Eastern Illinois University Department of Music

600 Lincoln Avenue
Charleston, Illinois 61920
217.581.3010
admissions@eiu.edu

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Degrees offered

Bachelor of Music Teacher Licensure Option
Bachelor of Music in Music Performance
Bachelor of Music in Performance - Composition
Bachelor of Music in Performance - Jazz Studies
Bachelor of Arts in Music - Open Studies
Bachelor of Arts in Music - Music Theory/Composition
Bachelor of Arts in Music - Audio and Recording Technology
Minor in Jazz Studies
Minor in Music
Minor in Music Technology

About the program

We have a thriving department with outstanding faculty, facilities, and most importantly, students! EIU music graduates are leaders in the fields of music education and performance, and many graduates have gone on to become successful music teachers, ensemble directors, university educators, and professional performers. All music majors take weekly hour-long lessons on their primary instrument or voice. Our applied music faculty are highly-skilled professional musicians and educators, and each an expert on his or her instrument. All students participate in ensembles every semester, and many students play in more than one. Students frequent collaborate with one another in and out of the classroom, developing a spirit of cooperation and a shared love of music.

Acceptance rate

Reported acceptance rate (source/year not provided by school): Eastern Illinois University (EIU) has an acceptance rate of 68%

Faculty

Jamie V Ryan
Paul Johnston
Danelle Larson

Doudna Fine Arts Center Presents COCKTAIL HOUR: THE SHOW

by A.A. Cristi, June 21, 2019

The Doudna Fine Arts Center at Eastern Illinois University opens its 2019-20 season with Cocktail Hour: The Show, by New York City-based company Ballets with a Twist, on September 19 and 20.

'Echoes of Tattered Tongues' Named Finalist in Benjamin Franklin Awards

by Christina Mancuso, March 24, 2017

Echoes of Tattered Tongues: Memory Unfolded (Aquila Polonica Publishing, March 2016) has just been named as a finalist for the 2017 Benjamin Franklin Award in the category of Poetry/Literary Criticism.

Virginia Festival of the Book to Host Author John Guzlowski

by Christina Mancuso, March 6, 2017

At the Virginia Festival of the Book, Guzlowski will participate in the program titled 'Literary Memoirs of Lost Worlds,' exploring personal stories of lost family, lost worlds, with Caroline Heller (Reading Claudius: A Memoir in Two Parts), moderated by Carolyn Cades.

'Echoes of Tattered Tongues' by John Guzlowski Named Finalist for 2017 Montaigne Medal