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The Music department at WOU offers a range of major options, including a Bachelor of Arts, a Bachelor of Science and several concentrations within the Bachelor of Music in Contemporary Music program. If music is the driving art in your life and you’d like to include it in your career path, the WOU faculty will offer an education that speaks directly to your focus. Get comfortable performing for an audience, or learn the behind-the-scenes work – it’s up to you!
I’m also a minor with multiple tracks!
Choose from B.Mus. or B.A.
credits required for the Music major
students enrolled in the Music program
students per class on average in the Music program
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of students are assigned multiple advisers devoted to guiding them through their four years at WOU
Sample four-year degree plan
Learning outcomes
- Demonstrate artistic proficiency for careers in music as performers, composers, writers, producers and academics
- Possess an awareness of the role of music arts in society
- Produce scholarly creative projects, solve professional problems independently and demonstrate a well-developed intellectual/aesthetic focus
Career opportunities
- Audio producer
- Composer
- Accompanist
- Vocal or instrumental performer
- Motion picture music director
Music minor
Courses in music theory and aural skills, as well as upper-division classes, make for a well-rounded minor program in music. This is another good choice for education majors, gerontology majors or communication studies majors. You can even choose an emphasis on audio production or popular music.
credits required for the Music minor
Faculty
DIANE BAXTER
Professor, Music
503-838-8542 | baxterd@wou.edu | APSC 232
BETHANY EVANS
, Music
evansb@wou.edu
DIRK FREYMUTH
Associate Professor, Music
503-838-8874 | freymutd@wou.edu | APSC 233A
JULIA FRUIT
Office Coordinator, Music
503-838-8275 | fruitj@wou.edu | SH 106
KIERSTEN GARBER
NTT Instructor, Music
garberk@wou.edu
KEVIN HELPPIE
Professor, Music
503-838-8876 | helppik@wou.edu | APSC 233B
MICHAEL HETTWER
Hourly Lessons Instructor, Music
hettwerm@wou.edu
CLAIRE HUDKINS
NTT Assistant Professor, Voice, Jazz and Commercial Music, Classical, Musical Theater, Music , Music
503-838-9365 | hudkinsc@wou.edu | SH 102B
KEITH KARNS
NTT Assistant Professor, Director of Jazz Studies, Music
503-838-8541 | karnsk@wou.edu | APSC 221
KELLEN KING
NTT Assistant Professor, Percussion, Music
503-838-9448 | kingk@wou.edu | SH 105
MICHAEL MOORE
Hourly Lessons Instructor, Music
503-838-8275 | moorem@wou.edu | SH
JACQUELINE MORELLI
NTT Assistant Professor, Collaborative Pianist, Piano Proficiency, Music, Music
503-838-8276 | morellj@wou.edu | APSC 231
IKE NAIL
Director of Bands and Orchestra, Music
503-838-8341 | naili@wou.edu | SH 102A
KATHERINE PARKS
, Music
parksk@wou.edu
JAMES REDDAN
Assistant Professor, Director of Choral Activities, Music
503-838-8802 | reddanj@wou.edu | SH 124
SAMUEL REID
, Music
reids@wou.edu
SOPON SUWANNAKIT
NTT Assistant Professor, Jazz Studies, Music
503-838-9459 | suwannakits@wou.edu | CH 005
CARLOS VELEZ
NTT Assistant Professor, Music Theory, Composition, Flute, Music
503-838-8437 | velezc@wou.edu | SH 101
KEVIN WALCZYK
Professor, Composition Studies, Music
503-838-8274 | keveli@wou.edu | APSC 228
ERIC WALLACE
NTT Instructor, Music
wallacee@wou.edu
ETHAN WILSON
, Music
wilsone@wou.edu
CHRISTOPHER WOITACH
NTT Instructor, Music
503-838-9365 | woitachc@wou.edu | SH 102B