. Learn more about Chapman University by visiting our website or by making an appointment to visit our campus.

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For more information about scholarships and audition dates, contact the Conservatory of Music at 714-997-6871 or visit our website: www.chapman.edu/music

One University Drive â&#x20AC;˘ Orange, CA 92866

www.ithaca.edu/music

www.ftc.edu

Five Towns College

any students are drawn to Five Towns College because of its strong reputation in music, media and the performing arts. The most popular programs are audio recording technology, mass communication, music performance, music business, childhood and music teacher education, theatre and film making. Off-campus internship opportunities are available to students. In recent semesters, students have interned for major corporations such as MTV, Atlantic, JIVE and SONY Records, KORG, Live Nation and Island Def Jam and hundreds of others. Five Towns College is located on a beautiful suburban campus just a train ride from New York City. The campus includes a 500 seat auditorium, audio and film production studios, smart-board classrooms, computer labs, a student center, four dormitories and a campus radio station. The college’s completely fiber-optic computer network to the Internet is apparent. The annual tuition at Five Towns College is affordable as compared to other private colleges in the region. The college’s growing faculty consists of 90 full and part-time members. The student faculty ratio is 14:1. While the faculty is more strongly committed to teaching than to research, many members continue to be active in their respective areas of expertise. For more information call (631) 656-2110 or e-mail us at admissions@ftc.edu for more information. Monthly Open Houses as well as private tours are available. Log on to www.ftc.edu for a detailed description of our programs and special events. Remember, “Make Music Your Life”!

Ithaca College

ver since its founding in 1892 as a Conservatory of Music, Ithaca College has remained dedicated to attracting the most talented young musicians, and then immersing these students in an advanced culture of musical learning that positions them to become leading professionals in music. As the conservatory evolved into a comprehensive college with expanded academic offerings, the School of Music continues to earn its reputation as one of the best in the nation. Through a blend of world-class faculty, state-of-the-art facilities, professional performance opportunities, access to liberal arts classes, and a beautiful campus setting, students grow in a challenging yet supportive community. Not only do students have access to our broad music curriculum, but they can also take classes in any of the College’s other schools and divisions. As a result, graduates are well prepared for a host of careers and work in almost every music field imaginable -- from professional performance, teaching, and arts administration to instrument manufacturing, sound recording, and music publishing. The School of Music boasts a 100% job placement for Music Education graduates, and a 98% placement for other graduates into jobs or graduate schools. Since 1941, the Ithaca College School of Music has been accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music.

At Five Towns College Bachelor Degree Programs

• Jazz/Commercial Music Mus.B. • Music Education Mus.B. Concentrations in: Audio Recording Technology, Composition/Songwriting, Music Business, Musical Theatre & Performance

Masters Degree Program

• Master of Music M.M. Concentrations in:

Performance, Composition/Arranging, Choral Conducting, Music History, & Music Technology

Doctoral Degree Program

• Doctor of Musical Arts D.M.A.

www.ftc.edu

631.656.2110

305 N. Service Road Dix Hills, New York 11746

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www.stonybrook.edu

www.music.tcu.edu

Stony Brook University

Texas Christian

n a little more than 50 years, Stony Brook University has established itself as one of America’s most dynamic public universities, an essential part of the region’s economy, and a center of cultural excellence. Located only 60 miles from the world’s greatest city, New York, Stony Brook University provides access and opportunity to top research facilities, including Brookhaven National Laboratories and the famed Cold Spring Harbor Labs, Staller Center for the Arts and a world class Music department, including our musician’s in residence, Grammy award-winning Emerson String Quartet, and jazz great, Ray Anderson. Stony Brook is an engine of invention, creativity, and opportunity that has become a national model and a resource for the world. Our rankings include • Top 100 Best National Universities by US News & World Reports • Top 50 Public National Universities by US News & World Report • Top 1% of the world’s best universities by the Times Higher Education • One of 100 Best Values in Public Colleges according to Kiplinger • Top 10 (#8) among Public Universities with students going on to elite Graduate Programs by the Wall Street Journal

The Spirit of Stony Brook In August of 2006, 17 intrepid met and founded the Spirit of Stony Brook Marching Band. Now, just four years later, the band has exploded as the country’s fastest growing collegiate marching band with a current membership of 165 spirited students, drawing talented musicians from across the country and around the world. In this short time, the marching band has garnered and played to great acclaim, having performed on some of the world’s greatest stages including Rockefeller Center, The New York State Capitol Building, the Nassau Coliseum (home of the NHL’s New York Islanders) and on ESPN family of networks. Just recently, the Spirit of Stony Brook was featured on ABC’s Extreme Makeover Home Edition.

ne of TCU’s designated Centers of Focus, the TCU School of Music offers an exciting musical environment in which students grow as artists, educators, and individuals. Music at TCU is a multi-faceted experience that provides many opportunities at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. Accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music, TCU’s program provides professional training for performers, teachers, scholars, and composers, while offering a broad array of undergraduate courses for non-music majors. In addition, recitals, masterclasses, and seminars by faculty and guest artists enrich the regular curricular offerings. Student ensembles in the choral, orchestral, opera, jazz, marching band, symphonic winds, and chamber music areas form the core of the hundreds of performances that annually enrich Fort Worth and the metroplex’s already strong cultural climate. TCU’s renowned faculty members are leaders in the fields of performance, music education, scholarly pursuit, and conducting. More than 70 faculty members are dedicated to providing the very best music education for TCU music students. Students come from all over the world to pursue their degrees at TCU, where they enjoy a special relationship with their faculty mentors. TCU music alums populate the globe in pursuit of their music careers, having distinguished themselves as performers, educators, scholars, and composers. Scholarship support is available for eligible undergraduate and graduate music majors as well as for non-majors interested in performing in university ensembles. We encourage you to find out more about the TCU School of Music by visiting our website or by making an appointment to visit our campus.

THE SPIRIT OF STONY BROOK ♪ The country’s fastest growing collegiate marching band ♪ One of only 4 collegiate marching bands in New York State ♪ Long Island’s only collegiate marching band @Stony Brook Athletic Bands

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Western Michigan University

ocated in Kalamazoo, halfway between Chicago and Detroit, Western Michigan University is a dynamic, student-centered research university with an enrollment of 25,000. Music has been present on Westernâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s campus since the 1905 organization of the first orchestra. The School of Music has attracted international attention through extensive artistic activity around the world. This can be represented by a recent academic year when students and faculty were featured at some 840 events attended by almost 200,000 people in 29 states and in 14 countries. Music student enrollment in that same year came from 29 states and 15 countries. Music study at both the undergraduate and graduate levels features personalized instruction in a beautiful and stimulating environment. Undergraduate degree programs available include the bachelor of music in music education (vocal or instrumental emphasis), music therapy, performance (vocal or instrumental), jazz studies, and composition; and a bachelor of arts in music. Graduate degrees include the master of music in performance, music education, conducting, composition, and music therapy. The School of Music also offers an accelerated degree program that allows completion of a bachelor of music or bachelor of arts plus a master of arts in five years. School of Music faculty artist/scholars have an international reputation for excellence in teaching, performance, composition, and scholarship. They perform and compose music for concerts across this nation and in many foreign countries, and they are frequently published in books, articles, computer programs, and recordings. In 2013, the School of Music will celebrate the 100th anniversary of the music program since Harper C. Maybee was named the first chair of the music department in 1913. Come be a part of the next century of music at Western Michigan University!

www.wmich.edu/music undergraduate degrees music education~music therapy~composition jazz studies~performance

graduate degrees in music education~music therapy~composition conducting~performance

Auditions Friday 5 November 2010 Friday 4 February 2011 Friday 18 February 2011 Friday 11 March 2011

www.cornish.edu/music

Cornish College of the Arts

he premier college for visual and performing arts in the Pacific Northwest, Cornish College of the Arts is one of only three, fully accredited, private colleges in the nation dedicated to training visual and performing artists for careers in art, design, dance, theater, performance production, and music. Founded in 1914, Cornish College of the Arts is the oldest music conservatory on the west coast. We offer Bachelor of Music degrees in voice, instrumental performance, and composition with emphases in three areas: jazz, classical, or early music. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a rigorous undergraduate program designed to provide aspiring musicians with the skills and education they need to succeed in todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s world. A place that feels like home set in the heart of Seattle, one of Americaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most livable cities. A program intended for todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s musician, taught by a faculty of professional, working musicians. The program is small, with less than 150 students, and highly selective, allowing you to connect with the music faculty in ways just not possible at larger, impersonal institutions. Past and current Cornish faculty members have included Grammy nominees, Guggenheim Fellows, and MacArthur â&#x20AC;&#x153;Genius Grantâ&#x20AC;? recipients. Current faculty members include legendary jazz trombonist Julian Priester, internationally renowned early music specialist Stephen Stubbs, and composer and pianist Wayne Horvitz. Additionally, the department brings in many visiting artists to play, teach, and work closely with students. Over the years this has included artists as

diverse as Laurie Anderson, Anthony Braxton, John Cage, Jane Eaglen, Rinde Eckert, Gil Evans, Vladimir Feltsman, Bill Frisell, Philip Glass, Lou Harrison, Rudresh Mahanthappa, Meredith Monk, Butch Morris, Hermeto Pascoal, and Ralph Towner.

Admission to Cornish is by audition only. Prescreening CD/DVD submissions for fall 2011 admission are due December 10, 2010. Merit scholarship auditions are scheduled for February 5-6, and March 5-6, 2011, in Seattle.

