WELCOME!
OUR GREATEST DESIRE IS TO SERVE YOU ON YOUR JOURNEY AS A MUSICIAN WITH AN EXPERIENCE THAT IS BOTH MEMORABLE AND IMPACTFUL. IN THIS 21ST-CENTURY NEW MUSIC BUSINESS, OUR PROGRAMMING, DEGREE STRUCTURE AND DEPARTMENT CULTURE ARE DESIGNED FOR YOU TO BECOME WELL-EQUIPPED AND SUFFICIENTLY TOOLED FOR SUCCESS.
WE ACCOMPLISH THIS BY OFFERING YOU THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN FROM AN AWARD-WINNING FACULTY. OUR FACULTY COMPRISES PRACTITIONERS, SCHOLARS AND RESEARCHERS WHO HAVE THRIVING CAREERS, ENHANCED BY GRAMMY-AWARDED ARTISTS-IN-RESIDENCE. OUR VISITING GUEST ARTIST SERIES PUTS INTERNATIONALLY RENOWNED MUSIC PROFESSIONALS IN ONE-ON-ONE SETTINGS WITH YOU AS THE RECIPIENT OF A VAST POOL OF KNOWLEDGE.
FINALLY, OUR TOURING AND PERFORMING ENSEMBLES — IN WHICH YOU WILL HAVE MEMBERSHIP — FACILITATE YOUR EXPERIENCE ON NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL STAGES AND ARTS CONFERENCES. WHEN YOU JOIN OUR EAGLE FAMILY TO EARN A DEGREE FROM THE NCCU DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC, YOU WILL GARNER TOOLS FOR SUCCESS TO SOAR. HOW HIGH YOU FLY IS UP TO YOU!
—DR. LENORA HELM HAMMONDS, DEPARTMENT CHAIR