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Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
WEST VIRGINIA
City:
MORGANTOWN
Street Address:
Creative Arts Center, 1436 Evansdale Drive, Morgantown, West Virginia 26506, USA
Postal Address:
PO Box 6111, Morgantown, West Virginia 26506-6111, USA
Fax:
+1 304 293 7491
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Program:
Undergraduate programs
Details:
Bachelor of Arts in Music. Four years. Studies in performance, music history, theory, aural skills. Bachelor of Music. Four years. Concentrations in performance (classical, jazz, commercial), composition, music history, music education (with choral and instrumental conducting), musical theatre, music therapy, music business and industry. A minor in Appalachian music.
Program:
Graduate programs
Details:
Master of Arts. In music business and industry. Master of Music. In performance, opera performance, collaborative piano, choral, band and orchestral conducting, composition, theory, musicology, music education, pedagogy (piano, jazz). Doctor of Musical Arts. Doctor of Philosophy.
Institution Notes:
A state-supported university. The College of Creative Arts offers programs in art and design, music, theatre and dance. The Evansdale Library holds the Fry Archive (some 5,000 items) of recorded jazz music from the 1920s to the 1950s. There is a large collection of African instruments, as well as Javanese and Balinese gamelans and some Chinese instruments. The music division promotes steel drum (pan) music and has a large collection of these instruments; it houses a steel drum manufacturing and tuning workshop. There is a Community Music Program offering music instruction to children and interested members of the local community. Member of the National Association of Schools of Music.
Last Updated:
December 2022