Elon Music Department
Come discover your identity and follow your passion for music.
Learn how to build a life that matters to yourself
and to the world around you.
Welcome to the Department of Music at Elon University. Here you’ll find an array of detailed material about the department and our degree programs. We balance a strong liberal arts core with high standards for musicality and professional skills. A nurturing, student-focused approach permeates every aspect of our teaching, while challenging each student to reach her or his highest potential. Our 6:1 music major to full-time faculty ratio ensures students receive unparalleled individual instruction throughout their academic program.
Here are some of the highlights of our program at a glance:
Programs of Study:
| Major Degree Programs | Other Programs of Study |
|---|---|
| Music Education (B.S.) | Music Minor |
| Music in Liberal Arts (B.A.) | Jazz Studies Minor |
| Music Performance (B.A.) | Music Technology Minor |
| Music Production & Recording Arts (B.S.) | Piano Pedagogy Minor |
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Vibrant & Varied Performance Opportunities:
| University Bands | Chamber Music |
|---|---|
| Phoenix Winds (wind ensemble) | World Percussion Ensemble |
| Fire of the Carolinas (marching band) | Elon Music Ambassadors |
| Basketball Band | Opera Workshop |
| Orchestra | Percussion Ensemble |
| Elon University Orchestra | Saxophone Quartet |
| Commercial/Popular Music | Percussion Ensemble |
| Elon Electric Ensemble (rock, pop, R&B, etc.) | Low Brass Ensembles |
| Techtronica (EDM, Hip Hop, Remix, D.J., etc.) | Brass Quintet |
| Choral Activities | Flute Ensemble |
| University Chorale | String Chamber Ensembles |
| Camerata | Guitar Ensemble |
| élan (vocal jazz & a cappella) | |
| Jazz Studies | |
| Jazz Ensemble (big band) | |
| Jazz Combos | |
| élan (vocal jazz & a cappella) |
Music Department News
- Michael Jefferson '02 named quarterfinalist for GRAMMY Music Educator Award
Michael Jefferson '02, director of bands at Western Alamance High School, is one of 189 quarterfinalists for the 2020 GRAMMY Music Educator Award.
- Virginia Novine Whittaker performs at the 2019 JazzIt Festival in Pompei, Italy
A lecturer in music, Novine Whittaker performed as a member of the saxophone quartet Fourza that included Christine Hankins, Jason Saetta and Elon alumnus Brian Magna '15.
- Elon opera students take the stage in Florence
Follow along with these students on social media as they perform solos and ensembles during three public opera concerts in locations around the capital of Italy’s Tuscan region.
- Lynn Beck performs at the International Women’s Brass Conference in Tempe, Arizona
Music Lecturer Lynn Beck performed on a program entitled “Old and New Music for Horn and Percussion featuring Women Composers” at the international conference.
- Thomas Erdmann has an article published
The professor of music had an article published in The International Trumpet Guild Journal.