Who Are We?
• UNF Music Flagship Program
– Nearly 200 undergraduates (limited access)
– Endowed Jazz Area
– Rapidly Emerging Opera, Choral, Band, Orchestra,
Piano, Music Education and Technology areas
– Distinguished Faculty
– Promising Graduates
How did we get here?
Most programs
Started with Music Ed. and Performance, adding Jazz later (mediocre)
UNF
Initially limited to Voice and Piano. Strings eventually added.
Jazz
Rich Matteson/Ira Koger
Bunky Green
GAJS (Dual Mission)
Classical
Gary Smart/ Performers Certificate/ No Classical majors in 2000/developed BM
Gordon/Band program initiated by Jazz Faculty fro Jazz Program to stay relevant/
Full NASM Accreditation
Simon Shiao/Orchestra
Krzysztof Biernacki/Opera
Cara Tasher/Choral
Community partners:
Cummer Family, JSO, RFAA, BFAS, AICMS, Bridge, Body and Soul
4 Year Graduation Rates
(many music majors stay for a 5th year)
UNF_COLLEGE
MAJOR_TITLE
START_YEAR
TRACKING_YEAR
Graduation Rate
A
Music
2004-2005
2007-2008
75%
A
Music
2005-2006
2008-2009
44%
A
Music
2007-2008
2010-2011
40%
A
Music
2008-2009
2011-2012
100%
A
Music Jazz Studies
2004-2005
2007-2008
73%
A
Music Jazz Studies
2005-2006
2008-2009
82%
A
Music Jazz Studies
2007-2008
2010-2011
82%
A
Music Jazz Studies
2008-2009
2011-2012
67%
A
Music Performance
2004-2005
2007-2008
75%
A
Music Performance
2005-2006
2008-2009
86%
A
Music Performance
2006-2007
2009-2010
50%
A
Music Performance
2007-2008
2010-2011
54%
A
Music Performance
2008-2009
2011-2012
67%
E
Music Education
2005-2006
2008-2009
83%
E
Music Education
2006-2007
2009-2010
67%
E
Music Education
2007-2008
2010-2011
67%
E
Music Education
2008-2009
2011-2012
56%
4 Year Graduation Rates
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Music (voice performance) = 65%
Jazz Studies = 76%
Performance = 66%
Music Education = 68%
Average = 68%
6 Year Graduation Rate
Admits
Graduates
2005
20
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2006
47
*
2007
48
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2011
(41)
27
2012
(25)
34
2013
(51)
31
• 115 admits
• 92 graduates
• 80% 6 year graduation rate
– (70% 4 year graduation
rate)
• *FTIC/Transfers in core classes
A Culture of Excellence –recognition
and placement of students
• Down Beat is an American magazine devoted
to "jazz, blues and beyond".
– established in 1934 in Chicago, Illinois.
– publishes results of annual surveys in a variety of
categories.
– Jazz Hall of Fame includes winners from both the
readers' and critics' poll.
– '1-Star to 5-Star' maximum rating system
– Student Awards for solo/ensemble performances
and compositions and arrangements
Mica Bethea (composition), 2012
Winner, Downbeat Student Music Award for Best Jazz Arrangement
Scott Dickenson (trumpet), 2007
Winner, Downbeat Student Music Award for Best Arrangement
Lisa Kelly (voice), 2005
Winner, 4 Awards Sponsored by Downbeat Magazine, Including Student Category
Best Original Song of the Year
Jeremy Noller (drums), 2003
Winner, Downbeat Student Music Award for Outstanding Instrumental Group, 2002
Christian Tamburr (drums and percussion), 2001
Winner, 2001 Downbeat Magazine Outstanding Solo Jazz Performer
Award (Collegiate Division)
Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra
Randall Haywood (trumpet), 1999
* Youngest Performer with the Lincoln Center Jazz
Vince Gardner (trombone), 1996
* Member, Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra
Doug Wamble (guitar), 1995
* Member, Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra
Marcus Printup (trumpet), 1991
* Member, Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra
A Culture of Excellence
Expanding
Who Are We Becoming?
