Training
•Rigorous academic and artistic standards for admission and continuation
•Prepares students for careers as choral and instrumental conductors
•Advanced Choral Conducting, Advanced Instrumental Conducting, Score Study & Analysis, and Professional Conducting & Literature coursework
•Choral Methods, Symphonic Orchestral Methods, and Conducting Pedagogy training
•Broad applied study across voice, keyboard, strings, winds, brass, and percussion plus class instrument methods
Performance & Productions
•Senior recital required
•Required participation each semester in a major performing ensemble
•Emphasis on real-world conducting experience and service learning
Facilities
•250-seat Recital Hall in the Performing Arts Building
•Brand-new 478-seat Performing Arts Center opened late 2025
