Music

Cottey offers courses in music and performance opportunities for all students.

Program Description

The program is for students who are majoring in areas other than music, but want to continue studying music at the college level. Music students enroll in an ensemble and applied lessons (voice or piano) each semester. Students also have a weekly individual lesson and group repertoire class.

Programs & Livestreams

Music Department Handbook

Signature Courses

MUS 103 Fundamentals of Music

A study of music theory fundamentals (scales, key signatures,
meter signatures, intervals, triads, and rhythmic notation), aural
skills fundamentals (ear-training and sight singing), and keyboard
fundamentals (scales, intervals, and triads).
MUS 287 Chamber Singers

Chamber Singers are a select group of singers who perform music in a variety of styles, with an emphasis on 20th and 21st century women composers. Chamber Singers welcomes singers from the Cottey College Community by audition. Contact Professor Spencer for more information.
MUS 185 Women in Music

Increased awareness of the contributions of women to
the creation and performance of music. Fulfills Fine Arts
requirements.
MUS 155 Handbell Ensemble

Handbell Ensemble is open to all students without an audition. Using handbells and chimes, the group performs music from a variety of styles.

Career Outcomes

Career Outcomes
- Elementary or Secondary Music Teacher
- Performer
- Private Music Instructor
- College Professor
- Music Therapist
- Music Historian
- Sound Engineer
- Arts Administrator

Scholarships

Scholarship Audition
Music scholarships are available to all qualified students, regardless of academic major. Prospective students must first be accepted for admission to Cottey College, and submit a music scholarship application. Next, prospective students must audition for the music faculty.
- Prospective students may interview and audition with a Music Department Faculty member during a campus visit. Prospective students who visit when classes are in session may meet current students and experience a Cottey ensemble rehearsal.
- Prospective students who are not able to visit campus in person can submit a CD, DVD, or online link of a high quality recording.
Audition materials may include: contest-type solos, etudes, or All-District/Region audition music. Vocalists should sing with accompaniment, if possible. If you are having trouble selecting music, please ask your high school director or music teacher. Or, contact our Music Department Faculty (music@cottey.edu). Each scholarship application is processed soon after all materials are received. The priority deadline for scholarship consideration is February 1. Later applications will be considered until funding is exhausted.

Recipients of the music scholarship must enroll in a private lesson and a Cottey music ensemble each semester.

Group of choir students posing on stage Cottey College Chamber Singers

Why Cottey’s Music Program Is Unique.

Students perform both as a soloist and with ensembles every semester, giving them the opportunity to learn new performance techniques, musical styles, and genres.