Current Students in Music

 

Recital Policies

A student wishing to schedule a recital should meet with his/her applied instructor early in the year to select a tentative date. Once a date has been selected, it is then the responsibility of the student to complete the Student Recital Scheduling Form.

• Find out more about Recital Policies

Practice Rooms

Practice rooms are strictly available to music majors or students enrolled in music classes on a priority-need basis.  Visit the Department Office to receive your access code.  Practice room scheduling occurs at the beginning of each semester. Eating, drinking, and smoking are strictly prohibited in the practice rooms. The Department reserves the right to rescind practice room privileges from any individual.

• More information about Practice Room Protocol

Official Departmental Forms & Fees

There are departmental forms that need to be submitted, including the Practice Room Key Form, the Student Recital Scheduling Form, the Undergraduate Scholarship Application Form, Nightingale Concert Hall Reservation Forms, Non-Required Recital Scheduling Forms, and others. Fees are associated with some of these forms.

• More information about Official Departmental Forms & Fees

Faculty and Staff Directory

Keep on top of things by discussing your schedule, your progress, ensemble registrations, and any other academic matters that you need help with.

Continuing Student Advising
Area of Interest	Area Advisor	Phone
Bassoon	Andrea Lenz, M.M.	(775) 682-9035
Clarinet	David Ehrke, D.M.A.	(775) 682-9029
Composition	James Winn, D.M.A.	(775) 784-4051
Jazz & Improvisational Music	Peter Epstein, M.M.	(775) 784-1501
Low Brass	A. G. McGrannahan, D.M.A.	(775) 682-9036
Music Education	Kate Pollard, M.M.	(775) 682-9010
Musicology	Louis Niebur, Ph.D.	(775) 784-4061
Oboe	Andrea Lenz, M.M.	(775) 682-9035
Percussion	Andrew Heglund, D.A.	(775) 682-9025
Piano, Classical	James Winn, D.M.A.	(775) 784-4051
Piano, Jazz	David Ake, Ph.D.	(775) 682-8803
Saxophone	David Ehrke, D.M.A.	(775) 682-9029
Strings	Stephanie Sant’Ambrogio, M.M.	(775) 682-9024
Trumpet	Larry Engstrom, D.M.A.,	(775) 682-9039
Voice	Katharine DeBoer, D.M.A.	(775) 784-6862
General Advising for Music Minors, Music Bachelor of Arts, and transfer students.	Andrea Lenz, M.M.	(775) 682-9035

 

The Department of Music Faculty and Staff Directory gives quick contact and specialty information with links to biographies, published works and more.

• Faculty and Staff Directory

Ensemble Participation

Ensemble participation is an essential component of every study plan and is a requirement for music majors. The requirements differ depending upon the type of program pursued. Ensemble playing is an essential component of

• Ensemble Requirements
• Ensemble Index

The Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center

Graduate Students have an advanced type of online access to the Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center. You can also easily search the Music Library, consisting of 670 international music periodicals.

• Music Library Search Feature

Music Clubs & Organizations

There are several ways to connect with fellow melomaniacs at UNR. There are local student chapters of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, the national music fraternity for men, Sigma Alpha Iota, the national music fraternity for women, the American Choral Directors Association (ACDA), the national professional organization which focuses especially on the choral arts, and the Collegiate Music Educators National Conference (CMENC), with its focus on Music Education. Find out more information with the link below:

• Music Clubs & Organizations at UNR

Calls for Participation in Music

This index is to help music students and professionals find ways to participate academically in their fields of study. Search the Deadline Index for conference and Journal calls for paper and article submissions, and for performance and media proposals. The Index is categorized by submission deadline date, so it's easier to plan ahead.

Maps

A detailed map of the Church Fine Arts Music Wing listing all studios, practice rooms, classrooms, and offices is available from the hallway outside the department office (CFA 132).

• UNR Campus Vertical Map
• UNR Campus Horizontal Map
• Church Find Arts Building Information