Mary Pappert School of Music

he Mary Pappert School of Music is one of the ten degree-granting divisions that comprise Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

History

The Pappert School of Music was founded in 1926, offering a Bachelor of Music degree. The Bachelor in Music Education program was added in 1930. The building which houses the school was dedicated on 29 April 1967. To commemorate the event, eminent pianist Van Cliburn was awarded an honorary degree. The school has been NASM-accredited since 1966. The School of Music became an all-Steinway institution in 2001^[1] and is also an "all-Fender" school.^[2]

Programs offered

The School of Music confers four different bachelor degrees, in Performance, Music Education, Music Therapy, and Music Technology. Graduate programs include degrees in Music Education, Sacred Music, Music Technology, Theory/Composition, Performance, and an Artist Diploma.

Faculty of Note: Joe Negri, Jazz Guitar; Charles Stegeman, Violin; Marylene Gingras-Roy, Viola; William Caballero, Horn; Sidney Harth, Violin and Conducting; Jeff Turner, Double Bass; Murray Crewe, Bass Trombone;

[edit] Administration

The dean of the school is Dr. Edward Kocher and the assistant dean is Amanda Ford, M.M.