One of four divisions comprising the Department of Visual
and Performing Arts at Purdue University, the Division of Music offers courses
in several aspects of music. Nearly four hundred fifty students enroll in
music appreciation and music history courses each semester; one hundred
twenty enroll in courses in music theory; and another one hundred enroll
in a music methods class for elementary education majors. The Division of
Music offers a minor in music theory and history. This
fifteen-credit minor provides opportunities for advanced study to students
who have special interests in the historical and theoretical aspects of music.
Six of the Division's courses fulfill general education (core) requirements
for the Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science degrees in the College of
Liberal Arts. Several also fulfill general education and elective requirements
of other schools in the University. Many students combine the division's
music courses with performance opportunities offered by Purdue University
Bands, Purdue Musical Organizations, the Black Cultural Center and other organizations on campus and in the community. Purdue's Convocations and Lectures
program brings an exiting array of professional talent to campus each year,
including jazz groups, theater and dance companies, chamber music ensembles,
recitalists, and symphony orchestras. The Division of Music is located in
Pao Hall.
Division of Music
Yue-Kong Pao Hall of Visual and Performing Arts
552 West Wood Street
West Lafayette, Indiana 47907-2002
Phone: 765-494-3708
Fax: 765-496-2784