Academic
Catalog August 2007 - August 2008 Undergraduate
and Graduate
College of Arts and Letters
School of Music
Performing and Fine Arts Building, room 120
NAU, PO Box 6040, Flagstaff, AZ 86011-6040
928-523-3731 (fax 928-523-5111)
www.cal.nau.edu/music/index.htm
Director
Todd Sullivan
You may pursue the following academic plans in NAU’s School of Music:
The mission of the School of Music at Northern Arizona University is to prepare undergraduate and graduate students for successful careers in music education, performance, and the academic study of music; and to provide courses in the discipline for non-majors. The School of Music highly values the integration of music education and performance, tradition and current trends, and fosters a supportive environment by cultivating each student’s potential for success.
The School of Music strives to graduate well-rounded musicians, students equipped to become successful teachers, and accomplished performers in the competitive environment of the music profession. The success of our mission is achieved through private instruction with faculty performers; ensemble, stage, and solo performance experiences; strong academic courses; and supervised lab teaching.
Our plans are accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music.
In these sections, we first explain our admission requirements. Click on any of the academic plans above to see specific requirements for that individual plan.
Click here for information about our courses in music undergraduate and graduate and music performance undergraduate and graduate and faculty.
Students who wish to declare a major in music must 1) be accepted into the university, 2) be accepted through an audition in the primary performance medium of the major area, and 3) take a music-theory placement exam.
Non-majors who wish to enroll in lessons must audition to be accepted into the private faculty member’s studio.
Students who are enrolled in private lessons must be concurrently enrolled in a major ensemble, as assigned by audition.
Music minors must take a music-theory placement exam.
To enroll in upper-division applied music courses, you must pass an upper-division qualifying exam (jury).
You may pursue the following graduate academic plans through the School of Music:
We designed these academic plans to effectively prepare you for professional work or doctoral pursuits in the areas of performance, accompanying, scholarship, and education. Our faculty and curricular offerings provide both breadth and depth in conducting, performance, music history, music teaching, Suzuki, and theory-composition.
NAU’s music plans are accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music.
Click here for information about our courses in music undergraduate and graduate and music performance undergraduate and graduate and faculty.