Applied Music

Opportunities for serious musical growth, including private lessons and the chance to work with other students in chamber music ensembles, abound in Purdue Bands' Applied Music Program. A talented enclave of professional musicians/teachers, recruited from throughout central Indiana, serve as adjunct faculty members. They come to campus weekly to offer private lessons on all string, wind and percussion instruments as well as on piano, guitar and jazz piano. A variety of lesson packages are offered to students at a reasonable charge above and beyond regular tuition, including a special package that carries with in one hour of academic credit.

Chamber music concerts and recital hours are scheduled each semester. Individual performance opportunities also exist in concerts presented by other groups within the Band Department, and at various campus community events such as gallery openings.

Students interested in private study should contact the Applied Music Coordinator Andy King in Elliott Hall during the first week of classes each semester to sign up for a lesson package. Lesson fees are billed through the university centralized account system. Full information on the lesson packages and adjunct faculty is available on request.