• Recruitment
• Return on Investment
• Relevance
Head Count (HEADS Surveys)
180
160
140
120
100
Jazz Studies
80
Performance/Music Ed.
60
40
20
0
2006/07
2008/09
2010/11
2012/13
Performers Certificate (Dr. Gary Smart)
Gifted Japanese pianists and violinists
Many are Post Bachelor level (potential grad students)
Wind Symphony (Dr. Gordon Brock)
Upbeat Pink
Carnegie Hall
Lincoln Center/Tully Hall
Orchestra (Dr. Simon Shiao)
Tokyo String Quartet
BFAS and RFAA Collaborations
Opera (Dr. Krzysztof Biernacki)
Czech Republic Summer Opera Series
“Opera in a Box” Educational Concerts
Chorale
(Dr. Cara Tasher)
Portugal
Italy
South Africa
Manhattan School was attended by 8 UNF graduates:
Mercedes Beckman, 2012
Cameron Strine, 2012
Jordon Rutter, 2012
Santiago Latorre (trombone), 2010
Angelique Perretta (voice), 2009
John Davis (drums), 2004
Jeremy Noller (drums), 2003
Chris Creswell, 1994
Classical Majors
Juilliard was attended by 3 UNF graduates:
Paul Sikivie (bass), 2006
Randall Haywood (trumpet), 1999
Jennifer Krupa (trombone), 1994
• Angelique Perretta (voice), 2009
* San Francisco Conservatory
* Manhattan School of Music
• Boston Conservatory
* Melody Fallon (voice), 2009
• Eastman School of Music:
* Max Matzen (trumpet), 2004
* Clarence Hines (trombone), 2002
* Mayumi Nishimoto (piano), 2002
• Indiana University
* Philip Lipton (clarinet), 2010
• Rice University
* Tommy Dobbs (percussion), 2010
Melody Fallon (voice), 2009
Community
Partners
Cummer Family
JSO
RFAA
BFAS
AICMS
The Bridge
Body and Soul
Where Are We Going?
21st Century School of Music
Comprehensive B.M.
Technology
M.M.
Community Engagement
(Community, Technology, Collaboration)
Flagship Investments
• Faculty
• Dr. Stephen Gosden, Music Theory
• Dr. Sarah Provost, Musicology
• Music Education Specialist
• Marketing
– We spend $90K annually
• Publicity, In house flyers and programs, Coordinator
• We are marketing to recruit and to build audiences
• Advertising Funds
• Recruitment (engaging adjunct faculty)
Flagship Investments
• Allow comprehensive program offerings for B.M.
– FS lines:
– Theory (Dr. Stephen Gosden)
– Musicology (Dr. Sarah Provost)
– Music Ed. TBD
• Earlier lines were filled with Applied Faculty to aid
recruitment
• We have relied on adjuncts
• We have a rich talent pool with JSO in Applied areas
Flagship Investments
• Allow M.M. at nearly no additional cost
– Faculty lines added through FS
– 2 GA positions: 1 from COAS, 1 from endowed award
– GA positions balance out faculty teaching for M.M.
– Cross Listed courses allow faculty to teach MM and
BM students at the same time
Flagship Investments
• Survey Says:
• 112 Web Based surveys, September 2013
• Alumni and current students
– 83% of respondents want to pursue a M.M.
– potentially 84 percent of Alumni and current students would choose UNF’s
M.M. as their first choice of graduate programs
– More than 57 percent of current music students will be pursuing graduate
school after graduation
– of these students, 57 percent would consider going to UNF
Future Needs
• Technology Degree
– Barry Greene: Recording Studio
• $25K family gift, $10K Mayo
– Viable degree for 21st Century musicians
– Collaborations:
• Computing, Business, Communications
– Significant increase in FTE (80 -100 new students)
Future Needs
• Technology Degree
– Can launch during summer with current faculty
– 1 new line to mainstream the program into the
regular year
Future Needs
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Technology Degree
Endowed Scholarships
Marketing Funds
Faculty Retention