Music

At St. 可以买滚球的正规平台，你可以开始定期表演 from the beginning 你的本科生涯. 加入我们的一个或多个 performing groups: Marching Band, Symphonic Band, University Chorale, Chamber Singers, Jazz Combo, Bella Voce, Bee Sharp, 和STAMVOJA(声乐爵士乐团). With the number and variety of our music ensembles, you'll be sure to find your place. You'll recieve personal attention from our award-winning faculty, 并发展将持续一生的友谊.

You can also 参加音乐奖学金的试镜 – awarded annually (provided you meet certain conditions). 该部门奖励了近170美元,000 each year and offers a number of music scholarships to talented students majoring in other academic disciplines, like Education major Peyton Reese and Marketing major Ashley Dean.

The opportunities extend even further: perform as a soloist, in a small ensemble, in the QC community, 甚至在国际上. Our students regularly perform with the Quad City  Symphony Orchestra for live movie showings with orchestra and chorus; in 2017, the Chamber Singers 在意大利和奥地利巡演，2019年 Symponic Band travelled to Ireland. In 2023, Chamber Singers and Symphonic Band travelled to Greece! Our SAU Marching Band performs at home football games, playoffs, and community events.

The Quad Cities is home to a strong performing arts community, boasting many performance venues and festivals including 河乐体验, 四城交响乐团, 比克斯爵士音乐节, 密西西比蓝调音乐节, Nova Singers, the Adler Theatre, and many more. We're also only three hours from downtown Chicago and Des Moines.

Each year, the Music Department awards more than $170,000 to talented musicians (audition required). We encourage all potential music majors and minors to audition, and we offer a significant number of music scholarships to talented students majoring in other academic disciplines, too. 

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音乐专业可以带来很多职业, 包括伴奏, arranger, arts administrator, band director, composer, conductor, educator, merchandising, music critic, musical theatre, performer, songwriter, or jingle writer.

其他职业包括艺术筹款, event management, film music director, 音效(福利)艺术家, instrument designer, music therapist, opera coach, orchestrator, recording engineer, sound design, talent scout, theatre, 或者音乐厅经理.

Tyson Danner '07 is the Executive Director of 河乐体验, Davenport. He was previously Community Arts Director at Quad City Arts. Tyson also was actively involved in Davenport Junior Theatre as its Artistic Director.

Madeline (Schumacher) Madsen '18 teaches Band and instrumental lessons at SE Junior High in Iowa City.

Parker Haley '17 is teaching at Orion High School in Orion, Illinois, as well as coaching volleyball.

Mary Vargo '21 is the Band Director at Camanche (IA) High School)

Kathy Heedles '82 is the Choir Director at the American International School in Vienna, Austria

Dr. Bob Lawrence '83 is the President of the Dallas School of Music and Founder/Developer of JazzPianoSkills.com

Dr. Khirstin Ihde '02 is the Associate Professor of Piano at UW-Oshkosh

Colin Evers '20 completed his master of Music in Piano Performance at the University of Northern Iowa, and now serves as the Director of Music Ministry at the Christ the King Chapel, 同时也教授钢琴课和应用课程.

Nathan Windt， DMA，主席兼教授

Megan Hobbs他是运动乐队总监
Nicholas Enz, DMA, Assoc. 乐队主任兼教授
Marian Lee, DMA, Assoc. Professor of Music

除特别注明外，所有课程均为3学分.

View music courses and descriptions in the online course catalog

Required:
音乐会出勤率(每学期入学)
+音乐方向110学分
音乐学理论与听觉技巧I, 2学分
音乐理论与听觉技巧II, 2学分
mu221钢琴技巧，1学分
钢琴技巧II, 1学分
MUS 301音乐理论III, 2学分
音乐理论和听觉技巧III, 2学分
音乐理论与分析
MUS 319 Conducting
MUS 325 Music History and Literature: Antiquity to 1700
音乐史和文学:1750至1890年

Plus 7 credits of applied major in the same instrument or voice;

展示一次初级(半)独奏会;

高级独奏(2学分);

Participation in a major ensemble (band, choir or orchestra) each semester of enrollment;