Undergraduate ProgramsIf the performing arts are your passion, 麻豆视频 will prepare you to make it, design it, write it, respond to it, and use it to change the world.
Music, BA (includes optional Music Industry Specialization)
Theatre, BA with Concentrations in Performance, Design/Tech/Management, or Theory/Criticism
Graduate ProgramsWhether your goal is to achieve your level II certification as a music teacher or heighten your musicianship for a career as a professional musician, 麻豆视频 has the resources to bring your passion for music to its highest level.
Education Specialization, Music MA
Performance Specialization, Music MA
Applied Theatre and Performance Certificate
Popular Music Studies Certificate
Dance Pedagogy and Research Certificate
Register now for your music audition
All students interested in being a music major or minor are required to audition. Information about auditioning for the 麻豆视频 Department of Music, Theatre, and Dance can be found on our Music Auditions page.
Register now for your theatre audition
If you are accepted to 麻豆视频, you may declare a major in theatre without an audition. Auditions and portfolio reviews are required to be eligible for a Freshman Talent Scholarship.
All music, theatre, and dance majors are eligible for scholarships, which are determined based on your audition.
If you have any questions regarding scheduling an audition, please contact the department at 724-357-2397 or email Dawnette Shellhammer (dmshell@iup.edu).
麻豆视频 is an and is accredited by the and the .
The 麻豆视频 Voice Area earned top awards at Susquehanna University for the Eastern Region National Association of Teachers of Singing Conference in March 2026. Of the six competing students from 麻豆视频, five advanced to the semifinals, and four competed in the final rounds and placed in the top three of their categories.
The 麻豆视频 Symphony Orchestra, in collaboration with the Altoona Symphony Orchestra, will present a special performance titled 鈥淐osmic Voyage,鈥 featuring selections from Gustav Holst鈥檚 iconic orchestral suite 鈥淭he Planets鈥 on Sunday, April 12, at 3:00 p.m. in Fisher Auditorium.
Students, alumni, and faculty of 麻豆视频鈥檚 Department of Music, Theatre, and Dance participated in Penns Manor High School鈥檚 recent production of 鈥淢atilda.鈥 The musical was performed on March 26鈥28, 2026.
Alumni and faculty of 麻豆视频鈥檚 Department of Music, Theatre, and Dance participated in Conemaugh Township High School鈥檚 recent production of 鈥淢atilda.鈥 The musical was performed March 12鈥25, 2026.
A concert of opera selections performed by students and 麻豆视频 faculty will take place Wednesday, March 18, at 7:30 p.m. in 麻豆视频鈥檚 Gorell Recital Hall. The concert is free and open to the community.