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www.esm.rochester.edu

Eastman School of Music

ndustrialist and philanthropist George Eastman, founder of Eastman Kodak Company, established the Eastman School of Music in 1921 as the first professional school of the University of Rochester. Today, more than 900 students are enrolled in the Collegiate Division of the Eastman School of Music: about 500 undergraduates and 400 graduate students from almost every state, with approximately 25% from other countries. They are guided by more than 95 full-time faculty members. Seven Pulitzer Prize winners have taught at Eastman, as have several Grammy Award winners. Eastman graduates make important contributions to every aspect of the musical community throughout the world. The School’s tradition of excellence in performance is reflected in its renowned ensembles, from orchestras to wind and jazz ensembles, to individual studio ensembles. Eastman students can hear and perform the full spectrum of music: from opera to jazz, from medieval music to world music to brandnew pieces composed by their fellow students.

www.esm.rochester.edu/apply

www.music.ciweb.org

Chautauqa Music Festival

ummer studying music at Chautauqua is like no other educational experience. Going far beyond excellent instruction, Chautauqua students of the arts may also attend

concerts, plays, films, operas, art exhibits and relax in the beauty of Chautauqua’s famous lakeside grounds. At Chautauqua, students of orchestral instruments participate in all three

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Chautauqua Schools of Fine and Performing Arts e-mail: music@ciweb.org PO Box 1098, Dept SBO, Chautauqua, NY 14722 • 716.357.6233 • 716.357.9014 • (fax)

components of the instrumental program: a student orchestra, chamber music, and private instruction. The program is designed for students ages 17 to 25. Chautauqua Piano strives to understand and encourage the uniqueness of each student’s talents and career goals. The piano program offers a unique and exciting mixture of traditional and innovative classes and concerts for pianists age 16 and older. Summer school facilities are equipped with new Kawai pianos. A resident artist faculty and internationally renowned guests balance an exceptional sevenweek program of individual practice time, abundant solo and chamber music performance, and an annual piano competition. For complete information on Chautauqua Institution’s music program, visit our Web site at www.ciweb.org.

www.ccu.edu/music

Colorado Christian University

he purpose of Colorado Christian University’s School of Music is to equip students with the necessary skills to become expressive artists and effective communicators from a Christian perspective through the discipline of music. Music students at CCU are exposed to diverse styles of music including Classical, Jazz, Contemporary Christian, and World Music. Programs include the Bachelor of Arts in Music (with elective areas of study available in Sound Recording Technology or Performance) and the Bachelor of Music with in Music Education or Music Ministry. All music programs at CCU offer world-class preparation for life, the opportunity to tour nationally, on- and off-campus production studios, computer-assisted instruction, an emphasis on Christian ministry, and personal attention by an exceptionally creative and caring faculty.

Passionately Pursuing Excellence to the Glory of God The Colorado Christian University School of Music equips students with the necessary skills to become expressive artists and effective communicators from a Christian perspective through the discipline of music. Audition Dates: Friday, October 23, 2009 Friday - Saturday, November 13-14, 2009 Saturday, January 16, 2010 Friday - Saturday, February 26-27, 2010

Degrees offered by the School of Music: • • • • • •

BA in Music BA in Music - Sound Recording Technology BA in Music - Performance BM in Music - Worship Arts BM in K-12 Music Education Music Minor

800.44.FAITH • www.ccu.edu 8787 W. Alameda Ave., Lakewood, CO 80226

303.963.3135 or www.ccu.edu/music

www.usc.edu/schools/music

USC Thornton School of Music

he USC Thornton School of Music brings together eminent facultyartists chosen from a broad spectrum of the music profession and musically gifted students from around the globe. Founded in 1884, and today the oldest continually operating cultural institution in Los Angeles, the Thornton School consistently ranks among the top music schools and conservatories in the nation. Graduates of the school attain positions with major orchestras, ensembles, recording studios and music industry firms, and perform on stages and in studios around the world. Blending the rigors of a traditional conservatory-style education with the benefits of studying at USC, one of America’s great universities, the Thornton School offers students a thorough music education in a real-world context. From classical to contemporary, musicology to music industry, the USC Thornton School of Music offers the best in higher music education. USC is located in the heart of Los Angeles, where the music industry lives and breathes. Every type of music thrives here, and Thornton students and faculty are an integral part of this diverse musical environment. The Thornton School is also a collegiate partner for the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Los Angeles Opera, Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, the Los Angeles Master Chorale, the GRAMMY Foundation and The Recording Academy, to name a few. In addition to their work with these ensembles, Thornton students are a constant presence in local classrooms, reaching out to the next generation of musicians through music education and appreciation courses. With its faculty, its students, its events and its work, the Thornton School is one of the most prestigious and forward-thinking music schools in the world.

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www.mcnallysmith.edu

www.northern.edu

McNally Smith College of Music

Northern State University

cNally Smith College of Music was founded in 1985 with a focus on contemporary music – a focus that was missing from many “traditional” music schools. Contemporary music continues to be a hallmark of the school’s mission as it has grown into a four-year college, accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music. McNally Smith presents a comprehensive curriculum that bridges the liberal and musical arts. The faculty, whose members have been awarded some of music’s most prestigious honors, brings a wealth of industry experience to the table for a classroom experience that draws from the real world. Bachelor Degrees, Associate Degrees and Diploma Courses are all offered at McNally Smith. The school’s four primary areas of study are Music Performance, Recording Technology, Music Business and Composition. The school also has many scholarship opportunities, which include the full-tuition “All-Star

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Scholarships,” and “Presidential Scholarships.” Career Services helps place students in internships locally and in hotspots like Los Angeles and gives students a leg up on permanent positions after graduation. Students of McNally Smith, who now number close to 700, enjoy a campus life centered on the school’s stateof-the-art facilities in the heart of the Twin Cities, St. Paul, Minnesota. In the fall of 2010, dormitories were opened just blocks from campus. With multiple recording studios featuring the latest gear, high-tech performance spaces, and much more, a McNally Smith education emphasizes the leading-edge technology that is crucial to today’s world of music. The Twin Cities’ vibrant music scene also provides fantastic performance opportunities for McNally Smith students. To learn more about McNally Smith College of Music, call (800) 594-9500 or visit www.mcnallysmith.edu.

he Department of Music at Northern State University, Aberdeen, SD has established itself as a premiere program in the upper mid-west as a fully accredited institutional member of NASM since 1965. Our highly trained faculty members are dedicated to the development and success of each student. With over 100 music majors, program offerings include the B.M.E. with available emphasis in instrumental, vocal, or double, and the B.A. with an emphasis in music (non-teaching).

Outstanding performance opportunities are numerous in instrumental, vocal, and orchestral ensembles with an attractive scholarship program and affordable tuition. For more information, please contact: Dr. Alan LaFave, Dean, School of Fine Arts, Northern State University, 605-626-2497, Aberdeen, SD 57401

www.susqu.edu/music

Susquehanna University

ocated in the heart of the beautiful Susquehanna Valley, Susquehanna University offers music students an exceptional music program within the framework of a liberal arts education. The goal of the faculty is to promote quality teaching and learning in a highly professional but nurturing environment. Susquehanna University offers a Bachelor of Music n Performance, a Bachelor of Music in Music Education and Bachelor of Arts Degree in Music. Music

minors include Music Performance, Music Technology and Music Theory & Literature. Performance areas include all woodwinds, brass, strings, percussion, and voice. Auditions are required

and scholarships are available to major and non-majors alike. Please visit our Web site at www.susqu.edu/music or call (570) 372-4309 for more information.

BACHELOR OF MUSIC IN: Music Education Performance

BACHELOR OF ARTS IN: Music

For more information: Call: 570-372-4309 Visit: www.susqu.edu/music or E-mail: musicdept@susqu.edu

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University of Tennessee, Knoxville Committed to Excellence. Committed to You.

hether your passion is to perform, teach, or compose, the University of Tennessee School of Music will help you realize your dreams!

Develop your talent under the direction of our world-class faculty. Be a part of our exciting band, jazz, choral music, orchestra or opera ensembles. We offer undergraduate

and graduate degree programs in performance, music education, theory/composition, jazz, musicology and more. Discover the University of Tennessee School of Music â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and join our tradition of excellence Financial Aid, Scholarships, and Assistantships Available For information about admissions, scholarships, auditions and more, call us at 865-974-3241 or visit our Web site at www.music.utk. edu

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Frost School of Music

he Frost School of Music offers world-class and diverse programs, delivered with renowned excellence. Attend the Frost School to be prepared for

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tomorrow! Frost immerses you in the richness of music, as you bring its power to others. Our handson Frost Experiential Music Curriculum inspires internal musicians

while providing technology and music business training. Excellent performance ensembles provide invigorating experiences. Bachelor of Music degrees are offered in performance (instrumental, piano, or vocal), composition, composition/commercial music and production, music education, music education/jazz emphasis, music engineering, music business and entertainment industries, music therapy, studio music and jazz (instrumental or vocal). BA, MM, MS, PhD and DMA degrees also available. Visit www.music.miami.edu

www.music.mercer.edu

ercer Universityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Townsend School of Music offers outstanding undergraduate degrees in music education and performance specifically designed for the aspiring musician seeking a career in teaching or musical performance. Our nationally famous faculty are leading experts in their respective fields and maintain active performance careers both regionally and nationally. The Townsend School of Music is large enough to offer a full complement of performance ensembles and an innovative curriculum yet small enough to provide students with the individual attention that is vital to their musi-

Mercer University cal development. Entrance auditions will be held December 4, 2010, February 6 and March 19, 2011 and can be scheduled by contacting Mrs.

Mary Farr at: Farr_md@mercer. edu or 478.301.5751. For further information visit our website at: music.mercer.edu.

