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David Reynolds, Department Head
Department of Music
Lincoln Music Hall 204
Box 2212
605-688-5187
E-mail:  paul.reynolds@sdstate.edu
www.sdstate.edu/mus

Faculty
Professor Reynolds, Head; Professors Crowe, Diddle, Lis, Walker; Professors Emeriti Canaan, Colson, Hatfield, Johnson, McKinney, Piersel, , Toronto, Walker, D.; Associate Professors Brawand, Jorgensen, Ragsdale; Assistant Professors Peterson, Robinette, Walsh; Instructor Coull.

Department Overview
The South Dakota State University Music Department is shaped by the university’s Land Grant status and the spirit of the Morrill Act. Within that context, it is the mission of the Music Department to musically serve the university, state, and region through teaching/advising, research/creative activity, and outreach/general service.

With three degree options, a marching band, three choirs, three concert bands, a symphony orchestra, and two jazz ensembles, there is a musical outlet for everyone in the Department of Music. The department focuses its attention on undergraduate learning, research, creative activity, and service to the discipline of music.

Department Objectives

• To serve the university, state, and region by delivering an approved and well-defined undergraduate music curricula
• To engage in scholarly and creative musical endeavors which illuminate the underlying principles of the mission
• To provide musically enriching public service outreach activities, both on and off campus
• To provide a musical learning environment where students develop personal interests and leadership skills necessary for the full appreciation of life, empowering them to contribute deeply to the human experience through a wide range of endeavors, and
• To be proactive regarding equity, ethnicity, and cultural diversity

Accreditation
The Music Department has full membership in the National Association of Schools of Music.

Programs

Facilities
The department enjoys excellent facilities including historic Lincoln Music Hall and the new, state-of-the-art Performing Arts Center. The Performing Arts Center is the location of the 1000-seat Larson Concert Hall, which plays host annually to some of the world’s most important Classical and popular performing artists.

Student Engagement Opportunities
The department provides students the opportunity to explore the widest variety of musical experiences and thinking through academic study, performance, student organizations, and travel. All SDSU students are welcomed to participate in music ensembles, applied lessons, music appreciation classes, and in some music literature and history offerings. The department also sponsors several clubs and organizations.

• National Association for Music Education
• Music Teachers National Association
• American Choral Directors Association
• Kappa Kappa Psi/Tau Beta Sigma

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