The program will  prepare students for careers in performance, education, and other music related fields who will make a positive impact on their artistic discipline and on schools and communities. Additionally, the Department will provide enriching experiences for those who will continue their musical activities as an avocation; and to cultivate within the region an increased awareness of the educational, cultural, and aesthetic aspects of music

The program is committed to these goals: o provide a nurturing environment for musical, academic and personal growth; to educate students to think critically, work creatively, communicate effectively, and become technologically literate; to function as a visible, responsible and responsive student-centered department dedicated to academic excellence; o maintain a faculty of musicians/teachers who, through dedication to excellence, sound pedagogy and effective communication skills, present models that inspire students to achieve their full potential; to meet educational, research, and service needs of the region through collaboration with academic and technical institutions, businesses, government agencies, and cultural organizations; to contribute to the cultural life of the university and community by providing concerts, recitals, festivals, joint musical ventures and other services; o provide leadership within the university and the region in all matters pertaining to music.

• 27-2042.02 Musicians, Instrumental
• 25-1121.00 Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary
• 27-2041.04 Music Composers and Arrangers
• 27-2041.00 Music Directors and Composers
• 27-2042.00 Musicians and Singers