Undergraduate ProgramsIf the performing arts are your passion, Â鶹ÊÓƵ 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
Applied Theatre and Performance Certificate
Popular Music Studies Certificate
Dance Pedagogy and Research Certificate
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, Â鶹ÊÓƵ has the resources to bring your passion for music to its highest level.
If you have any questions regarding scheduling an audition, please contact the department at 724-357-2397 or email Dawnette Shellhammer (dmshell@iup.edu).
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All students interested in being a music major or minor are required to audition. Information about auditioning for the Â鶹ÊÓƵ Department of Music, Theatre, and Dance can be found on our Music Auditions page.
All music majors are eligible for scholarships, which are determined based on your audition.
If you are accepted to Â鶹ÊÓƵ, you may declare a major in theatre without an audition. Auditions and portfolio reviews are required to be eligible for a Freshman Talent Scholarship.
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Greater Johnstown High School presented performances of "Emma," A Pop Musical on March 27 through March 30. Â鶹ÊÓƵ alumni Hailey Pasquerilla served as the Music Director and Eric Pfeil as the Pit Orchestra Conductor.
Numerous alumni of Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s Department of Music participated in Conemaugh Township High School’s recent production of “High School Musical.â€
Rosemary Engelstad (clarinet professor, Â鶹ÊÓƵ) and Amanda Morrison (clarinet professor, Slippery Rock University) were selected to perform a recital at the SHE: Festival of Women in Music. At the festival, they performed a recital of music compositions for two clarinets by Theresa Martin (Appleton, WI), including Paradigm Shift, a work commissioned by Morrison (lead commissioner) and Engelstad in 2024.
All Â鶹ÊÓƵ String Project alumni, students, and teachers are invited to join us for the Â鶹ÊÓƵ String Project 20th Anniversary Concert which will take place on Saturday, April 26, 2025, at 1 p.m. in Gorell Hall (second floor of Sutton Hall) on the Â鶹ÊÓƵ campus.
Â鶹ÊÓƵ piano professor Henry Wong Doe presented a session during the Pedagogy Saturdays portion of the Music Teachers National Association annual conference in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on March 15, 2025.