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:
| 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 |
| 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) |
The professor of music had an article published in the January 2018 issue of the journal.
Amy Johnson, Evan Gatti and Matthew Buckmaster present "Intentionally Global: An examination of the “global citizen” through intentional connections between the Core Curriculum &
Global Education at Elon University" at CIEE Conference.
The success of the 11 students who competed means they will advance to the Mid-Atlantic Regionals to be held in Maryland in March.
Futrell's edition of a 19th-Century Russian piece will be published with Fred Bock Music.
The associate professor of music critiques a new textbook on vocal pedagogy.
