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Eight Reasons To Attend The University of Miami School of Music
2. To learn from the best. Through classes, master classes, ensembles and numerous performance opportunities, you will learn from outstanding faculty and eminent scholars, nationally and internationally renowned for their knowledge, leadership, and expertise. 3. For a dynamic, innovative Curriculum. In a field that is always changing, the University of Miami School of Music not only keeps the pace - it sets the pace. The UM School of Music was the first in the nation to offer degree programs in music engineering, music industry, and studio music and jazz. It also was among the first to offer degree programs in jazz vocal performance and music therapy. 4. For a solid Music Foundation. Designed to give you a professional edge, three dozen different degree, certificate and diploma programs offer something for virtually every interest. Whether you take advantage of our strong traditional music programs like performance, composition and music literature, or some of the contemporary majors, you'll be building the foundation you need to a launch a successful career. 5. To experience State-of-the-Art Facilities. With a 600-seat concert hall, a choral hall, a symphony hall, a band hall, a new recording center and recital hall, a studio/office complex in the planning stages, extensive library holdings, and the most contemporary studio recording facilities and computer/MIDI keyboard labs, you'll have all the facilities and technology you need to become a music professional. 6. For renowned Cultural and Exchange Programs. The School of Music serves as a
major cultural resource for the Greater Miami area, presenting more than 300 musical
events annually. Complementing on-campus recitals and concerts by students and faculty are
programs by guest artists, composers, conductors and lecturers from virtually every corner
of the world. A particular highlight is Festival Miami, an exciting month-long
international festival held each fall, that typically features performance s by an
impressive array of faculty and guest artists, composers and conductors, including many
premiere performances of new compositions. 7. For its unmatched Tropical Beauty and Active Lifestyle. Situated in the heart of historic Coral Gables, a striking blend of Mediterranean architecture and tropical beauty, and minutes away from the Greater Miami area, you'll enjoy a year-round delightful climate that lends itself to a myriad of activities. Choose from a wide variety of concerts, opera, ballet, theatre, museums, festivals, sports, attractions, restaurants, and much more - you name it, you'll find it in Coral Gables or the Greater Miami area. 8. To join the ranks of Distinguished Alumni. The alumni of the School of Music reads like a "Who's Who" list of performance and related music industry professionals. Some graduates are among the top solo performing artists in the country. Others excel as performers with major symphony orchestras, opera companies and jazz ensembles; arrangers; Broadway musicals; television programs; recording engineers; editors; therapists; teachers; or publishers, distributors and retailers of the finished musical product. As a UM School of Music graduate, you'll be in proud company.
University of Miami School of Music....A First Glimpse
Students Faculty Alumni Facilities Libraries The Albert Pick Music Library in the School of Music quadrangle contains a vast assortment of music scores, recordings (including a unique collection of jazz recordings), reference materials, and an extensive Latin American collection, including folk music and music of Latin American composers. An extensive Ensemble Library located adjacent to Nancy Greene and Fillmore Halls houses all orchestral/instrumental parts for the School's many ensembles. A Choral Library in Broby Hall serves the needs of the School's many choral ensembles. Technology The control room and recording studio in the L. Austin Weeks Center for Recording and Performance was designed and constructed specifically to accommodate the most complex music recording projects. This facility is a media technologist's dream, with a 56-input automated mixing console, a pair of 24-track digital recorders, distributed video displays, networked computers, media workstations, and computer-driven analysis and test equipment. Using the superb sound isolation and acoustics in this digital multitrack studio, students can perform and produce world-class recordings. The Van Koevering Interactive Piano Lab is housed in Volpe Building 106. This lab is the first installation in the world that utilizes these new instruments exclusively. The Van Koevering Interactive Piano is a software-based digital piano/workstation that resembles a digital piano but contains a full color touch screen in the center of the music desk. Users can control all of the keyboard's features and run its Widows 95 native software through the touch screen interfaces. Communication between the keyboards, teacher and students is accomplished through headsets connected to a group lesson controller. The Keyboard/MIDI lab in Volpe Building 107 houses hardware and software