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Auditions: December 4, 2010, February 5 and March 19, 2011

For information contact Mary Farr farr_md@mercer.edu (478) 301-5751

Mercer Universityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Townsend School of Music

McCorkle Music Building, 1400 Coleman Avenue, Macon GA 31207 (478) 301-5751 Mercer University is an accredited member of the National Association of Schools of Music.

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[Colleges | Universities] Auburn University

Department of Music 101 Goodwin Music Building Auburn University, AL 36849 Dr. Sara Lynn Baird, Department Chair (334) 844-4165 FAX: (334) 844-3168 E-mail: music@auburn.edu Web site: www.auburn.edu/music The Music Department at Auburn offers exciting opportunities for performance and music education majors, as well as for students majoring in other fields who wish to participate in classes and ensembles. The department strives to achieve and sustain excellent standards of performance, creativity, pedagogy, research and scholarship in music. Many of our talented faculty members have achieved national recognition for their accomplishments. Degrees offered include the Bachelor of Arts in Music Performance, a music minor, and in conjunction with the College of Education, the Bachelor of Music Education, the Master of Education in Music Education, the Educational Specialist program, and the Doctor of Philosophy in Music Education. Scholarships are available in all areas of undergraduate study and the department is a fully accredited institutional member of NASM. Auburn University is a highly ranked comprehensive research institution, the largest in Alabama, with an enrollment of over 24,000 students. In the Department of Music, we are proud to offer an intimate and nurturing atmosphere that provides individual attention and regular performance opportunities for students.

Augustana College

Department of Music 639 38th St. Rock Island, IL 61201 Dr. Jon Hurty, Daniel Culver, chairs (309) 794-7233 FAX: (309) 794-7433 E-mail: margaretellis@augustana.edu Web site: www.augustana.edu Founded in 1860 by graduates of Swedish universities, Augustana College is a premier college of the liberal arts related to the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. Augustana is a Phi Beta Kappa institution and is among only ten percent of U.S. colleges and universities to host a chapter of this prestigious academic honor society. The beautiful wooded 115-acre campus in Rock Island, Illinois 52 SBO College Search & Career Guide 2011

extends into the culturally diverse QuadCity metropolitan area. The college offers 60 areas of study providing students close focus in a major field within a strong liberal arts program. Augustana’s music department includes 42 excellent faculty, several ensembles, and a curriculum that supports performance and academics for all students, regardless of their majors. Some ensembles tour annually, either to locations in the United States or abroad. Augustana offers majors in music, music education and music performance with minors in music and jazz. Augustana supports music study with scholarships, available to both music and non-music majors. Seventy-five majors are enrolled, with over 600 students participating in music programs. It is a fully accredited member of NASM.

Baldwin-Wallace College Conservatory of Music 275 Eastland Road Berea, OH 44017 Peter Landgren, Director (866) BW-MUSIC FAX: (440) 826-6980 E-mail: music@bw.edu Web site: www.bw.edu/conservatory

New and renovated Conservatory Facilities Opening August 2011! The Conservatory of Music at Baldwin-Wallace College is one of seven academic divisions of a pre-professional liberal arts college near Cleveland, Ohio. Our commitment as an undergraduate music school is emphasized through direct teaching, mentorship, and personal attention from 70 faculty (there are no graduate students) who are committed to student success. Many ensembles and performance opportunities allow our 315 music majors to perform the solos, sit first-chair, and be cast in operas, musicals, and theatre productions. The environment is academically and musically challenging, yet supportive and friendly. B-W students are diverse geographically, culturally, and in the majors they wish to pursue; but at the Conservatory they are first and foremost a musician. Bachelor of Music, (B.M.) degrees are offered in: performance, music theatre, music therapy, composition, theory, and music history and literature. The Bachelor of Music, (B.M.E.) degree prepares students for public school teaching. An arts management program, jazz emphasis, and music therapy equivalency are also available. Students are encouraged to be innova-

tive, involved, and to fully experience the music world they have elected to inhabit. Founded in 1898 and fully accredited by National Association of Schools of Music, our graduates enjoy success from Bach to Broadway. Music therapy, music education, and music theatre students move directly to the professional workplace; others move on to the finest graduate programs in the country. The tradition of the Conservatory is distinguished by hosting the first collegiate Bach Festival in the nation, our Riemenschneider Bach Institute, and a Focus Festival of Contemporary Music, featuring in 2010 Chinese composer Dr. Mandy Fang, B-W’s composer-in-residence.

Ball State University School of Music 2000 W. University Avenue Muncie, IN 47306 Meryl Mantione, Director (765) 285-5402 FAX: (765) 285-5401 E-mail: memantione@bsu.edu Web site: www.bsu.edu/music

Long cited for innovative programs, new music activities, a wide and varied performance program, and national leadership in music education, the Ball State University School of Music offers bachelor’s and master’s degrees and a doctoral degree in six distinct areas: • Ensembles and Conducting • Music Performance • Music Education • Music History and Musicology • Music Theory and Composition • Music Technology We take great pride in the fact that all of our graduate and undergraduate degree programs are fully accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music. We are also proud to be known as an AllSteinway and All-Conn-Selmer School. Student Success. The School of Music has approximately 400 undergraduate majors, 100 graduate students, and more than 70 music faculty, resulting in a better than 9-to-1 student-to-teacher ratio. We pride ourselves on the personal and professional attention given to each student. The breadth and range of our faculty and students can be represented by one single, recent academic year when our scholarly and creative activity reached 44 states and 16 foreign countries. Our graduates can be found performing, conducting, composing, and teaching across the country. Ball State University’s tradition of innovation in teaching and learning brings

[Colleges | Universities] together people, ideas, and extraordinary resources to redefine academic excellence, and to offer a place where students in the School of Music and all students thrive. Ball State University – Education Redefined

Bradley University

Department of Music 1501 W. Bradley Avenue Peoria, IL 61625 (309) 677-2595 FAX: (309) 677-3871 E-mail: dvroman@bradley.edu Web Site: www.bradley.edu Music at Bradley involves a combination of technology and tradition to prepare students for careers as teachers, composers, performers, or executives in the music industry. Bradley’s Department of Music offers an undergraduate curriculum leading to a Bachelor of Music in Education, Performance or Composition; Bachelor of Science/Arts (Music Business); or a Music Minor. There are over 110 students enrolled as majors and just over 400 students performing in the 5 bands, 4 choirs, symphony orchestra and other smaller ensembles. The program is housed in two buildings; Constance Hall of Music and the Dingeldine Music Center, which includes a beautiful recital hall. An audition is required both to determine acceptance into a degree program and for the consideration of talent scholarships. The Department of Music offers a number of scholarships, grants, and awards designated for incoming students who choose to major in music. Bradley has gained accreditation from the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE). The music program has gained accreditation by the National Association of Schools of Music (NASM) and the National Association of Music Merchants Affiliated Music Business Institutions (NAMBI). In January 2001, the Music Department was honored with the prestigious Helen Bartlett Award for Excellence in Service to Students. Bradley maintains strong ties with the community including the Peoria Symphony Orchestra, Opera Illinois, Peoria Ballet, Peoria Municipal Band, Peoria Bach Festival, ArtsPartners of Central Illinois and others. Bradley’s highest priority is excellent teaching supported by research, scholarship, and creative activities. Faculty not only provide personalized attention in learning and academic advising, but also serve as mentors and professional guides to their students. Bradley’s full-time fac-

ulty number more than 300. The Department of Music has 27 full and affiliate faculty and as teachers and scholars, many are national authorities in their fields.

Butler University

Jordan College of Fine Arts School of Music 4603 Clarendon Rd. Indianapolis, IN 46208 (317) 940-9065 FAX: (317) 940-9258 Email: music@butler.edu Website: www.butler.edu/music Butler University’s Jordan College of Fine Arts is preparing students for careers as performers, scholars, arts administrators and teachers. As a cultural leader in Indianapolis, the Jordan College of Fine Arts collaborates with professional programs and companies regionally, nationally and internationally. With programs in dance, art, music, theatre and arts administration, the Jordan College of Fine Arts combines nationally recognized conservatory-style programs with a curriculum rich in the liberal arts. Butler’s 115-year-old music tradition and national reputation are based on the foundation of a large, dynamic School of Music with strong ties to a thriving artistic community. We offer the serious music student professional training with a commitment to liberal arts education. Undergraduate Degree Programs: BA in Music BM in Composition BM in Music Education BM in Performance BM in Piano Pedagogy BS in Arts Administration Music and academic scholarships awarded on a competitive basis. Apply online at go.butler.edu/apply.

California Baptist University 8432 Magnolia Ave. Riverside, CA 92504 Undergraduate Admissions (866) 7676-CBU E-mail: admissions@calbaptist.edu Web site: www.calbaptist.edu/music

Located in the heart of Inland Southern California, California Baptist University believes each person has been created for a purpose. CBU strives to help students understand and engage this purpose by providing a Christ-centered educational experience that integrates academ-

ics with spiritual and social development opportunities. Graduates are challenged to become individuals whose skills, integrity and sense of purpose glorify God and distinguish them in the workplace and in the world. With of population of more than 4,700 undergraduate and graduate students, CBU offers nearly 100 undergraduate majors and concentrations as well as 25 graduate degree and credential programs. About CBU’s Shelby and Ferne Collinsworth School of Music As one of the most progressive music programs on the West Coast, California Baptist University’s Collinsworth School of Music instills students with a foundation for lifelong growth and discovery in music—and in life. Beyond merely entertaining audiences, CBU faculty and staff encourage their students to engage themselves passionately in their music – to truly communicate a mastery of experience and emotion. That is why in every class, every rehearsal, every performance, CBU music students are held to higher standards that will encourage them to develop and expand their God-given gifts and ultimately to share them in service to others.

