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A degree in music from The University of South Dakota provides students with a solid foundation to enter the teaching profession, gain confidence as a performer, or to seek an advanced degree in Music Education, Performance, or Music History.
We thought you'd like to know:
- Our department was one of the first formal departments created by the founders of USD in 1887.
- We are accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music and the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education.
- Excellent music faculty are internationally active through research projects and performances, and they bring the most current information back to the classroom.
- Our Rawlins Piano Trio performs regularly throughout the United States and abroad, including prestigious concert series, television and radio broadcasts, appearances at conferences and educational outreach to young audiences.
- We award over $140,000 in music scholarships each year.
- The Department of Music was named "Department of the Year" by the Student Government Association in 2004 and in 2008.
- Our Music Educator's National Conference Chapter #343 received the South Dakota Board of Regents Academic Excellence Award and a Collegiate Membership Chapter Growth Award in 2005.
- Our Pi Kappa Lambda national honor society for music has inducted 36 members to date.
- Our music ensembles tour the region to visit public schools and various community centers. Various ensembles are scheduling tour Europe--the Chamber Singers and Brass Choir have toured Germany, Denmark, and Norway.
- We offer several courses designed to utilize the most current software applications as part of our commitment to technology.
Dr. Darlene Fett
Interim Chair, Department of Music
605-677-5275
Darlene.Fett@usd.edu
