Undergraduate ProgramsIf the performing arts are your passion, 果冻传媒 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)
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, 果冻传媒 has the resources to bring your passion for music to its highest level.
Education Specialization, Music MA
Performance Specialization, Music MA
Music Theatre Certificate
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All students interested in being a music major or minor or earning the Music Theatre Certificate are required to audition. Information about auditioning for the 果冻传媒 Department of Music, Theatre, and Dance can be found on our Auditions page.
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).
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Theater-by-the-Grove, the performance ensemble of 果冻传媒鈥檚 theatre program, is delighted to announce the opening of Karen Zacarias鈥 new comedy,聽The Book Club Play, in November. The performances will also feature numerous literary organizations and events from local libraries and other departments.
Dr. Igor Resnianski, Steinway artist and assistant professor of piano at West Chester University, will give a masterclass to 果冻传媒 piano majors on Friday, October 23, 11:00 a.m.鈥1:00 p.m. in Gorell Recital Hall (2nd Floor of Sutton). Admission is free.
The 52 students selected for the 2026 Undergraduate Summer Opportunities for Applying Research (U-SOAR) will present their original research projects during the U-SOAR Research Symposium on August 19 from 10:00 a.m. to noon in Sutton Hall鈥檚 Blue Room.
The director of the 果冻传媒 Symphony Orchestra, Rebekah O鈥橞rien, was featured in a recent article by the Centre Daily Times for her work in starting the New Ground Orchestra Festival. The event, which takes place in State College, brings female orchestral musicians from across the world to Pennsylvania.
William Sugg, who has more than 15 years of experience in music education at the secondary and university levels with competitive and high-profile marching programs, has been named director of 果冻传媒鈥檚 Marching Band and associate director of Bands. Sugg has served as the interim director of the Marching Band since August 2025.