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Western Kentucky University was founded in 1906 as a Teacher's School and Normal School in Kentucky.Since then, it has continued to grow and develop, and now has more than 20,000 students enrolled.More than 700 of them are international students from about 60 countries around the world.The campus has 6 colleges and an honors program college, with more than 30 faculties in education, science, business, welfare / public health, and the arts.It is known as a comprehensive university that offers various other programs.In addition, the number of registered students who wish to attend the school has continued to increase for more than five years, and it is one of the universities that students are now paying attention to.The Faculty of Music has a reputation for maximizing student talent and developing professional professionals in all fields of music.In addition, we have adopted a detailed class size that all students can see.The faculty has a well-known professional group that is active in the world, such as performers, conductors, and composers.High-level education is possible because their faculty members are in charge of all classes and lessons, not graduate students or research students.
In the university course, music + other majors (business, information technology, foreign language, etc.) centered on liberal arts with a BA degree, performance (instrumental music, vocal music), music education (general, instrumental music, vocal music) with a BM degree. Offering acquisition courses.In the graduate program, you can earn an MA degree in music education.
Musical activities are also active, and 26 music groups such as orchestra, brass band, choir, opera, marching band, jazz band, steel pan, and each instrument ensemble belong to it.You can gain playing experience while having fun.In addition to concerts and recitals, we hold professional workshops to train conductors.It's a learning center that arouses your curiosity and motivation to learn.