Department of Music

Professors
STEVE BARNHART, B.M.E. Texas Tech University 1973; M.M. North Texas State University 1980; D.M.A. University of Kansas 1989. Percussion, Jazz Ensemble.
THERESA L. BOGARD, B.M. University of Colorado 1983; M.M. Eastman School of Music 1985; D.M.A. University of Colorado 1990; Associate Professor of Music 1998, 1992. Keyboard, Piano, Theory, Keyboard Area Coordinator.

DAVID J. BRINKMAN, B.M.E. University of Nebraska 1971; M.M. 1991; Ph.D. University of Nebraska-Lincoln 1994; Associate Professor of Music 2000, 1995. Music Education Coordinator.

RODNEY GARNETT, B.M.E. University of Colorado 1975; M.M. 1986; Associate Professor of Music 1998, 1991. Flute, Music Education.

MICHAEL GRIFFITH, B.M.E. Michigan State University 1973; M.M. 1975; D.M.A. University of Colorado 1994; Professor of Music 2001, 1989; Conducting, Woodwinds.

LARRY L. HENSEL, B.A. Macalester College 1981; M.M. 1984; D.M.A in Performance and Literature, Eastman School of Music 1996; Professor of Music 2007, 1996. Vocal Arts Area Coordinator, Voice, Opera Theatre, Vocal Literature.
JAMES PRZYGOCKI, B.M. Western Michigan University 1979; M.M. Indiana University 1984; Associate Professor of Music 1999, 1993. Viola, String Methods, Music Education.

Associate Professors
ROBERT BELSER, B.M.E. Central Missouri State University 1977; M.S.M.E. University of Illinois 1982; D.M.A., University of Iowa 1994; Associate Professor of Music 2000, 1995. Director of Bands, Conducting, Music Education.

THOMAS R. PFOTENHAUER, B.A. University of Wisconsin-Green Bay 1991; M.M. University of Michigan, Ann Arbor 1993; D.M.A. University of Kansas 2000; Associate Professor of Music 2007, 2003.
J. SCOTT TURPEN, B.M.E. Boise State University 1994; M.M. University of Georgia 1996; D.M.A. 1999; Assistant Professor of Music 2001. Director of Jazz Studies, Saxophone.
KATRINA ZOOK, B.M. Oberlin College 1986; M.M. University of California-Santa Barbara 1992; D.M.A. Eastman School of Music 2000; Assistant Professor of Music 1999. Voice, Music Appreciation, Vocal Methods, Vocal Pedagogy.

Assistant Professors
NAOMI GJEVRE, B.M. University of Minnesota 1992; M.M. Florida State University 1994; Assistant Professor of Music 2002.

ANNE GUZZO, B.M. University of New Mexico 1992; M.A. University of California, Santa Cruz 1996; Ph.D. University of California, Davis 2002; Assistant Professor of Music 2006.

JAVIER PINELL, B.M. Wayne State University 1989; M.M. Miami University 1992; D.M. Florida State University; Assistant Professor of Music 2002.

RUBIA SANTOS, B.M. University Sao Judas Tadeu, San Paulo, Brazil; Artist Diploma, Musikhochschule, Cologne, Germany 1987; M.M. Arizona State University 1997; D.M.A. 2004; Assistant Professor of Music 2007.

MARK SHERIDAN-RABIDEAU, B.A., D.M. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; M.M. University of Notre Dame; Assistant Professor of Music 2007.

Lecturers
McKeage, Nicholas

Part-time Lecturers
Berlinsky, Boehm Shaffer, Fleg, Hart, Hoffman, Latchininsky, LaTouche, Bird Reynolds, Riner, Sinift, Sorensson, Strampe, Thiem, Turpen, Volck Gersten, Wallace

Professors Emeriti

Gordon Childs, Julia Combs, Frederick Gersten, Brian Hanly, Edgar Lewis, William Stacy, Carlyle Weiss

The Department of Music offers under- graduate and graduate degree programs which combine scholarship with performance, theory with practice and the academic with the creative. It also provides an opportunity for the study and performance of music by university students who are not majors in music. By giving concerts, workshops and lectures throughout the state of Wyoming through the Cultural Outreach Program, the music department serves as a musical resource for the entire state. The music department is fully accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music.

Procedures and requirements are listed in the music department Student Handbook, which is available online at www.uwyo.edu/music/forms.asp. The music department Student Handbook and the General Bulletin are binding documents for the degree programs listed below.

Degrees

Bachelor of Arts (with major in music): A program designed for the student who desires a broadly based liberal arts program.

Bachelor of Music Performance: A four-year course of study designed for students who wish to prepare for a professional career as performer and applied teacher.

Bachelor of Music Education: A four-year course of study for the student who wishes to prepare for a career as a teacher of music in elementary or secondary schools in the instrumental, vocal, and general music fields.

