Music Therapy Pizza Nights were held at Lakeview Elementary School, Holt Elementary, and Brookwood Elementary in the Fall of 2022. Karen Collins, MT-BC (music therapist, board certified) provided music therapy […]
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Dr. Jane Weigel and Professor Laura Woolf Present at Education Explosion
Dr. Jane Weigel and Professor Laura Woolf presented at the National Literacy Institute’s Education Explosion Conference in Houston, TX. Central to their ‘Using Manipulatives to Bolster Foundational Literacy Skills’ presentation […]
Alumni Spotlight: Rebecca Curtain (B.S. ’20)
Congratulations to Mrs. Rebecca Curtain (B.S. Instrumental Music Education). Mrs. Curtain is wrapping up her second year as the Band Director at Chilton County High School in Clanton, Alabama! […]
Moody Fire Anniversary
I write today to highlight a very bright spot relative to our “here and now”, our extremely positive future, and a bit of an unpleasant memory from our past. Colleagues, […]
Faculty Promotions 2021
Congratulations to the following faculty for receiving promotions: Newly tenured and promoted to the rank of associate professor: Dr. Jacob Adams Dr. Kevin Chance Dr. Jeremy Crawford Dr. Edisher Savitski […]
Dr. James Ferguson
The University of Alabama School of Music and Department of Bands is sad to announce the passing of former Director of Bands, Dr. James Ferguson. Dr. Ferguson was the director […]
Dr. Jon Whitaker Edits “The Brass Gym” for Trombone
Dr. Jon Whitaker, Professor of Trombone, is excited to announce a project he has been working on with Patrick Sheridan, “Trombone Gym”, is now available for purchase. According to the […]
Student Spotlight: Alex Franck, Horn Performance
Alex Franck is a music performance major with a concentration in horn. A junior from Alabaster, Alabama, she plans to attend graduate school after graduation and study accessibility in experimental […]
UA Percussionists Earn Top Placements at International Convention
From the February 2021 College of Arts & Sciences Desktop News | After taking home the top award for university concert snare players at the 2020 Percussive Arts Society International […]
UA Opera Theatre Presents Die Zauberflöte Livestreamed
We are excited about our UA Opera Theatre production of Die Zauberflöte which will livestream on Thursday and Friday (Feb 25 & 26) nights at 7:00 pm with two different […]