 Mission:
The Department of Music is a community of artists, scholars and educators dedicated to achieving the highest standards of musical knowledge, performance and teaching. The department is committed to preparing students for careers in music, providing the opportunity to become literate, skilled, knowledgeable and confident music educators, performers and practitioners, able to influence and enrich the musical lives of the communities in which they serve. The department provides opportunities for the general student to study music as an essential part of a liberal arts education and engage in artistic experiences, serves as a leader for K-12 music education and provides opportunities for the general public to experience music performances of the highest quality in a broad range of styles and genres.
Department Vision:
The Department of Music will be recognized and respected for its challenging curriculum and supportive environment, for the excellence of its student, ensemble and faculty performances in a broad range of styles and genres, and for the fulfillment of its motto: “Where Teaching is a Performing Art.” Core Values
As a community of practicing musicians and scholars, we believe that
the department’s mission is best realized when we: - Hold each student’s greatest good as our primary concern
- Provide models of the highest ethical and moral standards
- Deem outstanding teaching to be the most important attribute of the faculty
- Implement a rigorous curriculum in each degree program
- Regard each degree program as equally valid, with no program intrinsically superior to any other
- Create an intellectually and emotionally safe environment in which students can learn, develop and mature
- Respect and embrace diversity in all its forms
- Respond creatively and thoughtfully to the inevitable changes of the fluid society in which we live
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