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Welcome to the CWU Music Department!
Fall classes officially start on Wednesday, September 23, be sure to be there! Our first Convo will be on Thursday, September 24th, at 2 PM, in the Concert Hall, all students are REQUIRED to attend. New students are strongly encouraged to download and read the Incoming Student Orientation Guide pdf file. If your entering CWU as a transfer student, please download and read the Transfer Student Orientation Guide.

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 still need to audition for Wind Ensemble, Orchestra, Jazz Bands, or Vocal Jazz, please go the the Audition Information Page.

Vocal Jazz 1 performing on concert hall stage.
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 24th, 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 .Visit the convo/studio schedule page for all the dates. They will be available soon on the Student Resources page, as well as being posted throughout the building and handed out at the first convo. Please be sure to read and know the Convo and Recital Polices. This is a MUST!
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. Be sure to read the undergraduate handbook before classes begin. If you are involved in the Jazz program you should also download and read the BA Jazz Handbook PDF.
Locker and Instrument Checkouts
Instrument lockers within the music building are available for students. Some of these lockers are used to store University owned instruments that are also available for student checkout. Students needing lockers and/or instruments must do so with Allen Larsen, Music Department Hall Manager, in his office, room 173 (directly across from the percussion wing.) A minimal fee for locker use will be charged to your student account. You are responsible to know and understand the Locker Check Out / Return Polices so please be sure to review them.

Information for Fall Incoming Freshmen
The Music 104 Orientation Session will be held on Monday Sept. 21, at 2:00 pm in the recital hall. This meeting will last for approximately one hour. ATTENDANCE IS REQUIRED of all freshmen entering the music program. Please download the Incoming Student Orientation Guide pdf file.

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 class number, which only your instructor can provide, to register for your lesson classes. Lesson times will then be arranged between you and your instructor.

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.

**Last updated 2009-11-16

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