Music (B.A., B.S.)

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MAJOR

Opportunities for performance and liberal studies through the Bachelors Degree in Music.
- Performance at the highest possible level of ability
- Broad understanding of music within the context of a liberal arts education
- Contribution to cultural environment of campus and community.

HIGH TECH

Learning made fun! Enjoy using special software like Finale (composition), Sound Forge (sound editing), and Smart Music to enhance your music education. Electronic keyboards and electronic dictation also make your education in the music program top notch.

FACILITIES AND RESOURCES

Foss Music Hall
- One of the most modern and well-equipped facilities in North Dakota
- Froemke Auditorium seating 220 people
- Numerous classrooms, practice rooms, and rehearsal rooms
- Piano laboratory, computer center, and multi-media classroom
- State-of-the-art sound and projection system
Vangstad Hall
- Vangstad Auditorium, seating 850 people
- Three-manual Moeller pipe organ, one of the finest in the region

THE JAMES PLOYHAR HONOR BAND FESTIVAL

Each year, VCSU hosts students from around the region to perform the compositions of one of the most prolific writers for band in the world, VCSU alumnus James Ployhar.

Details

• Printable flyer, including courses.
• Printable list of courses within the composite Music major for 2012-2014.
Note: a composite major requires additional courses related to the program, but eliminates the need for a minor or second major.

Contacts

• Program Contact
  For specific questions about the content of the courses or the nature of the program.
  Diana Skroch

  Fine Arts Division Chair; Professor
  Email: diana.skroch@vcsu.edu
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• Administrative Assistant
  For general questions about the department or the program.
  Paula Larson

  Email: paula.larson@vcsu.edu
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• Enrollment Services Representative
  For all general questions, especially for students new to VCSU.
  Sabrina Heywood

  Email: sabrina.heywood@vcsu.edu
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Returning Undergraduate Student Scholarships

Department of Music

Arthur L. Froemke Music Alumni Scholarship Brent Alexenko Memorial Scholarship (2008) Diana Skroch Outstanding Pianist Scholarships (1993) Fannie C. Amidon Music Scholarship Friends of Music Scholarship Geneva Magdelina Borho Memorial Scholarships (1998) Gloria Peterson Music Memorial Scholarship (1998) Harriett Lusyd Stull Memorial Art and Music Scholarship (2000) Helen K. Frederick Music Scholarship (2000) Herman Stern Music Scholarship (1981) John Reed Memorial Scholarship

L.D. "Dusty" Rhoades and Josephine Wright Memorial Scholarship Marian and Alan McLees Music Scholarship (2009) Music Alumni Endowment P.L. Foss Memorial Music Scholarship R. Q. Johnson Scholarship (1993) Roy and Helga Ployhar Memorial Music Scholarship Schilling Family Scholarship (2010) Tom Stine Memorial Band Award William Garth and Mae Holmes Family Music Scholarship (2009) Wilma Nelson Trust Scholarships (2010)

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