Program Recognition
•Bullet: Leads to Indiana P-12 licensure in Music: Instrumental/General; the licensure route requires the Principles of Learning and Teaching PreK-12 exam and the Music - Instrumental/General PRAXIS exam
•Bullet: Department is NASM accredited and the educator-preparation program is CAEP accredited; music education graduates complete 700+ hours of field experience and report a 100% first-year employment rate
Training
•Bullet: Required Woodwind, String, Brass, and Percussion Techniques courses, each taught around the instruments, fingerings, tone production, and pedagogy for the beginning instrumentalist
•Bullet: Orchestration/Arranging uses computer notation and playback, and most projects are read by department ensembles
•Bullet: Conducting I and II cover choral and instrumental ensembles with an emphasis on score preparation; Secondary Music Methods (grades 6-12) focuses on performing ensembles and beginning instrumentalists
•Bullet: 61-credit major includes six semesters of study on the same instrument and a chamber music experience
Performance & Productions
•Bullet: Ensemble credit can be earned in Symphonic Band, University Band, Symphonic Winds, Jazz Band, Marching Band, Orchestra, or the SMC String Ensemble
•Bullet: Notre Dame Symphony Orchestra and the Notre Dame Marching, Concert, and Jazz Bands count toward the ensemble requirement; Saint Mary's students audition each fall for the Band of the Fighting Irish, which the department calls "America's oldest university band in continuous existence"
Location
•Bullet: Adjacent to the University of Notre Dame, with cross-registration and band and orchestra opportunities