California Polytechnic State University

San Luis Obispo Department of Music 1 Grand Ave. San Luis Obispo, CA 93407-0326 W. Terrence Spiller (805) 756-2406 FAX: (805) 756-7464 E-mail: wspiller@calpoly.edu Web site: www.calpoly.edu Bachelor of Music; Music Minor The Music Department offers a program which develops musical skills and sensitivity, encourages creativity, and cultivates vision for the future. A graduate of this program will be prepared to begin specialized study at the graduate level and to enter a wide variety of professional careers. The Bachelor of Arts in Music offered at Cal Poly introduces a student to the role of music in today’s world, helps form personal goals, and provides the discipline, skills and knowledge to accomplish those goals. The University’s polytechnic emphasis provides an excellent opportunity to explore music in conjunction with a wide range of other fields. In addition, the Music Department is a valuable resource for the non-music maSBO College Search & Career Guide 2011 53

[Colleges | Universities] jor. Its courses and performing ensembles are open to all students who wish to enrich their lives through music. Qualified students who wish to explore the subject in depth have the opportunity to minor in music. The Cal Poly Music Department also serves as a cultural center for both the university and the community through a program of public performances by student and faculty groups and through clinics, workshops, concerts, and lectures by outstanding individuals from outside the university. Acceptance into the music major program requires a demonstrated ability on an instrument, in voice, or other musical media, such as music composition or sound design.

Clemson University

Department of Performing Arts 211 Brooks Center Clemson, SC 29634-0525 Richard E. Goodstein (864) 656-3043 E-mail: perf-arts-l@clemson.edu Web site: www.clemson.edu/Perf-Arts

Converse College

Petrie School of Music 580 East Main St. Spartanburg, SC 29302 (864) 596-9040 or (800) 766-1125 FAX: (864) 596-9225 E-mail: admission@converse.edu Web site: www.converse.edu Degrees offered: Bachelor of Music in Performance, Music Education, Music Therapy, History/Musicology, Theory, and Composition Bachelor of Arts in Music Master of Music in Performance and Music Education Founded in 1889 and located in Spartanburg, SC, Converse develops adaptable leaders who are equipped with the creativity, character, knowledge and perspective to transform the world around them. A women’s college consistently top-ranked by U.S.News & World Report, Converse enables students to develop their unique voices through a cross-disciplinary approach to learning that is engaging, develops a broader perspective and expands students’ ability to think critically and creatively about any subject. The Converse experience is distinguished by our challenging liberal arts curriculum, abundant opportunities for research and study/travel, the Daniels Center for Leadership and Service, a century-old honor tradition, and a close-knit campus community. 54 SBO College Search & Career Guide 2011

Converse is home to the Petrie School of Music, the nation’s only comprehensive professional school of music within a liberal arts college for women and the first women’s college to achieve Steinway School status. The Carlos Moseley Chamber Music Series presents some of the most illustrious musicians performing today. Performance opportunities include the Converse Symphony Orchestra, Wind Ensemble, Opera Theatre, Chorale, Chamber Singers, Spartanburg Festival Chorus, Young Artist Competition, chamber ensembles, student recital series, and various international festivals.

DePaul University

School of Music 804 West Belden Ave. Chicago, IL 60614 Ross Beacraft (773) 325-7444 FAX: (773) 325-7263 E-mail: rbeafcraf@depaul.edu Web site: www.music.depaul.edu DePaul University School of Music offers students the unique opportunity to study with professors actively performing at the highest levels of their fields in Chicago, one of the world’s great cultural environments. Approximately 390 music majors work toward degrees in performance, jazz studies, music education, composition, sound recording technology (SRT), and performing arts management (PAM) with a faculty drawn from members of the Chicago Symphony, Lyric Opera and Chicago’s major jazz and chamber musicians. Students perform in symphony and chamber orchestra, wind ensemble & symphony, several choirs, three large jazz ensembles, three annual opera productions, and numerous chamber ensembles. Music education majors student-teach at the elementary, middle, and high school levels during their junior and senior year. SRT and PAM majors participate in internships with major Chicago-based companies in their chosen field. One hundred percent of our PAM, music education, and SRT graduates secure full-time employment in their field of study within a year of graduation, and many of our performance majors have gone on to successful careers performing with the Chicago Symphony, Metropolitan Opera, and Berlin Philharmonic to name a few.

DePauw University School of Music 605 South College Street Greencastle, IN 46135

(765) 658-4380 FAX: (765) 658-4042 E-mail: schoolofmusic@depauw.edu Web site: www.depauw.edu/music Degrees: B.A., B.M., B.M.E., B.M.A., B.M./B.A. (five-year) Training musicians to find uncommon success in contemporary society, the DePauw University School of Music offers an undergraduate education grounded in tradition but inspired by the innovative trends of today. DePauw provides an encouraging environment in which students can mature and grow into complete musicians. As students of a nationally ranked liberal arts university, DePauw musicians have well-balanced opportunities to polish their musical skills while developing their abilities to think, reason… and live.

Drew University

Music Department 36 Madison Ave. Madison, NJ 07940 Dr. Norman Lowrey (973) 408-3421 E-mail: nlowrey@drew.edu Web site: www.depts.drew.edu/music Bachelor of Arts with Music Major

Emporia State College

Department of Music 1200 Commercial Rd. P.O. Box 4029 Emporia, KS 66801 (620) 341-5431 FAX: (620) 341-5601 Web site: www.emporia.edu The ESU Department of Music provides the rigorous programs of study complemented by the personal attention of a very accessible and highly qualified faculty that is necessary for student success. Prospective students are invited to experience our unique learning environment and arrange a free lesson, participate in an ensemble rehearsal, observe classes, and tour our excellent facilities in Beach Music Hall and the Shepherd Music Center, housing the Heath Recital Hall, computer lab, recording studio, smart classrooms, practice rooms, and rehearsal rooms for small and large ensembles. We offer undergraduate degrees in performance, music education, and a liberal arts degree in music with a concentration based on the student’s interest, including studies ranging from business to digital audio. The department also offers the Master of Music with an emphasis in

[Colleges | Universities] music education or performance. For the working music educator, the MM Music Education Emphasis is offered in a hybrid format. Courses are offered online during the fall and spring semester and on site in the summer. Don’t forget to check out the Great Plains Summer Music Education Workshops for continuing education or graduate credit. WE ARE ALL ABOUT OPPORTUNITIES!

Full Sail University

3300 University Boulevard Winter Park, FL 32792 (800) 226-7625 E-mail: admissions@fullsail.com Web site: www.fullsail.edu

Gettysburg College

Sunderman Conservatory of Music 300 N. Washington Street, Campus Box 403 Gettysburg, PA 17325 (717) 337-6815 FAX: (717) 337-8558 E-mail: macbeth@gettysburg.edu Web site: www.gettysburg.edu/music Degrees offered: Bachelor of Music in Performance, Bachelor of Science in Music Education, Bachelor of Arts in Music The Sunderman Conservatory combines superb comprehensive undergraduate musical training and Gettysburg College’s strength as one of the nation’s leading liberal arts colleges. The traditions of classical music, jazz, and world musics work side-by-side in a challenging course of study. Our exceptional faculty of artists and scholars are ready to lead students on an experiential journey through intensive study of theory, history, and aural skills. Students will also learn to conduct ensembles, accomplish meaningful research, and improve artistic skill as a soloist, chamber musician and large ensemble performer. Graduates go on to rewarding careers as arts administrators, composers, teachers and performers.

Indiana University

Jacobs School of Music Office of Music Admissions and Financial Aid 1201 E. Third Street Bloomington, IN 47405 (812) 855-7998 FAX: (812) 856-6086 E-mail: musicadm@indiana.edu Web site: www.music.indiana.edu

Degrees: Bachelor of Music (BM), Bachelor of Music Education (BME), Bachelor of Science (BS), Bachelor of Science in an Outside field (BSOF), Master of Music (MM), Master of Music Education (MME), Master of Science (MS), Master of Arts (MA), Master of Arts in Musicology/Master of Library Science (MA/MLS), Master of Music in Music Theory/Master of Library Science (MM/ MLS), Doctor of Music (DM), Doctor of Music Education (DME), Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Performer Diploma, Artist Diploma. As one of the most comprehensive and acclaimed institutions for study of music, the IU Jacobs School of Music has been ranked first in the nation by Change magazine, the Chronicle of Higher Education, and U.S. News and World Report. As such it plays a key role in educating performers, scholars, dancers, and music educators who influence performance and education around the globe. The 170 full-time faculty members in residence at the Jacobs School include internationally celebrated performers, scholars, and teachers who are dedicated to mentoring the next generation of music leaders. The more than 1,600 students from all 50 states and 55 countries outside the United States who study at the Jacobs School benefit from the intensity and focus of a conservatory combined with the broad academic offerings of a major university. With more than 1,100 performances each year - including seven operas and three ballets - the variety and number of performance opportunities are unparalleled in college music study. The school’s facilities include five buildings located in the heart of the IU Bloomington Campus; among them an opera house, outstanding recital halls, 200 practice rooms, choral and instrumental rehearsal rooms, and more than 100 offices and studios. Audition and Interview Weekends January 14-15, 2011 February 4-5, 2011 March 4-5, 2011 Additional Audition Dates (for Ballet only) Friday, October 8, 2010 Friday, December 3, 2010 Friday, March 25, 2011

Jackson State University Department of Music P.O. Box 17055 Jackson, MS 39217 Dr. Darcie Bishop, Interim Chair (601) 979-2141 FAX: (601) 979-2568

E-mail: Darcie.bishop@jsums.edu Web site: www.jsums.edu Jackson State University, Mississippi’s comprehensive, urban university, is the fourth largest institution in the state. JSU is one of America’s leading HBCUs and has become an increasingly diverse institution offering a myriad of opportunities for personal growth and achievement. The Department of Music seeks to provide opportunities to develop high-level skills in performance, theoretical principles of music and teaching techniques, which are essential to the careers of professional musicians and music educators. With a tradition of innovation and excellence in music education and exciting new degree programs, the department is committed to maintaining a rich learning environment and to preparing its graduates to assume leadership roles in the arts. The department offers the BME, BM (Performance, Music Technology), and the MME. A minor is also available. The department has numerous ensembles that are excellent in band, orchestral, opera, choral, and jazz performance including its famous marching band, the “Sonic Boom of the South”. Scholarships and assistantships are available. The department is a fully accredited member of NASM with seventeen full-time and four part-time faculty. An outstanding curriculum, a distinguished faculty, modern facilities including a new Pro-Tools recording studio and technology laboratory and a commitment to excellence best describe Music at Jackson State University.

