Nebraska Wesleyan University
Music Department
Majors
- Performance (BM)
- Music Education, Vocal (BM)
- Music Education, Instrumental (BM)
- Music Education, Vocal and Instrumental (BM)
- Music (BA)
Minors
- Music
Opportunities
- Four vocal and instrumental ensembles take annual US concert tours.
- Two vocal and instrumental ensembles take regular international concert tours.
- Join any of Wesleyan's 15 performing ensembles.
- Take private lessons with artist teachers, not graduate students.
- Learn using excellent equipment, including:
- music recording studio
- technology lab with the latest software in theory and ear training
- Use instruments including:
- 39 acoustic pianos, including a Bösendorfer Imperial grand piano and a Steinway concert grand piano
- French double manual harpsichord
- several synthesizers
- electronic keyboard sampler
- 49-rank Aeolian-Skinner pipe organ
- Roland Digital Piano laboratory
- Yamaha Disklavier computerized piano
- Hinger tough-tone timpani
- Mirafone tubas
- Conn and Holton French horns
- Loree English horn
- Buffet bass clarinets
Careers and Outcomes
Music graduates go on to become:
- music educators in public schools
- private studio instructors
- performers
- music managers/promoters
- music software designers
- music web masters
- radio announcers
- opera singers
- recording studio musicians
- orchestra musicians
- music professors
- arts advocates
- music therapists
- music critics
- music business persons
- directors of community music ensembles
- church musicians and music ministers
Department-related Activities
- Mu Phi Epsilon, music honorary
- The National Association of Music Educators (MENC)
- American Choral Directors Association (ACDA)
- Student National Association of Teachers of Singing (SNATS)
Fast Facts
- Our Bösendorfer Imperial grand piano has 97 keys (instead of the usual 88) and is 6 inches longer than any other piano in Nebraska.
- Icy Simpson ('07) won a $30,000 Harrington Fellowship in 2007 to study music at the University of Texas.
Sample First-year Class Schedule
Music Education Major
| Fall Semester | ||
| MUSIC 1: Fundamentals of Music Theory | 3 | hrs |
| MUSIC 3: Fundamentals of Basic Musicianship | 1 | hrs |
| MUSIC 80: Piano Tech I | 1 | hrs |
| MUSIC 55: Recitals | 0 | hrs |
| Large Ensemble | 1 | hrs |
| Applied Music | 2 | hrs |
| IDS 1: Liberal Arts Seminar | 3 | hrs |
| PSYCH 1: Basic Psychological Science | 3 | hrs |
| EDUC 1: Introduction to Education in the U. S | 2 | hrs |
| EDUC 75: Field Experience | 1 | hrs |
| 17 | hrs | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| MUSIC 2: Theory II | 3 | hrs |
| MUSIC 4: Basic Musicianship II | 1 | hrs |
| MUSIC 81: Piano Tech II | 1 | hrs |
| MUSIC 55: Recitals | 0 | hrs |
| Large Ensemble | 1 | hrs |
| Applied Music | 2 | hrs |
| COMM 1: Fundamentals of Speech | 3 | hrs |
| ENG 1: English Language and Writing | 3 | hrs |
| EDUC 105: Human Development & Learning I | 2 | hrs |
| HHP 15: Health and Wellness | 2 | hrs |
| 18 | hrs |
Performance Music Major
| Fall Semester | ||
| MUSIC 1: Fundamentals of Music Theory | 3 | hrs |
| MUSIC 3: Fundamentals of Basic Musicianship | 1 | hrs |
| MUSIC 80: Piano Tech I | 1 | hrs |
| MUSIC 55: Recitals | 0 | hrs |
| Large Ensemble | 1 | hrs |
| Applied Music | 3 | hrs |
| IDS 1: Liberal Arts Seminar | 3 | hrs |
| COMM 1: Fundamentals of Speech | 3 | hrs |
| General Education (as needed) | 3 | hrs |
| 15-18 | hrs | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| MUSIC 2: Theory II | 3 | hrs |
| MUSIC 4: Basic Musicianship II | 1 | hrs |
| MUSIC 81: Piano Tech II | 1 | hrs |
| MUSIC 55: Recitals | 0 | hrs |
| Large Ensemble | 1 | hrs |
| Applied Music | 3 | hrs |
| HHP 15: Health and Wellness | 2 | hrs |
| ENG 1: English Language and Writing | 3 | hrs |
| General Education (as needed) | 3 | hrs |
| 14-17 | hrs |
Music Major
| Fall Semester | ||
| MUSIC 1: Fundamentals of Music Theory | 3 | hrs |
| MUSIC 3: Fundamentals of Basic Musicianship | 1 | hrs |
| MUSIC 80: Piano Tech I | 1 | hrs |
| MUSIC 55: Recitals | 0 | hrs |
| Large Ensemble | 0-1 | hrs |
| Applied Music | 2 | hrs |
| IDS 1: Liberal Arts Seminar | 3 | hrs |
| COMM 1: Fundamentals of Speech | 3 | hrs |
| General Education (as needed) | 3 | hrs |
| 13-17 | hrs | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| MUSIC 2: Theory II | 3 | hrs |
| MUSIC 4: Basic Musicianship II | 1 | hrs |
| MUSIC 81: Piano Tech II | 1 | hrs |
| MUSIC 55: Recitals | 0 | hrs |
| Large Ensemble | 0-1 | hrs |
| Applied Music | 2 | hrs |
| HHP 15: Health and Wellness | 2 | hrs |
| ENG 1: English Language and Writing | 3 | hrs |
| General Education (as needed) | 3 | hrs |
| 12-16 | hrs |
* The above schedules are samples. There are other ways to attain the same objectives. For more information regarding coursework and requirements, contact the department or refer to the course catalog.
Contacts
Music Department Chair
Associate Professor of Music Dr. Jeannette Young
402.465.2290
800.541.3818 ext. 2290
jry@nebrwesleyan.edu