Music Department Quick Facts

• Music scholarships range up to $10,000 per year for four consecutive years.
• High school students come to University of Indianapolis each year for the Jazz Festival, the Festival of Winds, and the Orchestra Festival.
• Summer camps include Piano Camps, Vocal Arts Institute, Chamber Music Institute, and Circle City Jazz Combo Camp.
• Music majors participate in ensembles such as African Drum Ensemble, Handbell Ensemble, Percussion Ensemble, Jazz Combo and Big Band, Guitar Ensemble, and Baroque Ensemble as well as the traditional chamber orchestra, choirs and bands.
• The Music Department currently enrolls over 100 music majors.
• There are more than 100 concerts each year in the beautiful and acoustically superb Ruth Lilly Performance Hall of the DeHaan Center including faculty concerts, guest artists concerts, large and small student ensemble concerts, and student solo recitals.
• Students prepare for careers in music education, performance, jazz, music technology and recording, composition, as well as for graduate study.
• Music Department graduates have earned fellowships for graduate study at numerous institutions, including the University of Michigan, Indiana University, Boston University, Cincinnati College-Conservatory, University of Miami, and the University of Florida.
• Graduates are teaching, performing, and working in Dallas, Kansas City, Indianapolis, Louisville, Cleveland, and as faculty right here at the University of Indianapolis.
• The Symphonic Wind Ensemble and Chamber Orchestra traveled to Austria in 2005, and the Choir recently toured mainland China.
• UIndy Music Department faculty hold degrees from internationally recognized institutions such as: Eastman School of Music, Indiana University, the Juilliard School, University of Michigan, Northwestern University, Louisiana State University, and the University of Illinois. Our accomplished adjunct faculty studied at the Juilliard School, Peabody Conservatory, Manhattan School of Music, Boston University, the New England Conservatory, and elsewhere.

Accreditations and Affiliations

The National Association of Schools of Music has been designated by the US Department of Education as the agency responsible for the accreditation of all music curricula. NASM cooperates with NCATE and the six regional associations in the process of accreditation. Membership in the Association signifies accreditation and is voluntary. The University of Indianapolis is a member of NASM with its regular ten-year accreditation visit by NASM occurring last in October 1997. The Commission on Accreditation voted "to continue the institution in good standing" at its June, 1998 meeting with the following commendations:

"The Commission commends the institution for…consistent, continuous development of a high- quality music program."

Professional Organizations

Music education students are encouraged to affiliate with the student chapter of Music Educators National Conference. Faculty advisor for this group is Dr. Brenda Clark. A reduced student membership fee and state convention registration fee as well as subscription to the national Music Educators Journal and state Musicator are special advantages.

All music students are eligible for membership in Mu Phi Epsilon, international professional music fraternity, upon successful completion of one semester of Music Theory and a cumulative grade-point average of "B". This organization fosters service through music and has many scholarship opportunities. The Beta Psi Chapter, currently in its 36th year, founded in 1969, celebrated its 25th anniversary on this campus in 1994. Faculty advisor for this group is Dr. Rebecca Sorley.