About Music Program
Music Faculty
School of Music
Location: Building 45, Room 2004
Phone: (904) 620-2960
Web Address: http://www.unf.edu/coas/music/
Dr. Randall Tinnin, Director
Mission
The University of North Florida (UNF) School of Music brings a focused commitment to excellence and the artistic and
intellectual preparation of music students. It aims to provide a high level of
professional musical training that is relevant to musicians pursuing musical
careers in the 21st Century. The
UNF School of Music faculty, excellent instructors evidenced by their
innovative pedagogy, scholarship, and research in their respective fields,
serve as artist-teachers working with students in large and small performing
ensembles as well as through individual applied instruction. Our comprehensive
program is complemented by the Ira M. Koger Eminent Scholar Chair in American
Music that provides an additional focus on jazz. The School of Music continues to
achieve national and international recognition as a distinguished comprehensive
center for the study, creation, and research in music.
The School of Music provides music majors and
non-music majors alike the opportunity to develop their knowledge, understanding,
and ability in all aspects of music at a level relevant and appropriate to
their needs and interests, and to prepare music majors for careers as
performers, teachers, composers, arrangers, and professionals in the music
industry and its supporting fields. Our students experience transformational
learning opportunities through international study abroad programs, interaction
with world class guest artists and community based performance and pedagogical programs.
Our mission is to provide academically and artistically
excellent training that prepares students for careers in music.
The Undergraduate Program
The School of Music provides instruction leading
to accredited Bachelor’s degrees in Music Performance, Jazz Studies and Music
Education. Effective in the fall of 2014 the Music Flagship Program now offers
a Bachelor of Music Performance with a concentration in Music Technology and
Production. Coursework in music degree programs begins freshman year and
culminates in a final recital spanning the knowledge and skill gained
throughout the program of study (See “My Osprey Map”). The Music Flagship Program offers
limited access programs. Students who wish to pursue a degree in music must
successfully pass a music audition for entrance into a music degree program and
must maintain both the academic and musical performance standards to remain as
music major. This includes academic record, ensemble participation, and
successful completion of semester performance jury examinations.
The Graduate Program
Effective in the fall of 2014 the School of Music now offers Master’s Degrees
in Jazz
Studies, Music Education, Performance, and Conducting. The Master of Music degrees are 36 hour
credit hours with a two year residency. They provide students the opportunity
to develop skills as performers and conductors while working with an
internationally recognized faculty and excellent ensembles. The conducting
program is well suited to students who have completed Bachelor’s Degrees in
Music Performance and Music Education. Classes are scheduled to allow music
educators, church musicians and other music professionals in Northeast Florida
to pursue the degree while maintaining full-time employment.
The Major
After auditioning and being accepted by the music faculty,
the student must select a degree track as a music major. Offerings include a
Bachelor of Music in Performance with concentrations in voice, strings, piano,
woodwinds, brass and percussion and Music Technology and Production, Bachelor
of Music in Jazz Studies, and Bachelor of Music Education. Each degree consists
of a unique program of study that should be adhered to in order to follow
sequential course offerings and to complete degree requirements. A music major
receiving a “C” or below in applied music will be placed on probation and will
be required to repeat the course. A music major receiving a “D” or below in a
non-applied music course will be placed on probation and will be required to
repeat the course. All music courses can only be repeated once while on
probation. Should a student not make satisfactory progress in any music course
after being placed on probation, the student will be expelled from the program.
Conduct not deemed appropriate is also grounds for probation and dismissal. The
probation period is one subsequent semester. All majors must fulfill the
University’s general education requirements and the College of Arts and
Sciences graduation requirements. The minimum total hours required for all
four-year degrees is 120 credit hours.
Approved Minors in Music
At this time the School of Music does not offer a
music minor, however, we offer certificates in Music
Technology and Production and Music Performance. Interested students may also enroll in
a variety of music courses for general education or elective credit. Music
ensembles are also available for audition and enrollment in both the classical
and jazz areas. For more ensemble information contact the School of Music at (904) 620-2961 or visit www.unf.edu/coas/music/.
Accreditation
University of North Florida is home to one of the most
recognized performance-based music programs in the country. With an emphasis on
American Music and comprised of dedicated faculty members who are recognized
artist/practitioners in their fields, UNF’s School of Music offers a
stimulating, yet personal atmosphere in which students can study and grow. The School of Music is a limited access and exclusively undergraduate
program offering Bachelor of Music (B.M.) degrees in Performance with
concentrations in Voice, Piano, Piano Pedagogy, Woodwinds, Brass, Percussion,
and Strings as well as a B.M. in Jazz Studies. UNF also offers a Bachelor of
Music Education degree. Since its beginnings in 1972, the program's limited
access status has allowed for a more personal rapport between teacher and
student while upholding the highest standards of musical excellence. The
countless awards and endorsements that the School of Music has received and
continues to receive is testament to the caliber of the UNF School of Music as one of the very best anywhere. UNF's School of Music is a
fully accredited member of the National Association of Schools of Music (NASM).
School of Music Faculty
Randall C. Tinnin, Professor & Director
Lynne Arriale, Professor
Erin K. Bennett, Associate Professor
Krzysztof Biernacki, Professor
Michael A. Bovenzi, Associate Professor
Gordon R. Brock, Professor
James N. Curry, Associate Professor
Todd T. DelGiudice, Associate Professor
Marcus Dickman, Associate Professor
Stephen J. Gosden, Assistant Professor
Daniel R. Gottlieb, Professor
Barry R. Greene, Professor
Timothy Groulx, Associate Professor
James C. Hall, Associate Professor
Clarence B. Hines, Associate Professor
Dennis J. Marks, Associate Professor
Sarah Provost, Assistant Professor
James B. Scott, Associate Professor
Simon Shiao, Associate Professor
Sunshine Simmons, Assistant Professor
Gary L. Smart, Professor
Cara S. Tasher, Professor
Andrea Venet, Assistant Professor