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"The Music Department at Erskine provided me a challenging curriculum and many opportunities for performance in ensembles and as a soloist. Excellence was expected and the faculty guided each of us towards our personal best. I felt confident attending graduate school and applying for jobs knowing I had the skills and knowledge needed to be successful. Relationships forged with faculty and classmates during those years are still an important part of my life."
—Amy Quarles Fennell ('98, MM USC '04)
“Making music a part of my Erskine experience allowed me to investigate, develop and nurture my craft. The small atmosphere of the Music Department afforded numerous opportunities for personalized instrumental and vocal study. Performing and collaborating in ensembles builds lasting relationships between student colleagues and professors. All of this came in conjunction with a strong liberal arts education that continually inspires and motivates me to pursue my goals.”
—David Coleman (’02, M.M. Indiana University ’04)
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"The education I was blessed to receive at Erskine was wonderful. Attending Erskine gave me the chance to work with incredible talent demonstrated not only by the faculty but also by my fellow students. Erskine nurtured and built up not only my talent but also my character."
— Kathleen Goodman (’03, mcm‘06)
The Department of Music at Erskine is committed to helping each student discover how to develop their own musical gifts as an individual, and to share these gifts with the community. Music study is intensely personal and yet also displayed for the public—in recitals, ensemble concerts, and other events. Theoretical and historical knowledge acquired in the classroom is put into practice in lessons and rehearsals, and vice-versa.
A walk through our scenic, hidden campus puts you in touch with the musical and spiritual life of Erskine College. The sounds of students rehearsing for recital, ensembles performing in concert, and musicians leading worship are evidence of the vital part music plays in an Erskine liberal arts education.