Lamar University

Department of Music P.O. Box 10044 Beaumont, TX 77710 Robert M. Culbertson, Jr. (409) 880-8144 FAX: (409) 880-8143 E-mail: Robert.culbertson@lamar.edu Web site: www.lamar.edu Degrees: B.A., B.M., M.M., M.M.Ed. The Department of Music at Lamar University offers undergraduate and graduate degrees in music. Undergraduate areas of study include music education, performance, composition and music business. The department offers graduate degrees in music education and performance and is a fully accredited member of NASM. The Department consists of 15 full-time and 15 part-time faculty. The university is located in Beaumont, Texas, a vibrant community of approximately 200,000 located 90 miles from Houston. SBO College Search & Career Guide 2011 55

[Colleges | Universities] The college population is approximately 14,500. Lamar has newly developed residence halls and dining facilities and is a great place to begin your study of music, theatre or dance.

Lamont School of Music

Newman Center for the Performing Arts 2344 E. Iliff Ave. Denver, CO 80208 (303) 871-6400 FAX: (303) 871-6382 Web site: www.du.edu/lamont Bachelor of Music (BM) Bachelor of Music in Jazz Studies and Commercial Music (BMJSCM) Bachelor of Arts (BA) Master of Music with emphases in Composition, Jazz, Performance (all), Piano Pedagogy and Suzuki Pedagogy (MM) Master of Arts with emphases in Music Theory and Musicology (MA) Artist Diploma, Certificate. The Lamont School of Music is widely recognized as a premiere university music school with a long-standing tradition of excellence. It boasts one of the most beautiful and complete music facilities in the world: the Newman Center for the Performing Arts. When you look inside the building, you will find what truly makes Lamont one of the great music schools in the country: our faculty and students. The Lamont faculty is a distinguished group of internationally recognized artist performers, teachers and scholars who maintain active careers in performing, composing, researching and scholarly activity. They are second to none in their ability to mentor, educate and nurture students. By educating the whole student, Lamont graduates many professional artists each year. As a student, you will most certainly find our environment to be both demanding and supportive—a balance that catapults today’s students into tomorrow’s musical leaders.

Loyola Marymount University

Department of Music Burns Fine Arts Center 1 LMU Drive MS-8347 Los Angeles, CA 90045 (310) 338-5386 FAX: (310) 338-6046 E-mail: lmumusic@lmu.edu Web site: www.cfa.lmu.edu/music The Department of Music at Loyola Marymount University provides quality instruction for students wishing to pursue 56 SBO College Search & Career Guide 2011

a career in music or for those seeking a musically enriched undergraduate experience through non-career-oriented study and performance. The department offers the bachelor of arts in music degree, which features concentrations in Instrumental Studies, Vocal Studies, Music History, Theory and Composition, Ethnomusicology, Instrumental Conducting, and Choral Conducting. The B.A. degree serves as an excellent foundation for advanced, graduate studies in these areas as well as musicology, music librarianship, music management, and pedagogy-oriented private teaching. Applied instrumental and vocal lessons are taught by world-class artist faculty Departmental ensembles include three choruses, the Sinatra Opera Workshop, Balinese gamelan, Ghanaian drum and xylophone consorts, string orchestra, string quartet, guitar ensembles, and other small chamber groups. In addition to meeting all general university admissions requirements, students intending either to major or minor in music must audition to be admitted to the department. The Department of Music is fully accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music.

Loyola University

New Orleans College of Music and Fine Arts 6363 St. Charles Ave., Box 18 New Orleans, LA 70118 Keith Gramling, Director of Undergraduate Admissions Email: admit@loyno.edu Web site: www.loyno.edu College of Music and Fine Arts Web site: www.cmfa.loyno.edu For more information: https://secure.loyno.edu/apply/informationrequest/ Located in the Uptown neighborhood of New Orleans, Loyola’s College of Music and Fine Arts offers programs in Instrument and Vocal Performance, Jazz Studies, Music Industry Studies, Music Therapy, Music Education, Composition and Theory. With an enrollment of approximately 300 undergraduate and 20 graduate students and a student to faculty ratio of 6:1, Loyola fosters a spirit of closeness and communication among students and faculty. Students receive the individual attention inherent in a quality education from a distinguished faculty. Our students receive both a professional and a liberal arts education simultaneously. Loyola’s performance students participate in our orchestra, jazz band, opera workshop, and other bands and en-

sembles. Music Industry Studies students study and practice the technological and entrepreneurial aspects of the recording industry both in the classroom and in the city of New Orleans. Music Education and Music Therapy students engage in case studies and internship semesters to hone their skills. We invite you to come visit, tour our campus and sit in on classes! Merit and talent-based scholarships are available. Please apply before December 1st for priority consideration. On-campus auditions will be held Saturday, December 4, 2010; Saturday, January 15, 2011; and Saturday, February 19, 2011.

Miami Dade College, Wolfson Campus

300 N.E. 2nd Avenue Miami, FL 33132 Dr. Michael Di Liddo (305) 237-3930 FAX: (305) 237-3830 E-mail: mdiliddo@mdc.edu Web site: www.mdc.edu/wolfson/arts Strategically located Downtown, Miami Dade College’s Wolfson campus provides an accessible, affordable, highquality education by keeping the learner’s needs at the center of its dynamic, multicultural community. The Music Program offers studies in instrumental jazz and classical music as well as opera productions, gospel choir, and chamber music. Our majors are regularly featured in class-based recitals, community programs and international cultural events. Our faculty, many of whom hold the highest academic degrees in their fields, employ teaching strategies that develop conceptual and technical capabilities, which empower their students to function in a rapidly changing world. Students in the jazz program can participate in five small groups and a big band, along with classes in jazz improvisation and arranging. Private jazz lessons are also offered in trumpet, saxophone, trombone, guitar, piano, bass and drums. As an adjunct to the campus’ jazz education, students are presented monthly jazz concerts and workshops that feature celebrated and emerging jazz artists. The Jazz at Wolfson Presents Visiting Artist Series is currently in its thirteenth season. Past artists include Jamey Aebersold, Eric Alexander, Gary Campbell, John Fedchock, Danny Gottlieb, Antonio Hart, David Hazeltine, Andy LaVerne, James Moody, Adam Nussbaum, Rufus Reid, Terell Stafford, Ira Sullivan, and Bobby Watson.

[Colleges | Universities] Agreement with Berklee College of Music Students that successfully graduate from MDC with and Associate of Arts (AA) degree are eligible to transfer their first two years to BCM. The agreement requires a jazz based curriculum that is offered at the Wolfson Campus. For further information, please see http://www.mdc. edu/asa/documents/AA_Berklee.pdf

Morehead State University

Department of Music, Theatre & Dance Baird Music Hall Morehead, KY 40351-1689 L. Curtis Hammond, Interim Chair (606) 783-2473 FAX: (606) 783-5447 E-mail: music@moreheadstate.edu Web site: www.moreheadstate.edu/music Since the late 1800s, Morehead State University has evolved from one modest makeshift classroom into the high-tech world of the 21st century. Today, MSU enrolls more than 9,000 students from Kentucky, 42 states, and 37 nations. The Department of Music, Theatre & Dance, widely recognized and distinguished center of excellence, has an impressive history of serving and enriching the region since the 1920s. As part of a great university within the atmosphere of a small community, the Music program enrolls over 240 majors that hail from several states and foreign countries and employs a distinguished faculty of more than 30 instructors with extensive credentials and professional expertise. Music alumni are recognized artists, scholars, teachers, and leaders in music and music education with noteworthy achievements regionally, nationally, and internationally. As an accredited institutional member of NASM since 1965, MSU offers undergraduate and graduate degree programs in Music Education, Jazz Studies, and Performance. A Minor in Traditional Music is offered in conjunction with the MSU’s Kentucky Center for Traditional Music. Private study is offered on orchestral and keyboard instruments, and voice, conducting, guitar and traditional instruments. Musical training and performance opportunities are also provided to students who are not planning musical careers.

The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music 55 West 13th Street, 6th Floor New York, NY 10011 Peter Layton, Director of Admission (212) 229-5896 ext. 4575

FAX: (212) 229-8936 E-mail: jazzadmissions@newschool.edu Web site: www.newschool.edu/jazz

Village Records. Additional performance facilities at the Kimmel Center for University Life.