Performer's Post-baccalaureate Certificate

A non-degree course of study for the student seeking to improve professional performance skills. The program consists of a total of 30 credit hours from applied lessons, ensembles and electives to be selected in consultation with the major adviser. Prerequisites are demonstrated evidence of advanced performance proficiency through a live or taped audition and admission to the university.

Music for Other Students

Music as an elective subject. Students from other departments of the university may, with consent of their adviser and applied instructor, elect private or class lessons in applied music (with or without previous training) and may enroll in any theory, music literature or activity course for which they are qualified. See the music department Student Handbook for requirements for a minor in music.

Organizations. Performance organizations include the Marching Band, Symphonic Band, Wind Ensemble, Collegiate Chorale, University Orchestra, Chamber Orchestra, Statesmen, Women’s Choir, and Opera Theatre. Other groups are brass, woodwind, string, percussion and piano ensembles, Vocal Jazz, Civic Chorus and Jazz Ensemble. Membership is open to qualified students in all colleges and departments of the university. Each year, in addition to frequent appearances on the campus, several of these organizations and groups are heard on tour in Wyoming and neighboring states. Numerous programs are also broadcast.

Music Fees For Individual Instruction

One 1/2-hour lesson weekly, per semester - $140.00
One 1-hour lesson weekly, per semester - $280.00
 

For Music 4510, 4520, 4530, 4540, 4550 and 4560 (courses taken in the form of private lessons) a fee of $85.00 is assessed each semester.

Practice Rooms
Per semester - $35.00 per semester

Bachelor of Arts in Music

All music majors must successfully complete MUSC 0200 Convocation (0 credit, S/U) each semester in residence and must enroll in lessons and one ensemble per semester. All music majors must pass the piano proficiency test during their sophomore year.  Class Piano I-IV is highly recommended for majors with little piano background. Consult your adviser for specific information.

Music Core

Music Electives (13 Hrs.)

University and College Requirements
In addition to the major requirements listed above, students must complete all university and College of Arts and Sciences requirements listed elsewhere in this bulletin. A minimum of 48 hours of the total degree must be at the junior/senior level. Check with your adviser about music courses which fulfill University Studies Program requirements.

Bachelor of Music in Performance: Instrumental Emphasis

All music majors must successfully complete MUSC 0200 Convocation (0 credit, S/U) each semester in residence and must enroll in lessons and one major ensemble per semester. All music majors must pass the piano proficiency test during their sophomore year. Class Piano I-IV is highly recommended for majors with little piano background. Consult your adviser for specific information.

Music Core

Instrumental Emphasis

Music Electives

University and College Requirements
In addition to the major requirements listed above, students must complete all university and College of Arts and Sciences requirements listed elsewhere in this bulletin. A minimum of 48 hours of the total degree must be at the junior/senior level. Check with your adviser about music courses which fulfill University Studies Program requirements.

Bachelor of Music in Performance: Keyboard Emphasis

All music majors must successfully complete MUSC 0200 Convocation (0 credit, S/U) each semester in residence and must enroll in lessons and one ensemble per semester. Passing the piano proficiency test is required of all music majors during their sophomore year. Consult your adviser for specific information.

Music Core

Keyboard Emphasis

Music Electives

Music Electives (9 Hrs.)

University and College Requirements
In addition to the major requirements listed above, students must complete all university and College of Arts and Sciences requirements listed elsewhere in this bulletin. A minimum of 48 hours of the total degree must be at the junior/senior level. Check with your adviser about music courses which fulfill University Studies Program requirements.

Bachelor of Music in Performance: Vocal Emphasis

All music majors must successfully complete MUSC 0200 Convocation (0 credit, S/U) each semester in residence and must enroll in lessons and one ensemble per semester. Passing the piano proficiency test is required of all music majors during their sophomore year. Class Piano I-IV is highly recommended for majors with little piano background. Vocal majors must complete 8 hours of a single, traditional foreign language. Consult your adviser for specific information.

Music Core

Vocal Emphasis

Music Electives (9 Hrs.)

University and College Requirements
In addition to the major requirements listed above, students must complete all university and College of Arts and Sciences requirements listed elsewhere in this bulletin. Vocal majors must complete 8 hours of a single, traditional foreign language. A minimum of 48 hours of the total degree must be at the junior/senior level. Check with your adviser about music courses which fulfill University Studies Program requirements.

Bachelor of Music Education

All music majors must successfully complete MUSC 0200 Convocation (0 credit, S/U) each semester in residence and must enroll in lessons and one ensemble per semester. Passing the piano proficiency test is required of all music majors during their sophomore year. Class Piano I-IV is highly recommended for majors with little piano background. Consult your adviser for specific information.

Music Core

Brass, Woodwind and Percussion Emphasis

Vocal/General Emphasis

String Emphasis

Education College Requirements

University and College Requirements
In addition to the major requirements listed above, students must complete all university requirements listed elsewhere in this bulletin. A minimum of 48 hours of the total degree must be at the junior/senior level. Check with your adviser about music courses which fulfill University Studies Program requirements.

Music (MUSC) Courses

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