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Making Music Together

The School of Music is a welcoming community of musicians, composers, educators, therapists, and researchers where you’ll meet collaborators and mentors committed to your lifelong success. Faculty and students embrace the transformative power of music to amplify beauty and positive change, in a one-of-a-kind environment that embraces experience and creative risk.

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From professional actors to international musicians to award-winning filmmakers, our visiting artists and scholars offer collaborative, hands-on experiences for our students.

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Being present in the moment

"Sometimes during rehearsal I'll just look up and smile because of the music we are creating." —Briana Crippen, double major: B.A. Music and B.S. Preprofessional Biological Sciences; Vice President of OU Strings; Class of 2022

Briana Crippen, OHIO Music student, plays the violin

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Generous Scholarship Opportunities in Music, deadline is Feb. 1, 2023

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Everything Fell Into Place

"Everything fell into place with the School of Music. It truly felt like home. Opportunities seemed to abound, and they have during my time here. Coming to Ohio University was the best decision I’ve made! The School of Music faculty come from diverse perspectives, but they all have the same goal: to make us the best musicians and professionals that we can be." —Peyson Weekley: B.A. Music; Honors Tutorial College; Treasurer of OU Strings; Class of 2022

OHIO Music student Peyson Weekley conducting

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Fall Grad Spotlight: Makenna Tuttle

November 22, 2022

Makenna Tuttle, from Painesville, Ohio, is graduating with a bachelor of fine arts degree in film from the School of Film in the College of Fine Arts.

Fall Grad Spotlight: Maria Gian

November 22, 2022

Maria Gian, from Buffalo, New York, is graduating this semester with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the School of Film in Ohio University’s College of Fine Arts.

College of Fine Arts and OHIO Center for Entrepreneurship launch OHIO’s first summit to tackle the intersection of art + entrepreneurship

November 22, 2022

The inaugural OHIO ARTrepreneurship Summit: Where Art + Business Converge will be held on Jan. 26, 2023.

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Thursday, December 1 Kearsten Miller Voice Recital 6:00 PM Glidden Hall

Thursday, December 1 Band-O-Rama Honor Band Kickoff Concert 8:00 PM Templeton-Blackburn Alumni Memorial Auditorium

Friday, December 2 School of Music presents: 2022 Honor Choir Festival Concert All Day Templeton-Blackburn Alumni Memorial Auditorium

Friday, December 2 Jose Rocha Cello and Emely Phelphs, Piano with Guest Sean Parsons 8:00 PM Glidden Hall

Saturday, December 3 Ohio University Honor Band, Orchestra, and Choir Festival 4:00 PM Templeton-Blackburn Alumni Memorial Auditorium

Saturday, December 3 Ohio University Honors Band Concert 4:00 PM Templeton-Blackburn Alumni Memorial Auditorium

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College of Fine Arts and OHIO Center for Entrepreneurship launch OHIO’s first summit to tackle the intersection of art + entrepreneurship

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