B.F.A. –Jazz Performance B.A./B.F.A.- Liberal Arts and Jazz Performance

Peabody Institute of The Johns Hopkins University

New York University, Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development

Music and Performing Art Professions 35 West 4th Street, Suite 777 New York, NY 10012 Lawrence Ferrara, Director Contact: Dr. Paul Horan (212) 998 5424 FAX: (212) 995 4043 E-mail: pgh1@nyu.edu Web site: www.steinhardt.nyu.edu/studymusic-2011 The Department of Music and Performing Arts Professions offers the finest professional training combined with the academic excellence of an internationally recognized university. Our programs share a spirit of openness and innovation that encourages the pursuit of high artistic goals enriched by the world of interdisciplinary ideas. Study with acclaimed artists, composers, scholars, and industry leaders in the performing arts capital of the world – New York City. Participate in performance ensembles, composer forums, mainstage and workshop music theatre and opera productions, or intern at leading record companies, publishing houses, and concert management and public relations firms. Study music abroad. Undergraduate programs: B.M. in Instrumental Performance (classical or jazz) B.M. in Music Business B.M. in Music Education B.M. in Music Technology B.M. in Piano Performance B.M. in Teaching Music, All Grades B.M. in Theory and Composition B.M. in Vocal Performance (classical voice and music theatre) Facilities/resources include the Frederick Loewe Theatre, two recital rooms, the Black Box Theatre, practice rooms, ensemble rehearsal rooms, teaching studios, computer music and recording studios including the state-of-the-art James L. Dolan Music Recording Studio, and

1 East Mount Vernon Place Baltimore, MD 21202 (410) 234-4848 FAX: (410) 659-8102 E-mail: admissions@peabody.jhu.edu Website: www.peabody.jhu.edu/admissions Bachelor of Music (BM); Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA); Master of Arts (MA); Master of Music (MM); Graduate Performance Diploma (GPD) Located in the heart of Baltimore’s Mount Vernon Cultural District, the Peabody Conservatory was founded in 1857 as America’s first academy of music. Today, Peabody boasts a preeminent faculty, a nurturing, collaborative learning environment, and the academic resources of one of the nation’s leading universities, Johns Hopkins. Peabody’s teachers and alumni appear as soloists and recitalists across the country and around the world, conduct workshops, lecture in colleges and universities, make recordings, and serve as jurists for international competitions from Texas to Tokyo. Its graduates are active in orchestras, in arts organizations, and as teachers at all levels from precollege through postgraduate education. Among its most illustrious alumni are pianist Andre Watts, vocalists James Morris and Richard Cassilly of the Metropolitan Opera, and the Pulitzer Prize–winning composer Dominick Argento. The Miriam A. Friedberg Concert Hall, with seating for 695, combines modern technical facilities with its resplendent historic architecture. The Conservatory’s other performance halls are Leith Symington Griswold Hall, a renovated concert and rehearsal space with a seating capacity of 150 and a Holtkamp concert organ; the 95-seat Cohen-Davison Family Theatre; and Hilda and Douglas Goodwin Hall, the facility for many Conservatory repertory classes and recitals.

Pepperdine University Department of Music 24255 Pacific Coast Highway Malibu, CA 90263-4462 Dr. Gary Cobb, Chair (310) 506-4462

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[Colleges | Universities] FAX: (310) 506-4077 E-mail: musicadmissions@pepperdine.edu Web site: www.seaver.pepperdine.edu/music Degree: Bachelor of Arts in Music With emphasis’ in performance, music education, and composition Overlooking the Pacific Ocean in Malibu, California, Pepperdine University’s Department of Music offers some exciting musical possibilities on one of the most beautiful campuses in America. Our students study with distinguished faculty, leading soloists, and top studio professionals, including members of the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, the Los Angeles Opera Orchestra, the Santa Barbara Symphony Orchestra and the region’s other top professional musical ensembles. The orchestra, wind ensemble, jazz ensemble, and chamber ensembles are open to all students by audition and provide stimulating ensemble experiences. Annual opera and musical theater productions, recitals, concerts and master classes provide additional performance opportunities, enhance the regular curricular offerings, and enrich the University’s strong cultural climate. Students are the heart of our program, actively participating in their own aesthetic growth and creative enrichment. Scholarship support is available for eligible undergraduate majors as well as for non-majors interested in performing in University ensembles.

San José State University School of Music and Dance One Washington Square San José, CA 95192-0095 (408) 924-4673 FAX: (408) 924-4773 Email: music@email.sjsu.edu Web site: www.music.sjsu.edu

Degrees and Majors San José State University School of Music and Dance offers the following degrees: Bachelor of Arts in Dance Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance Bachelor of Arts in Music Bachelor of Arts in Creative Arts (Interdepartmental) Bachelor of Music in Composition Bachelor of Music in Jazz Studies Bachelor of Music in Music Education Bachelor of Music in Performance Master of Arts in Music Minor in Dance Minor in Music 58 SBO College Search & Career Guide 2011

Founded in 1857, San José State is the longest standing public university in the West. We have been preparing professional performers, composers and music educators longer than any other school in California. San José State’s applied studio faculty include some of this nation’s gifted artists, ranging from Metropolitan Opera stars to leading musicians in Bay Area symphonies. Our Jazz Studies program hosts Northern California’s leading jazz musicians. An award winning Composition program is led by most respected composers. The Band Program at SJSU provides a quality musical, educational, and cultural experience for its members and offers a variety of performing opportunities. The Bands at SJSU have enjoyed a long and distinguished reputation for outstanding performances at home, on tour, and at state and national conferences. Instrumental ensembles include the University Symphony Orchestra, Wind Ensemble, Symphonic Band, Spartan Marching Band, Spartan Pep Band and a variety of jazz ensembles, ethnic music ensembles and chamber ensembles. The School of Music and Dance in fully accredited by the National Associations of Schools of Music, the National Association of Schools of Dance, the National Council of Accreditation of Teacher Education, and the California Teacher Credentialing Commission.

Snow College

150 East College Ave. Ephraim, UT 84627 Vance Larsen, Dean of Fine Arts/Music Chair/Band (435) 283-7465 FAX: (435) 283-7479 Email: vance.larsen@snow.edu Web site: http://www.snow.edu/music

Stephen F. Austin University School of Music P.O. Box 13043, SFA Station Nacogdoches, TX 75962 (936) 468-4602 FAX: (936) 465-5810 E-mail: robertsjn1@sfasu.edu Web site: www.music.sfasu.edu

BM with Teacher Certification options, BM in Performance, BM in Composition, BM in Sound Recording Technology; MA in Music, MA in Music Education, MM in Performance, and MM in Conducting. The SFA School of Music is noted as of the finest comprehensive music pro-

grams for educating artist / teachers and performers. Boasting more than 370 music majors, the School is “Big enough to show you the world; small enough to discover the world in you!” With a 10:1 student: faculty ratio, the School retains faculty specialists on all instruments. Its ensembles have gained national and even international attention through performances at regional and national conventions and trips to Europe. Auditions are required for entrance into the music program.

Stetson University

School of Music 421 N. Woodland Blvd. Unit 8399 DeLand, FL 32723 Tammy Shistle (386) 822-8975 FAX: (386) 822-8948 E-mail: music@stetson.edu Web site: www.stetson.edu/music The School of Music, regarded as one of the best undergraduate-only professional schools of music in the U.S., maintains a student-to-faculty ratio of 6:1 for 200-plus music majors on a beautiful campus housing more than 2000 students. Distinctive artist-scholar faculty provide academic rigor and collaborative support to prepare graduates with degrees in performance, music education, theory/ composition, music technology, and music with any outside emphasis (including business) for top-level graduate study and careers in the profession. Students excel in exploring diverse and excellent performance opportunities while immersed in an inspired professional education. Competitive talent awards are available to music majors and elective students.

Stony Brook University

Department of Music Stony Brook, NY 11794 Dr. Sheila Silver, Director of Undergraduate Studies Dr. Joanna Kaczorowska, Associate Director of Undergraduate Studies Dr. Judith Lochhead, Chairperson of Music (631) 632-7330 FAX: (631) 632-7404 E-mail: sheila.silver@stonybrook.edu Web site: www.stonybrook.edu/music Degrees: B.A. with a major in Music; M.A/Ph.D in Composition, Music History/Theory; M.M./D.M.A in Music Performance

[Colleges | Universities] The undergraduate major in music balances studies in the performance, theory, and history of Western art music with the broad general education implied by a liberal arts degree. The Bachelor of Arts in Music degree does not confine students to a specific track, rather all students take the same general program and are encouraged to select electives that reflect their own interests and potential careers. The curriculum concentrates on Western classical music and and class and ensemble offerings include a broad range of classes in popular music and jazz, world music, and music and technology. Chamber music is another emphasis, overseen by our artists in residence, including the Emerson String Quartet.

Syracuse University College of Visual and Performing Arts

Setnor School of Music 215 Crouse College Syracuse, NY 13244 Dr. James R Tapia/Dr. Andrew Waggoner, Co-Directors of the Setnor School of Music Dr. Joseph Downing, School of Music Recruiting Coordinator (315) 443-5892 FAX: (315) 443-9713 E-mail: jdowning@syr.edu The Setnor School of Music at Syracuse University is a comprehensive, professional music school within a major research university setting. The School of Music offers undergraduate music degrees in music education, music industry, performance and composition, as well as the B.A. in Music. Also offered is the multidisciplinary Bandier Program for the Recording and Entertainment Industries. The School of Music is housed in beautiful Crouse College on the SU campus. The School features a diverse student body of 250, and an outstanding faculty of 20 full-time and 40 part-time instructors. A wide range of musical opportunities are offered, from the Symphony Orchestra, Wind Ensemble and University Singers, to the Morton Schiff Jazz Ensemble, Brazilian Ensemble and Syracuse University Marching Band.

