University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Music

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University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Music
Established 1895
Chancellor David Ward
Provost Paul DeLuca
Director Susan Cook
Administrative staff
 60
Location
Madison
,
Wisconsin
,
USA
Campus Urban
Website wisc.edu
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University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Music is an international roster of faculty artists and scholars devoted to the School's fundamental mission of fostering and promoting the global cultural art of music. The institution consists of a 60-member faculty that maintains focuses on individual student achievement. The School of Music was established in the year of 1895. The music degree program was organized in 1915, emphasizing training for public school music teachers. In 1939 the School gained acclaimed distinction with the creation of the first musical artist-in-residence position at any American university.

Music Hall

Music Hall

This Victorian Gothic building, built in 1878 and initially named Assembly Hall, was designed by architect David R. Jones of Madison to house an 800-seat auditorium, a library, and a clock tower. Dedicated on March 2, 1880, the building originally held conventions, dances, and commencement ceremonies, along with its primary purpose of a library. After the library moved to a different building on campus, a portion of the hall was assigned to the School of Music in 1900. Shortly after renovations in the early 1900s, the building was officially named Music Hall in 1910. It remains an important music venue and is home to the university opera.[1] This building also is home to the Department of Urban and Regional Planning, with part of the building being used as office space and classrooms.

School Mission

The school's mission is to 'provide a comprehensive program of undergraduate and graduate education that promotes the highest levels of professional development while challenging students to achieve their greatest potential. To cultivate an environment that inspires creativity, stimulates intellectual curiosity,and fosters critical thinking. Also to serve the University community, the public, and the profession through performance, composition, scholarship, music education and outreach.'[2]

Degrees Offered

The School of Music provides various areas of study that students can pursue a career in. They offer four principal degree options for music majors, in which all require a performance audition for admission.[3] The Bachelor of Music-Performance provides concentration in instrumental sections of brass, composition, guitar, harp, organ, percussion, piano, strings, voice, or woodwinds. The Bachelor of Music-Music Education provides certification in General Music, Instrumental Music, or Choral and General Music. All these variations provide option of certification in Early Childhood through Adolescence. The Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science with music majors provides options in performance, history, theory, or an individualized music curriculum. The individualized music curriculum can be designed with an emphasis in composition.[3] Below are specific degrees that are available within the School of Music:

Collaborative Piano and Piano Pedagogy

  • Master of Music,M.M (Collaborative Piano)
  • Master of Music, M.M (Piano Performance and Pedagogy)
  • Doctor of Musical Arts, D.M.A. (Piano Performance and Pedagogy)
  • Doctor of Musical Arts, D.M.A. (Collaborative Piano)[4]

Composition

  • Bachelor of Music, B.M.
  • Master of Music, M.M.
  • Doctor of Musical Arts, D.M.A.[5]

Conducting

  • Master of Music, M.M. (Choral Conducting, Wind Conducting, Orchestral Conducting)
  • Doctor of Musical Arts, D.M.A. (Choral Conducting, Wind Conducting, Orchestral Conducting)[6]

Music education

  • Bachelor of Music, B.M. (General Music Certification, Instrumental Music Certification, Choral and General Music Certification)
  • Master of Music, M.M. (Music Education)
  • Master of Science, M.S. (Curriculum and Instruction)
  • Doctor of Philosophy, PhD (Curriculum and Instruction)[7]

Musicology and Ethnomusicology

  • Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science, B.A./B.S. (Music History)
  • Master of Arts, M.A. (Music History)
  • Master of Arts, M.A. (Ethnomusicology)
  • Doctor of Philosophy, PhD (Historical Musicology)
  • Doctor of Philosophy, PhD (Ethnomusicology)[8]

Music Theory

  • Bachelor of Arts/ Bachelor of Science, B.A./B.S. (Music Theory
  • Master of Arts, M.A. (Music Theory)
  • Doctor of Philosophy, PhD (Music Theory)[9]

Ensembles

The University of Wisconsin-Madison Band Program offers a comprehensive selection of ensembles for students at the school. The wind band program consists of numerous ensembles based on the musical ability of the musician. The wind ensemble is composed mostly of music-majors and minors, graduate and undergraduate students alike.[10] It performs traditional and contemporary repertoire of the highest caliber, ranging from the 16th century to premier era pieces. The instrumentation of the wind ensemble changes in order to accommodate the requirements of the repertoire being performed. Like the wind ensemble, the concert band is composed of both music majors and non-majors, who perform standard symphonic band and chamber repertoire and orchestral transcriptions. Each ensemble performs a minimum of two concerts each semester.

Community involvement

The school provides opportunities through services, programs, and activities that are held on campus. Students that are non-music major are able to take courses with the school of music. Private lessons are offered by school through the Community Music Lessons program.[11] The program runs under the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Music to provide its students with experience teaching music lessons for children and adults. Lessons that are provided by undergraduate and graduate students enrolled in the School of Music are overseen by individual faculty members, an experienced graduate coordinator, and a staff supervisor.

Music Career Services[12] is a department located within the School of Music to provide students and graduates with career opportunities. The department offers music career advising appointments, mock interviews, auditions, and feedback on jobs. Students also have advisory opportunities with resumes and letters. Employers able to post job postings on the Music Career Services website so students and alumni are informed.

References

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