Basic Information

Welcome to the CWU Music Department!

Classes officially start on Wednesday, September 19th - and be sure to be there! Our first Convo will be on Thursday, September 20th, at 2 PM, in the Concert Hall, and all students are REQUIRED to attend.

Below are links to information you will find useful in getting started.

Ensemble Auditions

Registration for ensembles is limited to those students who have auditioned and been admitted into the course by the instructor. Some of you may have auditioned in the spring. For those of you who need to audition for Wind Ensemble, Orchestra, Jazz Bands, and Vocal Jazz groups, the link below will bring up the audition schedule. Please Note: some of the information is not yet available and so the links are inactive. The links will become active as soon as we've received the updated information.

Click Here for Band/Orchestra Ensemble Audition Materials and Information

Click Here for Marching Band Rehearsal Schedule

Choral Audition Information | Chamber Choir Audition Music - '07

Information about the new CWU Mens Choir

Convo/Studio Schedule

Attendance at a bi-weekly student convocation hour is required of all students enrolled for music lessons. The first convo is Thursday, September 20nd, at 2 PM, and lasts for one hour. Attendance at the first convo is EXTREMELY important, as much will be explained about our department to all students at that time. Studio gatherings occur on alternating weeks with Convocation weeks. The convo/studio schedule for the 07-08 academic year will be accessible by a link below, and the scheduled will be posted throughout the building and handed out at the first convo.

Convo/Studio Schedule available here soon

A MUST READ: Convo and Recital Policies

Student Handbooks - a MUST READ!

The Music student handbooks are available online and are FULL of all of the information you need before embarking on your musical education here at Central. Handbooks are available using the "Students" link from the main music department web page. Be sure to read the handbook before classes begin.

Click Here for Student Handbook

Locker and Instrument Checkout

Lockers within the music building are available for check-out by students. Voice and Piano students may check out individual lockers for their music books, etc. Students with other instruments may check out a locker for the instrument. Lockers are NOT available through the music department office. All lockers are checked out by Mary Varner, Music Department Hall Manager, from her office in the north-west corner of the building, room 173 (directly across from the percussion wing.) There is a $5 fee for locker use, which is charged to your student account. A lock is provided to you which you must use. If a non-departmental lock is found on a locker, it will be cut off and destroyed.

Instruments are available to students for check-out. Instruments are to be used for CWU music ensembles or methods classes, or by the recommendation of instructor for primary lessons. Instruments are NOT available through the music department office. They are checked out by Mary Varner, Hall Manager, from her office #173 (across from the percussion wing).

NOTE TO ALL FRESHMEN

Music 104 Orientation Session: This will be held on Monday, September 17th, at 2 PM in Music room 150 (Band Room), and will last for approximately one hour. ATTENDANCE IS REQUIRED of all freshmen entering the music program.

Lessons: Your music student handbook outlines your lesson requirements. You will schedule your lesson times directly with your lesson teacher, who is also your university advisor (Music Education majors will have a second advisor assigned to them who specializes in Music Education). You must have a permission code to register for your lesson classes, and the codes will be given to you by your teacher when you meet to arrange your lessons.

Also: If you are an incoming music student and have NOT auditioned for acceptance into the music department, you need to set up an audition immediately. Contact the music office at 509-963-1216 for details.