Temple University’s Boyer College of Music and Dance 2001 N 13th Street Philadelphia, PA 19122 Kristi Morgridge

(215) 204-6810 (215) 204-4957 E-mail: music@temple.edu Web site: www.temple.edu/boyer Degree Programs: BM: Jazz Arranging/Composition BM: Jazz Performance (Instrumental, Keyboard or Vocal) BM: Music Composition BM: Music Education BM: Music Education with Jazz Studies Component BM: Music History BM: Music Theory BM: Music Therapy BM: Music Therapy with Jazz Studies Component BM: Performance (Instrumental, Keyboard or Vocal) BM: Piano Pedagogy BS: Music MM: Choral Conducting MM: Music Composition MM: Music Education MM: Music History MM: Music Theory MM: Opera MM: Performance (Instrumental, Keyboard, Voice) MM: Piano Accompanying and Chamber Music MM: Piano Accompanying and Opera Coaching MM: Piano Pedagogy MM: String Pedagogy MMT: Music Therapy DMA: Composition DMA: Performance (Instrumental, Keyboard, Voice) PhD: Music Education PhD: Music Therapy Temple University’s Boyer College of Music and Dance offers professional training within the context of a modern research university. Students enjoy challenging and diverse curriculums and excellent performing opportunities in Philadelphia, a city with a distinguished history of musical excellence. Boyer graduates have gone on to rewarding careers as music professionals, researchers, educators, and members of major symphony orchestras and opera companies throughout the United States and abroad. In addition, many of our graduates are in leadership positions and teaching at the leading colleges and universities throughout the country.

Troy University

John M. Long School of Music University Ave.

Troy, AL 36082 Dr. Larry Blocher (334) 670-3322 FAX: (334) 670-3858 E-mail: music@troy.edu Web site: www.music.troy.edu The John M. Long School of Music at Troy University is a vital part of a dynamic, global university. Focusing on musical excellence in the classroom and in the performance arena, the School of Music is committed to helping students become competent, caring music education professionals. From the “Sound of the South” to the “sounds” coming from classrooms, recording studios, and performance halls across the country and around the world, the School of Music at Troy University continues its tradition of making a difference, one student at a time.

University of Arizona

School of Music P.O. Box 210004 1017 North Olive Road Tucson, Arizona 85721-0004 Peter A. McAllister, Ph.D., director (520) 621-1655 Web site: www.music.arizona.edu As Arizona’s first university, The University of Arizona offers a unique experience as one of the nation’s top 20 public research institutions. The School of Music’s nationally and internationally recognized 70-member faculty is dedicated to the development of the talents of its students. The faculty are equally at home in the classroom, studio, or on the performance stage. Along with one-on-one teaching and mentoring, our faculty members regularly perform in solo recitals or as guest artists with major opera companies, symphony orchestras, ensembles, and chamber groups. Over 500 undergraduate and graduate students are enrolled in a wide variety of degree programs, and perform in hundreds of solo recitals, large ensemble concerts, opera productions, jazz and band concerts, and marching band shows each year. From bachelor to doctoral degrees, The University of Arizona School of Music is a passport to a rewarding life in music.

The University of the Arts College of the Performing Arts Office of Admission 320 South Broad St. Philadelphia, PA 19102

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[Colleges | Universities] Barbara Elliot (800) 616-ARTS Web site: www.uarts.edu Bachelor of Music in Jazz Studies (instrumental or vocal performance or composition), Master of Music in Jazz Studies, Master of Arts in Teaching in Music Education. The School of Music at The University of the Arts is distinguished by its emphasis on Jazz and American music idioms. The school offers Bachelor and Master Degrees in Jazz studies, and a Master of Arts in Teaching in Music Education. There are five large ensembles, and more than 40 small jazz groups performing all styles of traditional, contemporary, and Latin jazz. Faculty include world-renowned artists Joel Frahm, Marcus Baylor, Tim Hagans, Matt Neiss, John Swana, and Gerald Veasley. Alumni include Stanley Clarke, Kenny Barron, Robin Eubanks, Gerry Brown, Lew Tabackin, and TV/FILM composers Edd Kalehoff and John Davis. Recent guest artists include Jack DeJohnette, Brian Blade, Pat Martino, Kurt Elling, John Faddis, Patti Austin, Chris Potter, McCoy Tyner, Dave Weckl, and the Yellowjackets. The UArts School of Music continues to grow its long-held tradition of excellence that Grammy winning trumpeter Randy Brecker called “...one of the premier schools of jazz in the universe as we know it”. The University of the Arts, located on the Avenue of the Arts in Philadelphia, has been educating creative professional for more than 140 years.

University of Delaware Department of Music 100 Orchard Rd. Amstel Avenue and Orchard Rd. Newark, DE 19716-2560 Mary Dunnack (302) 831-8426 FAX: (302) 831-3589 E-mail: mdunnack@udel.edu Web site: www.music.udel.edu BMAS, BAAS

Undergraduate and Graduate degree programs, instrumental/vocal. Bachelor of Music in Applied Music, Music Education, & Theory/Composition. Bachelor of Arts in Music also with Music Management Concentration and a 5 1/2 year plan for continuing on to an MBA in music management.

University of Illinois

Chicago Department of Performing Arts 1040 West Harrison St. MC 255 60 SBO College Search & Career Guide 2011

Chicago, IL 60607 (312) 996-2977 FAX: 312-996-0954 Web site: www.uic.edu/depts/adpa A smaller program with a low teacherto-student ratio in an urban setting. Jazz Studies, Performance, and a traditional program in theory, music history and literature are offered. Private teachers feature outstanding Chicago artist-performers. Ensembles include concert band, string ensemble, jazz ensembles, three choirs, chamber music.

University of Illinois

School of Music Office of Music Admissions 1114 W Nevada Street Urbana, IL 61801 (217) 244-7899 FAX: (217) 244-4585 E-mail: musicadmissions@illinois.edu Web site: www.music.illinois.edu National Audition Dates: January 14, 2011 – NYC On-Campus Audition Dates: January 21-22, 2011; February 4-5, 11-12, 2011; April 1, 2011 (Transfer only) Degrees: Bachelor of Music (BM), Bachelor of Music Education (BME), Bachelor of Arts (BA), Master of Music (MM), Master of Music Education (MME), Master of Music Education with Certification (M.M.E. with cert.), Doctor of Philosophy in Musicology (Ph. D.), Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA), Doctor of Music Education (Ed.D.), Doctor of Philosophy in Music Education, Artist Diploma. Consistently ranked as one of the finest American music schools, the University of Illinois School of Music offers students a comprehensive education and practical professional experience within the context of one of the nation’s leading research institutions. The nearly 100 faculty of the School of Music include internationally renowned performers, composers, and scholars who are dedicated to the professional success of their students. Over 800 music students from throughout the United States and abroad participate in dozens of large and small ensembles and have the opportunity to attend performances and master classes by pre-eminent visiting artists resulting in approximately 700 hundred events annu-

ally. The School of Music is housed in five buildings on the Urbana campus including the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, one of the finest facilities of its kind in the United States.

University of Louisville

School of Music Louisville, KY 40292 Amanda Boyd, Admissions (502) 852-1623 FAX: (502) 852-0520 E-mail: gomusic@louisville.edu Web site: www.louisville.edu/music Degrees: B.A., B.M., and M.M. Within the scope of one of the nation’s leading metropolitan universities, the University of Louisville School of Music combines personal attention and closeknit community with the benefits of a comprehensive urban research institution. A founding member of the National Association of Schools of Music, UofL boasts ensembles and faculty that are recognized nationally and internationally as leaders in research, performance, and composition. Each year, the Grawemeyer Award for Music Composition is administered from the University of Louisville. This award, along with the annual New Music Festival, affords students the opportunity to meet acclaimed living composers and immerse themselves in emerging fields of research and performance. The School of Music, founded in 1932, has been since 1980 in a building which was designed and built specifically for music. It contains two recital halls, a 15,000 square foot music library, forty-four teaching studios, seventy-six practice rooms, seven classrooms, two rehearsal halls, and three dance studios. The School offers the Bachelor of Arts degree in Music, as well as Bachelor of Music and Master of Music degrees in composition, conducting, education, history, therapy, theory, performance, and piano pedagogy.

University of New Orleans Department of Music New Orleans, LA 70148 Dr. Robin Williams, Chair (504) 280-6381 FAX: (504) 280-6098 E-mail: mbowen2@uno.edu Web site: www.music.uno.edu/ Degrees: B.A., M.M. The Music Department at the University of New Orleans offers a B.A. in music

[Colleges | Universities] with emphasis in Jazz Studies, Vocal and Instrumental Music Education, and Music Studies and an M.M. in Jazz Studies. UNO’s accredited programs are designed to prepare students for successful musical careers. All programs build sound musicianship and academic discipline, and share a core curriculum to ensure each student acquires a solid foundation in the fundamental principles of theory and history. A low faculty-to- student ratio and tradition of camaraderie among the student body contributes to the quality of the UNO experience. Music students enjoy unique opportunities to develop professional skills in one of the world’s most vibrant musical communities. The Jazz Studies program, a UNO Center of Excellence, claims some of the world’s top performers as alumni. Students regularly perform with and learn from master musicians. Music Studies offers educational and career opportunities for both the performing artist and those interested in related fields such as sound engineering, marketing and entertainment business. Music Education programs offer statecertified curricula with competitive credit loads.

the caliber of the UNF Department of Music as one of the very best anywhere. UNF’s Department of Music is a fully accredited member of the National Association of Schools of Music (NASM).

