"Every
professor here is personally concerned with your progress, and your emotional
and academic well being. They are willing to give you their own time and attention
to help you when you need it. I even have teachers who will call me if I've
been sick to make sure I'm alright! I learn so much from the faculty here
-- not only what they teach me in the classroom but interacting with them
outside of it."
Katie Corcoran
Music Education major
"Between the friendly students and the knowledgable faculty, the music
department feels like your family away from home."
Christopher Foerstel
Music Performance major
Central is recognized for creating a positive and nurturing learning environment in which students may achieve their musical goals.
COLLEGIALITY
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Interaction and collaboration of students and faculty is a regular occurance at Central. It is commonplace to see the music faculty collaborating in performances and projects such as the Collage Concert and Classics in Ellensburg Series.
The string students are friendly and supportive of each other. They enhance the positive learning environment inside the music department as well as outside of it.
"Practice Fest" was one of several ideas that the string students created to encourage each other to set practicing goals and stick to them.Students also organized a Thursday Performance Night where they would perform something that they were working on for the other students in an informal setting outside of the department.
NEW MUSIC FACILITY
STUDENT LIVING
MUSIC DEPARTMENTMusic Living Learning Community
Living-Learning Communities (LLCs) at Central Washington University connect your academic interests with your home in the residence halls. Being part of a community is about joining something larger than yourself and making personal and academic connections with faculty and other students while growing through common living and learning experiences. For more information see these two pages:
Music LLC
All LLCsSOCIAL STRING STUDENT GATHERINGS
Numerous club and music department student gatherings
Orchestra Pizza Parties
Michels Annual String Christmas Party
CWU Housing Services
Residence Life & New Student Programs
Central has the largest undergraduate music enrollment in Washington and has achieved national recognition in many areas. Individual learning styles are enhanced by close faculty/student contact. From Baroque performance practice to jazz, string players are able to increase their versatility, readying themselves for the challenges facing musicians in the 21st Century. Weekly convocations or master classes and collaborations with faculty and students afford numerous performance opportunities.
ELLENSBURG COMMUNITY