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Music at Muhlenberg is a student-centered experience. Whether in studio instruction, active classroom learning, or ensemble performance, students will find the resources and encouragement they need to become thinking musicians and creative scholars.

  Gillian Irwin, Class of 2013

“The best thing about Muhlenberg’s Music department—which is really the best thing about all of Muhlenberg—is the relationships students can develop with faculty members; even better, those relationships often spring from or connect to activities outside of class...."
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 Focus on Faculty/Staff: Michael Schnack

We are very pleased to welcome Michael Schnack to the Muhlenberg music faculty this Fall. Originally from Iowa, Michael has lived for the past twenty years in Vienna, Austria, where he has been privileged to work in all facets and genres of musical theater and vocal and choral music.
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 Global Pop

In describing her newest course, Dr. Karen Hiles tells us:  “Music is a worldwide phenomenon.  As listeners, we enjoy sounds from around the world every day, from flamenco to hip-hop, bluegrass to bhangra, Jay-Z to the Eurovision Song Contest.  Designed for majors and non-majors, Global Pop will engage the students in listening, thinking, and discussing the music of their world.
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  • Spotlight on Music

    Why are alumni, parents, and President Randy Helm gathered outside a minivan?
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