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Northern Illinois University
School of Music
Degrees offered
Bachelor of Arts in Music Performance - Vocal
Bachelor of Music in Music Performance - Instrumental
Bachelor of Music in Music Performance - Jazz
Bachelor of Music in Music Education
Bachelor of Music in Composition
Bachelor of Arts in Music
Minor in Music
Master of Music in Music Education
Master of Music in Music Performance
Master of Music in Individualized Specialization
About the program
The School of Music's 60 nationally and internationally recognized faculty are dedicated to supporting students realizing their full potential as music artists, educators and scholars, and our location one hour west of Chicago affords our students unparalleled additional cultural resources.
Students in the School of Music perform in a wide range of ensembles: jazz, orchestra, wind ensemble, choirs, steelband and ensembles devoted to music of Indonesia, China and the Middle East. The school hosts both a New Music Festival and a World Music Festival each year. Students also have the opportunity to study recording arts and take part in Internet2 collaborations.
Notable alumni
Marquis Hill, Jermaine Stegall
Acceptance rate
Northern Illinois University (NIU) as a whole has a moderately selective admissions process with an acceptance rate of around 71%
Faculty
Omar al-Musfi, Orna Arnia, Yuko Asada, Gregory Barrett, Gregory Beyer, Tom Bough, Geof Bradfield, Bobby Broom, James R. Brown, Robert Chappell, Brigid Crawford, Christine D'Alexander, Anthony Devroye, Mary Lynn Doherty, Emily Fagan, Benjamin Firer, Tom Garling, John Gaudette, Andrew Glendening, William Goldenberg, Brian Hart, Eric Johnson, JeongSoo Kim, Ed Klonoski, Bret Kuhn, Kelly Langenberg, Cheng-Hou Lee, Blaise Magniere, Ella Marchment, Scott Metlicka, David Maki, Lucia Matos, Dan Nichols, John Novak, Elinor Olin, Brian Penkrot, Lynn Retherford, Timothy Riordan, Marlene Rosenberg, Christopher Scanlon, Faye Seeman, Robert Sims, Tom Snydacker, Chamni Sripraram, Mathias Tacke, Liam Teague, Scott Tegge, Reggie Thomas, An Tran, Rodrigo Villanueva, Ben Wahlund, Jui-Ching Wang, Marie Wang, Pharez Whitted, Ronnie Wooten, Wei Yang, Alex Yoffe, Tina Zemzemi.
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Past student productions
| Show | Dates | Theater |
|---|---|---|
| 10/20 – 10/30/2011 | Northern Illinois University | |
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