Training
•Percussion concentration with applied study in the Percussion Studio
•Performance opportunities in percussion ensemble, world beat ensemble, Wind Ensemble, and large ensembles
•Intensive professional training in music performance on the major instrument
Professional Development
•Weekly private applied lessons and masterclasses with required Junior and Senior recitals
•Large-ensemble performance every semester through UAF ensembles such as Choir of the North, Wind Ensemble, Northern Lights String Orchestra, Arctic Chamber Orchestra, or Fairbanks Symphony Orchestra
•Chamber music and Alaska Camerata opportunities
Location
•Fairbanks Summer Arts Festival hosted on campus
•Required Alaska Native Music coursework offers a distinctive cultural perspective; only performing arts music program in interior Alaska