for personal productivity, MIDI recording, musical notation, and educational software for learning to play piano, ear training, music theory, and music appreciation. The room contains 13 Pentium personal computers with CD-ROM drives, sound cards, and MIDI interfaces, each of which is connected via audio and MIDI to a General MIDI digital keyboard. Each computer is networked to the School of Music LAN that is served by a 333mhz Pentium class machine running Windows NT Server. The server allows authorized users to access all of the software, to share files with any other computers on the LAN, or by accessing the University LAN, to share files with any other networked machine on campus, or anywhere in the world via the Internet and the World Wide Web. Communication between the workstations, teacher and students is accomplished through headsets connected to a group lesson controller. Corporate Support Major corporations such as Sony, Roland, and IBM, to name a few, frequently provide the School of Music with updated equipment. Ensembles/Public Performances Accreditation Instructional Programs
Audition Requirements Financial Assistance The School also awards endowed scholarships to outstanding students in a variety of fields. The University of Miami Quietly secluded in a tropical paradise, the University of Miami has emerged as one of the nation's leading research universities. Along with its world-class School of Music, the University of Miami has 14 schools and colleges, including distinguished schools of marine science, law, and medicine; a brilliant faculty of Guggenheim Fellows, Rhodes Scholars, Fulbright Scholars, and Pulitzer Prize winners; and one of the most comprehensive undergraduate honors programs of any American university. With some 14,000 total students, the University of Miami is the largest private research university in the southeastern United States, with 415 acres on six major sites in the Greater Miami area, The Main Campus, located in Coral Gables, houses all undergraduate schools and colleges, administrative offices, residence halls, and athletic cultural facilities. The University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Medical Center, just west of downtown Miami, is the busiest and one the top 25 best medical complexes in the United States. Virginia Key and Fisher Island in Biscayne Bay are home to the Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, an internationally renowned research center. The Koubek Center, located in the heart of Miami's "Little Havana," the University's Conference Center at the James L. Knight International Center in downtown Miami, and the South Campus for research and development 10 miles from the main campus, are a few of the University's other learning facilities. Nearly two-thirds of new freshmen are in the top fifth of their high school classes. Students have the opportunity to continue that excellence through small class sizes that invite close student-teacher interaction: more than 50% of undergraduate classes have 17 or fewer students; more than 75% have 28 or fewer students. In addition to its own wealth of resources, the University of Miami draws upon the richness of Greater Miami, South Florida, and the Caribbean. One of the world's major crossroads for culture, recreation, international commerce, finance and technology. Coral Gables and Greater Miami offer a dynamic setting for the University and the learning process. The University of Miami School of Music is an accredited
institutional member of the National Association of Schools of Music. The University of Miami is a private, independent, international university, and an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action employer. It is the policy of the University of Miami that no citizen of the United States or any other person within the jurisdiction thereof, shall, on the grounds of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, or handicap, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subject to discrimination in employment or under any educational program.
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superior Intellectual and Musical Training. Our goal is to inspire you, teach you,
support you and encourage you not only to succeed, but also to excel in your quest for
knowledge and musical excellence.
Founded in 1926, the UM School of Music is one of the
largest schools of its kind in a private institution of higher learning.
The University of Miami has a central library facility
(Otto G. Richter Library), and libraries in four of its 13 colleges and schools. The
University's combined holdings include 2 million volumes, 19,000 serial subscriptions and
2.9 million microfilms. The Richter Library houses an extensive collection of music books,
periodicals, microfilms, reference materials, and the Larry Taylor-Billy Matthews American
Musical Theatre collection, a comprehensive collection including recordings, sheet music
and scores, video/audio tapes, a player piano, piano rolls, books, and playbills.
Auditions are held on campus and in two dozen
regional sites in the United States and around the world. Audition requirements vary
according to major. Please contact us for specific requirements.
