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The Music Department provides a Bachelor of Music program focused on Music Performance. Participants choose a primary instrument (strings, woodwinds, brass, or percussion) for intensive study. This program equips students for professional growth or advanced graduate studies. With its excellent faculty-to-student ratio, Pittsburg State's Music Department guarantees specialized instruction across all conventional instrumental disciplines. The faculty members, being accomplished performers themselves, offer valuable perspectives on musical training and mentorship. Program participants gain extensive performance opportunities, from solo and chamber music to diverse large ensemble settings.
Pittsburg State boasts exceptional performance spaces, such as the renowned Bicknell Family Center for the Arts and Sharon Kay Dean Recital Hall. The university provides top-tier instrumental resources, including concert-grade percussion equipment, premium grand pianos, harpsichords, and the distinguished Fisk Opus 106 organ.
This program prepares instrumentalists for potential careers in higher education teaching, private instruction, professional ensemble participation, or various solo and collaborative performance opportunities.