| Jeremiah Cawley |
Director of Choral Music, Assistant Professor of Music |
| Patrick Coughlin |
Director of Athletic Bands, Clinical Assistant Professor of Music |
| Stacy Dziuk |
Director of Bands and Instrumental Music, Assistant Professor of Music |
| Joel Matthys |
Associate Professor of Music and Interactive Arts |
The Music Program offers majors in music, music education and music therapy, as well as a minor in music.
Mission Statement
The Music Program at Carroll University strives to provide excellent instruction and varied musical performing opportunities to music majors, minors, and non-majors, and offer musical experiences to both the Carroll University community and the wider public. We aim to produce graduates who are versatile, collaborative, and well prepared for careers in music education, music therapy, and other arts-related fields. Our teaching approach combines traditional classroom instruction with practical, hands-on experiences to ensure that students develop a comprehensive set of skills. We are committed to creating an inclusive, supportive, and nurturing learning environment for all students and exposing our students to music from diverse cultures, composers, and styles.
Music Education Major
The Bachelor of Music in Music Education prepares students for a career as a music educator and meets the requirements of the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction for K-12 teacher licensure. Music education students prepare to a high level within the discipline of music, including performance, theory and history for teaching careers of distinction and leadership. The central philosophy of the degree is that music teachers can be most effective only by first becoming accomplished musicians themselves, capable of performing, conducting and analyzing at a sophisticated level.
Students are required to choose either an instrumental or choral emphasis, or both. All students also complete the coursework for General Music licensure. Two half-hour recitals are required in successive years, usually during the junior and senior year.
There is no incoming freshman entrance audition at Carroll. We accept all students as provisional music majors for their first year of study. At the end of the first year, music majors audition for the faculty to be elevated to full music major status. At the end of the sophomore year, the music faculty meet with every student to discuss career goals and progress.
Students must meet all requirements of the secondary education major including the required core (except EDU 249 , EDU 290 , EDU 302 , EDU 360 ), all General Education courses required by the Education Department, and state licensing requirements of the Teacher Education Program (TEP).
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