March 7, 2005

UA School of Music Receives Reaccreditation

UA's School of Music has received reaccreditation by the National Association of Schools of Music. According to their Action Report, the National Association of Schools of Music's Commission on Accreditation recently voted to continue the UA music degree and program listings in good standing through the 2012-2013 academic year.

"UA has one of the finest music schools in the Southeast and has a long and strong reputation," said Dr. Robert F. Olin, dean of UA's College of Arts and Sciences. "I am delighted that the accrediting commission recognizes that quality."

"A ten-year reaccreditation demonstrates that UA has an excellent School of Music," said Dr. Charles G. Snead, director of the School of Music. "We offer programs that have been carefully evaluated and are in line with national standards. Accreditation is important when it comes to meeting the University's goal of growing student enrollment and of attracting and maintaining a quality faculty.

"The study proved to be a valuable tool that we will use to give us vision for the future." Snead said.

The School of Music serves 300 students who are majoring in music and has 35 full-time faculty members. Graduate and undergraduate programs are offered in performance, education, composition, theory, history, therapy and jazz studies. The centerpiece of the Frank Moody Music Building is the 1,000-seat Concert Hall with its Holtkamp organ, standing three stories high with four manuals, 65 stops, and more than 5,000 pipes. The Moody Music Building is recognized as one of the state's most important cultural facilities.

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