Members rehearse and perform instrumental arrangements. Instruction in Voice, Piano, Organ, Guitar, and a variety of band, orchestral and keyboard instruments. All students who take Applied Music pay an additional fee for the lessons in addition to the tuition charge. A minimum of twelve, forty-five minute lessons is required per semester for a single academic credit. Except for the first semester of study, students are required to play a performance examination at the end of each term.
Emphasis is on gaining practical knowledge through working with recording equipment.
Consideration is also given to production concepts and aesthetics. Students will work on both studio and field recording projects. Consideration of the business aspects of each step in the marketing of music, music services, and music products. The student learns about recording studio operation, record companies, record distribution, merchandising, promotion, administration, the media, and careers in music. Introduction to Music Therapy is one of several courses devoted to surveying options and specializations for Therapeutic Massage, Nursing, and Music students.