Posted in Music on Nov 27th, 2012 No Comments »
On December 1, 2012 UW-Whitewater’s Music Department is hosting its annual Gala Holiday Concert, Dinner and Silent Auction; the Department’s major fundraiser. Last year Gala raised over $16,000 and has set a goal of $18,000 to benefit the Department scholarship fund. Items to be auctioned at the silent auction have been donated by individuals and […]
Posted in Music on Nov 8th, 2012 No Comments »
Horns, such as the oboe and bassoon, are specialty instruments. Many programs do not teach them since they are seen as too challenging for beginners. This may be a legitimate roadblock in the world of horns but it needs to be moved aside. If the middle and high school students do not learn the proper […]
Posted in Music on Oct 19th, 2012 No Comments »
The UW-Whitewater Music Department has a long history of legendary guest artists from Austria and France to New York City. Their master classes have helped make UW-Whitewater one of the leading names in music education; I sat down with Adam Zolinksi, Alex Nettesheim and Jess Erbe-music majors-to get the inside scoop. The Music Department brings […]
Posted in Music on Apr 17th, 2012 No Comments »
When most people think of college they think of reading a text book, learning other people’s ideas and then applying that to a test. But there are a few students that get to apply their own original ideas into the field they are studying. A few of the UW-Whitewater music majors are among those students […]
Posted in Music on May 4th, 2011 No Comments »
The Music Department at UW-Whitewater has created a website allowing users to not only hear a variety of music, but to support the Music Department scholarship fund. Benjamin Whitcomb, Music Department faculty, and Eric Sheffield, Director of the Arts Media Center and Technology Coordinator for the College of Arts and Communication, have created the website, […]