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Who Are We?

Who Are We?. UNF Music Flagship Program Nearly 200 undergraduates (limited access) Endowed Jazz Area Rapidly Emerging Opera, Choral, Band, Orchestra, Piano, Music Education and Technology areas Distinguished Faculty Promising Graduates. How did we get here?. Most programs

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Who Are We?

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  1. Who Are We? • UNF Music Flagship Program • Nearly 200 undergraduates (limited access) • Endowed Jazz Area • RapidlyEmergingOpera, Choral, Band, Orchestra, Piano, Music Education and Technology areas • Distinguished Faculty • Promising Graduates

  2. How did we get here? Most programs Started with Music Ed. and Performance, adding Jazz later (mediocre) UNF Initially limited to Voice and Piano. Strings eventually added. Jazz Rich Matteson/Ira Koger Bunky Green GAJS (Dual Mission) Classical Gary Smart/ Performers Certificate/ No Classical majors in 2000/developed BM Gordon/Band program initiated by Jazz Faculty fro Jazz Program to stay relevant/ Full NASM Accreditation Simon Shiao/Orchestra Krzysztof Biernacki/Opera Cara Tasher/Choral Community partners: Cummer Family, JSO, RFAA, BFAS, AICMS, Bridge, Body and Soul

  3. 4 Year Graduation Rates(many music majors stay for a 5th year)

  4. 4 Year Graduation Rates • Music (voice performance) = 65% • Jazz Studies = 76% • Performance = 66% • Music Education = 68% • Average = 68%

  5. 6 Year Graduation Rate • 115 admits • 92 graduates • 80% 6 year graduation rate • (70% 4 year graduation rate) • *FTIC/Transfers in core classes

  6. A Culture of Excellence –recognition and placement of students

  7. Down Beat is an American magazine devoted to "jazz, blues and beyond". • established in 1934 in Chicago, Illinois. • publishes results of annual surveys in a variety of categories. • Jazz Hall of Fame includes winners from both the readers' and critics' poll. • '1-Star to 5-Star' maximum rating system • Student Awards for solo/ensemble performances and compositions and arrangements

  8. Mica Bethea (composition), 2012 Winner, Downbeat Student Music Award for Best Jazz Arrangement Scott Dickenson (trumpet), 2007 Winner, Downbeat Student Music Award for Best Arrangement Lisa Kelly (voice), 2005 Winner, 4 Awards Sponsored by Downbeat Magazine, Including Student Category Best Original Song of the Year Jeremy Noller (drums), 2003 Winner, Downbeat Student Music Award for Outstanding Instrumental Group, 2002 Christian Tamburr (drums and percussion), 2001 Winner, 2001 Downbeat Magazine Outstanding Solo Jazz Performer Award (Collegiate Division)

  9. Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra Randall Haywood (trumpet), 1999* Youngest Performer with the Lincoln Center Jazz Vince Gardner (trombone), 1996 * Member, Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra Doug Wamble (guitar), 1995 * Member, Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra Marcus Printup (trumpet), 1991* Member, Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra

  10. A Culture of Excellence Expanding

  11. Who Are We Becoming? • Recruitment • Return on Investment • Relevance

  12. Head Count (HEADS Surveys)

  13. Performers Certificate (Dr. Gary Smart)Gifted Japanese pianists and violinistsMany are Post Bachelor level (potential grad students)

  14. Wind Symphony (Dr. Gordon Brock)Upbeat PinkCarnegie HallLincoln Center/Tully Hall

  15. Orchestra (Dr. Simon Shiao)Tokyo String QuartetBFAS and RFAA Collaborations

  16. Opera (Dr. Krzysztof Biernacki)Czech Republic Summer Opera Series“Opera in a Box” Educational Concerts

  17. Chorale (Dr. Cara Tasher) Portugal Italy South Africa

  18. Manhattan School was attended by 8 UNF graduates: Mercedes Beckman, 2012 Cameron Strine, 2012 Jordon Rutter, 2012 Santiago Latorre (trombone), 2010Angelique Perretta (voice), 2009John Davis (drums), 2004Jeremy Noller (drums), 2003 Chris Creswell, 1994 Juilliard was attended by 3 UNF graduates:Paul Sikivie (bass), 2006Randall Haywood (trumpet), 1999Jennifer Krupa (trombone), 1994

  19. • Angelique Perretta (voice), 2009* San Francisco Conservatory * Manhattan School of Music

  20. • Boston Conservatory* Melody Fallon (voice), 2009 • •Eastman School of Music:* Max Matzen (trumpet), 2004* Clarence Hines (trombone), 2002* Mayumi Nishimoto (piano), 2002 • •Indiana University * Philip Lipton (clarinet), 2010 • •Rice University * Tommy Dobbs (percussion), 2010

  21. Melody Fallon (voice), 2009

  22. Community Partners Cummer Family JSO RFAA BFAS AICMS The Bridge Body and Soul

  23. Where Are We Going? 21st Century School of Music Comprehensive B.M. Technology M.M. Community Engagement (Community, Technology, Collaboration)

  24. Flagship Investments • Faculty • Dr. Stephen Gosden, Music Theory • Dr. Sarah Provost, Musicology • Music Education Specialist • Marketing • We spend $90K annually • Publicity, In house flyers and programs, Coordinator • We are marketing to recruit and to build audiences • Advertising Funds • Recruitment (engaging adjunct faculty)

  25. Flagship Investments • Allow comprehensive program offeringsfor B.M. • FS lines: • Theory (Dr. Stephen Gosden) • Musicology (Dr. Sarah Provost) • Music Ed. TBD • Earlier lines were filled with Applied Faculty to aid recruitment • We have relied on adjuncts • We have a rich talent pool with JSO in Applied areas

  26. Flagship Investments • Allow M.M. at nearly no additional cost • Faculty lines added through FS • 2 GA positions: 1 from COAS, 1 from endowed award • GA positions balance out faculty teaching for M.M. • Cross Listed courses allow faculty to teach MM and BM students at the same time

  27. Flagship Investments • Survey Says: • 112 Web Based surveys, September 2013 • Alumni and current students • 83% of respondents want to pursue a M.M. • potentially 84 percent of Alumni and current students would choose UNF’s M.M. as their first choice of graduate programs • More than 57 percent of current music students will be pursuing graduate school after graduation • of these students, 57 percent would consider going to UNF

  28. Future Needs • Technology Degree • Barry Greene: Recording Studio • $25K family gift, $10K Mayo • Viable degree for 21st Century musicians • Collaborations: • Computing, Business, Communications • Significant increase in FTE (80 -100 new students)

  29. Future Needs • Technology Degree • Can launch during summer with current faculty • 1 new line to mainstream the program into the regular year

  30. Future Needs • Technology Degree • Endowed Scholarships • Marketing Funds • Faculty Retention

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