About the School of Music & Dance
The School of Music & Dance is home to over 40 faculty and lecturers who lead our students — over 230 majors plus minors and numerous students majoring in other fields — in approximately 200 music and dance events each year. The School is housed in Alexander Music Building, with over 86,000 square feet of space dedicated to music and an inventory of 120 pianos. Performances take place in Alexander Recital Hall, Legacy Theatre, Warner Dance Studios, the Honors College Auditorium, and Pease Auditorium, a 1500-seat historic concert hall that serves as a jewel of the EMU campus.
News & Announcements
EMU Music & Dance vocal students, Kymiah Glass and Dr. Heather Shouldice, win NATS Great Lakes Regional competition. Read more...
EMU Music & Dance trumpet, Eric Molina, wins Assistant Principal position with Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra. Read more...
EMU Music & Dance violinist, Christipher Burton, named Arc Fund Awardee and receives $15,000 grant. Read more...
EMU Trumpet Quintet makes semi-finals of International Trumpet Guild 2025 Chamber Music Competition. Read more...
EMU Music & Dance cellist, Rose Kilburn, awarded Soroptimist International Midwestern Region's Virginia M. Wagner Educational Award. Read more...
EMU Voice Area awards prizes to 2025 Rising Stars Competition winners. Read more...
EMU Director of Bands, Dr. Mary K. Schneider, makes history as first woman President-Elect of the College Band Director’s National Association. Read more...
25% of Presenters at 2025 Michigan Music Conference are EMU Music & Dance Bachelor of Music Education Alumni. Read more...
EMU Music & Dance alumni, Wendy Stuart, wins "2025 Teacher of the Year" Award from Michigan American String Teachers Association (MASTA). Read more...
Three EMU Music & Dance Faculty receive 2025 Women In Philanthropy Awards. Read more...