Objectives Of The Department

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  Prepare students, through various curricula, for careers and leadership in the music profession.
• Provide opportunities for individual students to discover and develop the knowledge and understanding in music that can be related to individual interests and needs as well as to activities in a multicultural society. 

• Offer musical training for students in other academic disciplines through ensemble and applied instruction. 

• Utilize a variety of performances of music students and faculty to further motivate music students to pursue professional careers and to enrich the lives of the Fisk family, the community, the nation, and the world, following the example of the original Fisk Jubilee Singers®. 

The Department seeks to achieve the following goals for music students: 

• Expose students to the music of Western and non-Western cultures. 

• Prepare students for teaching music in elementary and secondary schools. 

• Prepare students for graduate study or careers in music performance. 

Students who complete a major program in music will be able to: 

• Apply the essential concepts of music to personal and professional situations, 

• Demonstrate creativity and stylistic performance practices applicable to diverse musical genres, 

• Demonstrate the influence of culture on music composition and performance, 

• Recognize important historical periods in music and combine elements of theory and composition in the art of composing and arranging, 

• Support and lead the role of music and music education in today's multicultural and diverse world, 

• Demonstrate musical service, and 

• Demonstrate leadership, professionalism, and pedagogical skills.