{"id":154,"date":"2007-04-30T09:46:43","date_gmt":"2007-04-30T14:46:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/catalog\/2019-2020\/html\/college-of-arts-and-sciences\/school-of-fine-arts\/school-of-fine-arts-2\/"},"modified":"2024-05-01T10:45:29","modified_gmt":"2024-05-01T15:45:29","slug":"department_of_music","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/catalog-2023-2024\/college-of-liberal-arts\/department_of_music\/","title":{"rendered":"DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Office:<\/td>\n240 Talbot Hall<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Phone:<\/td>\n985-448-4601<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Professor:<\/td>\nSoares.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Associate Professor:<\/td>\nFrancis.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Assistant Professors:<\/td>\nLadd, Miranda, Robichaux, St. Marie.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Instructor:<\/td>\nSu.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Mission<\/h4>\n

The Department of Music is committed to its reputation as a center of quality education in the performing arts that meets the multi-cultural needs of the region. The\u00a0Department embraces the idea that music plays an important role in the enrichment of the general quality of life for the geographic area that the university serves. Faculty strive to provide majors with opportunities that are practical in preparation for careers in music and the general student population with an understanding and appreciation of music.<\/p>\n

To that end, the music faculty embraces teaching as its primary responsibility. The Department offers a program leading to the completion of\u00a0a Bachelor of\u00a0Arts degree\u00a0in Music\u00a0that allows students to pursue a music major combined with a career cluster of elective courses suited to the student’s individual interests and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Music with teaching certification in instrumental or vocal music.<\/p>\n

In addition the Department supports the general education requirements and other degree programs by offering electives in music.<\/p>\n

Retention Guidelines<\/h4>\n