Blair School of Music

Infobox University
name = The Blair School of Music at Vanderbilt University

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image_size = 200px
established = 1964
vision = In it scholarly and creative work, the Blair School of Music proposes to advance the discovery of knowledge, to expand the horizons of musical expression, to promote academic excellence, and to sustain an environment supporting these pursuits by faculty and students.
type = Private
dean = Mark Wait
faculty = 51
undergrad = 197cite web |publisher = Vanderbilt University News Service |title = RE:VU: Quick Facts about Vanderbilt |url = http://www.vanderbilt.edu/facts.html |accessdate = 2007-06-25 ]
city = Nashville
state = TN
country = U.S.A.The Blair School of Music provides undergraduate conservatory-style education in music performance, theory, and history at Vanderbilt University, a major research university located in Nashville, Tennessee. Blair is the youngest and smallest of Vanderbilt's ten constituent schools and colleges.

History

While established in 1964, Blair did not initially offer undergraduate-level courses, instead focusing on pre-college music education as part of the then-independent Peabody College (Peabody is itself now part of Vanderbilt). Through the initiative of Chancellor Alexander Heard in 1981, Vanderbilt began offering undergraduate programs at Blair as part of a wider liberal arts curriculum. In 1986, Blair began awarding its own bachelor's degrees. [cite web |title=Blair: A Brief History |url=http://www.vanderbilt.edu/blair/about/about_history.html |publisher=Vanderbilt University Blair School of Music |accessdate=2007-09-29 ]

Degree programs

The Blair School of Music confers the bachelor of music degree in music performance, in composition and theory, and in musical arts. Unique among Vanderbilt's four undergraduate schools, Blair has no graduate students. However, in conjunction with Peabody College, Blair offers a five-year bachelor of music/master of education program in musical arts and teacher education. [cite web |title=The Degree Program |publisher=Vanderbilt University Blair School of Music |url=http://www.vanderbilt.edu/catalogs/undergrad/blair/BLUG2musicspecial.pdf#degree_prog |format=PDF |accessdate=2007-09-29 ]

Publications

*" [http://www.vanderbilt.edu/alumni/publications/qn.html Quarter Notes] "

References

External links

* [http://www.vanderbilt.edu/blair Vanderbilt University Blair School of Music website]