University of North Florida

With more than 1650 music majors, the College supports more than 40 musical ensembles including both vocal and instrumental early music, both acoustic and electronic new music ensembles, and such ethnic ensembles as mariachi, Balinese gamelan, African drumming and dancing, and other world music percussion groups. Nearly 1000 events each year include choral, band, orchestra, opera, chamber music, solo recitals, guest artists, master classes and lectures. Facilities include more than 300 practice rooms, seven performance halls, classrooms and rehearsal spaces, computer labs, and one of the most extensive music libraries in the United States. Beyond the diversity represented within the State of Texas, 27% of our students come from other states and 13% from about 30 foreign countries. Graduates hold positions in areas including major orchestras, opera companies, professional bands, jazz groups, as music educators, conductors, as well as positions of influence in the arts and business community. For audition dates and repertoire information, visit http://www.music.unt. edu/admissions.

Department of Music 1 UNF Drive Jacksonville, FL 32224 Dr. Gordon R. Brock, Chair Bunky Green, Director of Jazz Studies (904) 620-2961 FAX: (904) 620-2568 E-mail: a.earles-bennett@unf.edu Web site: www.unf.edu/coas/music

Degrees: Bachelor of Music (B.M.) degrees in Performance with concentrations in Voice, Piano, Piano Pedagogy, Woodwinds, Brass, Percussion, and Strings as well as a B.M. in Jazz Studies. UNF also offers a Bachelor of Music Education degree. The University of North Florida in Jacksonville is home to one of the most recognized performance-based music programs in the country. With an emphasis on American Music and comprised of dedicated faculty members who are recognized artist/practitioners in their fields, the UNF Department of Music offers a stimulating, yet personal atmosphere in which students can achieve their potential. The countless awards and endorsements that the Department has received and continues to receive is testament to

University of North Texas

College of Music 1155 Union Circle #311367 Denton, TX 76203-5017 James C. Scott, Dean John C. Scott, Associate Dean for Admissions (940) 565-2791 FAX: (940) 565-2002 Web site: www.music.unt.edu Degrees: Bachelor of Music in Performance, Music Education, Jazz Studies, Music History, Music Theory, Piano Pedagogy and Composition. Bachelor of Arts. Master of Music in Performance, Music Education, Jazz Studies, Musicology, Music Theory, and Conducting. Doctor of Musical Arts in Performance and Conducting. PhD in Musicology, Theory, Music Education, and Composition. Additional graduate related fields available in opera, early music, accompanying, sacred music, vocal pedagogy, and music and medicine. Graduate Artist Certificate in Music Performance.

University of West Florida

Department of Music 11000 University Parkway Pensacola, FL 32514 Joseph T. Spaniola, Music Program Coordinator (850) 474-2147 FAX: (850) 474-3247 E-mail: jspaniola@uwf.edu Web site: www.uwf.edu/music The University of West Florida, Department of Music located in the beautiful beach community of Pensacola, Florida offers a personalized education at the baccalaureate level equipping students to perform at professional levels and to think critically as musicians and educators. This personalized education is augmented by numerous performance and ensemble opportunities. The department sponsors musical performances both alone and in conjunction with the theatre and art departments to reach out to both the university and the community. With an emphasis on professional preparation, the Department of Music offers students the opportunity to develop musicianship through practical experience, relevant course work and close interaction with faculty. Welcoming students with quality instruction, unique programs and special events, the Department of Music has six full-time and sixteen part-time nationally and internationally acclaimed instructors, who are all active as professional performers, directors and clinicians. Over 150 students participate in UWF Bands, Choirs, Jazz Ensembles, Orchestras and Chamber Ensembles. The Department is a fully accredited member of the NASM currently serving 90 majors and 30 minors in programs leading to the B.M. degree with concentrations in performance, teaching, and jazz studies.

Valparaiso University

Department of Music Center for the Arts 1709 Chapel Drive Valparaiso, IN 46383 Joseph Bognar, DMA, Chair (219) 464-5454 FAX: (219) 464-5244 E-mail: music@valpo.edu Web site: www.valpo.edu/music Degrees: Bachelor of Music in Performance, Bachelor of Music in Church Music, Bachelor of Music in Composition, Bachelor of Music Education, Bachelor of Arts in Music. SBO College Search & Career Guide 2011 61

[Colleges | Universities] Study within our Center for the Arts offers an array of core music classes, outstanding ensembles, top-notch studio instruction and, most important, a faculty focused on nurturing the gifts of the college undergraduate. Music performance is a vital part of campus life, and with four choirs, three bands, and a full symphony orchestra, performance opportunities are plentiful. Our faculty and our student ensembles tour nationally and internationally and have enjoyed capacity audiences and rave reviews. Facilities include the Chapel of the Resurrection, one of the world’s largest collegiate chapels with the magnificent 103-rank Reddel Memorial Organ, and the acoustically superb Duesenberg Recital Hall. Music scholarships are available, including some awards up to full tuition. Alumni of Valparaiso University excel in the field as music teachers, performers, conductors, and arts administrators. Graduates are highly successful in the most competitive graduate programs in the nation. Valparaiso University is an accredited institutional member of the National Association of Schools of Music. Valparaiso’s location in northwest Indiana gives students the cultural benefits of nearby Chicago. U.S. News & World Report regularly names Valparaiso as one of the best comprehensive universities in the Midwest in its annual rankings of “America’s Best Colleges” and among the “best college values.”

West Chester University

College of Visual and Performing Arts School of Music West Chester, PA 19383 Dr. Timothy Blair, Dean (610) 436-2379 E-mail: musicinfo@wcupa.edu Web site: www.wcupa.edu/CVPA/ Degrees: Bachelor of Music in Performance, Music Education, Jazz Studies, Music Theory and Composition, and Music with an Outside Field. Master of Music in Performance, Music Education, Music Theory and Composition, Music History, Piano Pedagogy, and Conducting. Additional graduate certificate programs are available in Kodaly Methodology, Orff-Shulwerk, Music Technology, and Piano Pedagogy. With more than 450 undergraduate music majors, the college supports more than 25 musical ensembles and hosts over 62 SBO College Search & Career Guide 2011

200 musical events each year. Our events include: orchestra, band, choral, opera, early music, jazz, electronic new music ensembles chamber music, solo recitals, guest artists, master classes and lectures. The new music building and performing arts facility was opened in January 2007. The facilities include 56 practice rooms, small ensemble practice rooms, recital hall, performance hall, state of the art classrooms and rehearsal spaces, computer labs, and a spacious on-site music library. Graduates hold positions of prominence in the arts and business community in music educations and administration, as conductors, and musicians in major orchestras, opera companies, professional bands, and jazz groups. For additional information, visit http:// www.wcupa.edu/CVPA/

Wheaton College

Conservatory of Music 501 College Ave Wheaton, IL 60187 Dr. Michael Wilder, Dean (630) 752-5097 FAX: (630) 752-5341 Email: music@wheaton.edu Web site: www.wheaton.edu/conservatory Degrees BM, BME, BA Wheaton College Conservatory offers six musically diverse degree programs grounded in the strength of classical tradition. Our 200 music majors study with over 50 highly respected professionals who approach their careers with the highest of musical excellence. Opportunities for solo and group performance – locally, nationally and internationally – abound. Five annual on campus competitions in solo, chamber and composition afford additional performance opportunities. Off-campus study options include Arts in London, and ten other programs through cooperation with the Coalition of Christian Colleges and Universities. (www.bestsemester.com) Alumni pursue varied careers in opera and concert music (Stephen Morscheck, Sylvia McNair, and Wendy White), jazz (Deanna Witkowski), orchestral conducting (John Nelson), composition (Marty O’Donnell, Halo video game soundtracks), and orchestral performance (Douglas Yeo, Boston Symphony Orchestra and Eric Carlson, Philadelphia Orchestra). In addition, alumni actively and

successfully pursue careers in schools, churches, military and contemporary music venues all over the world. Just 25 miles from Chicago, and with a train stop right on campus, students take advantage of some of the finest music and theater venues in the world.

Willamette University

Department of Music 900 State Street Salem, OR 97301 Professor Anita King, Chair Phone: (503)-370-6255 FAX: (503) 370-6260 Email: wumusic@willamette.edu Web site: www.willamette.edu/cla/music Degrees: BA in Music; BM in Performance; BM in Composition; BM in Music Education; Minor in Music; Minor in Arts & Technology The Willamette University music department offers students a program of rigorous and intensive training in specialized music disciplines combined with a balance of music core courses in theory, history and literature all within a broad spectrum of courses in other liberal arts disciplines. For the major and non-major alike, the department offers music study and performance through individual instruction, chamber music, large ensembles and general music courses, many of which meet the fine arts requirements of the University’s general education program. The Mary Stuart Rogers Music Center houses the 450-seat Jerry E. Hudson Concert Hall, a rehearsal hall, percussion studio, keyboard lab, faculty teaching studios, practice rooms and the music department administrative offices. The adjoining Smith Fine Arts Building houses rehearsal rooms, music classrooms, faculty studios, practice rooms, and the 1250 seat G. Herbert Smith Auditorium. A tracker-action organ is housed in Cone Chapel located in Waller Hall while Hudson Hall in the Rogers Center features a digital electronic organ. The music section of the University library contains a comprehensive and up-to-date collection of music scores, books, microfilm, CDs, videotapes, DVD’s and archival recordings. Ford Hall houses music production and recording studios, as well as the 15 station Digital Music Lab. A selection of band, orchestra and percussion instruments are available for loan to music students.

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UNDERGRADUATE DEGREES Bachelor of Music and Music Diploma Composition (B.M. only) | Guitar | Keyboard Instruments Orchestral Instruments | Voice

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