Department of Music
Music Performance Degree
Major
MASTER YOUR PERFORMANCE SKILLS
The music performance major offers University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point students intensive training with a world-class faculty in state-of-the-art facilities. The program offers a solid core of music study including music theory/musicianship, music history and literature, applied performance study and large-ensemble participation.
WHY STUDY MUSIC PERFORMANCE AT UW-STEVENS POINT?
Students in the music performance program learn to work in teams and to have an entrepreneurial mindset. Graduates become outstanding
- Performer, Musician, Singer
- Music Director
- Composer
- Concertmaster
- Accompanist
- Recording artist
- Conductor
- Private Teacher
Alumni Map
Whether you are a recent graduate or a longtime alum, you can make an important difference for today’s students in the College of Fine Arts and Communication. By volunteering to share your story, your network, your career advice, and your successes, you can help guide students through the start of their professional lives as they discover their purpose.
You are a vital part of our Pointer family and we look forward to hearing from you!
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WHAT TO EXPECT
Students in the music majors benefit from performance of the classics. Recent performances include Carl Orff’s “Carmina Burana,” Stravinsky’s “Rite of Spring,” Beethoven’s “9th Symphony” and “Brahms’ Requiem.” Performance majors also perform major solo repertoire on recitals in their junior and senior years. Students benefit directly by working with guest artists in master classes. With an emphasis on performance, music majors at UWSP can participate in:
- Campus Band
- Campus Orchestra
- Chamber Ensembles
- Concert Choir
- Opera
- Percussion Ensemble
- Student Recitals
- Studio Recitals
- Symphonic Wind Ensemble
- Symphony Orchestra
- Wind Symphony
There are many opportunites to perfrom outside in the community including:
- Summer Ensembles
- Summer Music Venues
- Area civic and professional performing groups
MEET YOUR FACULTY AND STAFF
The low student-to-faculty ratio in the Department of Music provides our students with opportunities for personal attention.
Brent Turney
- Director of Jazz Studies
- Professor – Trumpet
College of Fine Arts & Communication, Department of Music, School of Performing Arts
715-346-3240
Andrew Slembarski
- Administrative Specialist – Music
College of Fine Arts & Communication, Department of Music, School of Performing Arts
715-346-3107
Lori Yonash
- University Services Associate 1 – School of Performing Arts and School of Design & Communication
College of Fine Arts & Communication, Department of Music, School of Design & Communication, School of Performing Arts
715-346-3107
National Association of Schools of Music
Founded in 1924, the National Association of Schools of Music (NASM) is an organization of schools, conservatories, colleges, and universities with approximately 637 accredited institutional members. It establishes national standards for undergraduate and graduate degrees and other credentials for music and music-related disciplines and provides assistance to institutions and individuals engaged in artistic, scholarly, educational, and other music-related endeavors.
The College of Fine Arts and Communication at UW-Stevens Point is accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music.
