-
Academically challenging
and aesthetically stimulating majors in performance, music education,
church music, and music business
-
Abundant performance and
creative opportunities of the highest quality that bring coherence and
synthesis to musical learning
-
Daily encounters with
distinguished
artist faculty who are not only active performers and
practitioners of their art, but who are pioneers dedicated to the
advancement of musical knowledge and who are eager to share their
experience with young people
-
Special programs that actively
engage and develop the imagination – a perception of the world revealed in
a way unique to artists and performers
-
A community of students chosen
for their superior musicianship, academic strength and faith, who bring
both intelligence and artistic intuition to their studies
-
A spirit of collaboration
across the arts and, indeed, across the liberal arts curriculum, with
students and faculty regularly exploring opportunities to challenge
intellectual boundaries
-
A genuine commitment to the
whole person in mind, body and spirit
-
Continuous exposure to
nationally and internationally renowned artists and experts through guest
lectures, concerts, and masterclasses
-
Numerous opportunities
for off-campus study and study abroad including the
CCCU Contemporary Music Semester Institute on Martha’s Vineyard
-
Individual Advising sessions
with the faculty every semester and a reasonable
expectation of finishing any degree program in 4 years
-
Ready access to the lively
arts communities of Fort Wayne and Indianapolis, including the
Fort
Wayne Philharmonic, the
Indianapolis Symphony, the Fort Wayne Ballet, the
Indianapolis Opera,
and numerous theatre companies and art galleries
-
A comprehensive program of
career exploration through teaching placements and internships
-
A music program that is
constantly growing, recreating, and searching for relevance – one that
looks to the future as it builds on a strong tradition
-
Enough competitiveness to
motivate but not enough to discourage – friends and colleagues that
appreciate and share one another’s success
-
A state-of-the-art visual and
performing arts facility in the
Merillat Centre for the Arts –
large auditorium with a 36-ft. proscenium stage, 16-ft. fly
rails, a fully-equipped scene shop, full sound, lighting, and projection
capabilities; small, intimate recital hall, ensemble rehearsal rooms,
individual student practice rooms, studio black-box theatre, secure
instrument storage lockers, music library and reference room, computer lab
with MAC and IBM formats – each station fully outfitted with Kurzweil
synthesizers, full MIDI capabilities, Coda Finale and Sibelius software,
digital
piano laboratory with the latest Yamaha Clavinova keyboards,
CD burner with studio mixing and drum machine, graphic arts lab, art
studios, gallery,
Christian radio station, and television studio
-
Accompanists provided for all
applied students at no extra fee
-
9 Ft. Steinway
and Yamaha concert grand pianos;
7 Ft. Steinway rehearsal piano; 6 Ft. Mason and Hamblin rehearsal piano; 7
– 5 Ft. Kawaii rehearsal and studio pianos; 2 – 5 Ft. Yamaha studio
pianos; Numerous Yamaha uprights; 5 Octave Müsser rosewood concert
Marimba; five octaves of Schulmmerich handbells and
hand chimes; and many other top-of-the-line school owned
instruments
-
A global caring community – a
Christian worldview – vision – adventure – focus – congeniality -
camaraderie – loving support – friendship - honor
