School of Music

AREAS OF STUDY - BRASS

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DePauw University’s Brass Area is a distinguished program within the School of Music. An inherent mission of the DePauw Brass Faculty is to help all students obtain necessary tools for a complete education in music and to encourage disciplined study of music and research materials. The Brass Faculty is especially recognized for aid in student development, encouragement of high standards of performance, and promoting an atmosphere conducive to productive learning. DePauw Brass students are leaders within the university and among the most vibrant and active within the School of Music ensemble programs.

Music majors may enroll in one of the following degree programs:

• Bachelor of Music (B.M.) - Brass Performance
• Bachelor of Music Education (B.M.E) - Instrumental General
• Bachelor of Musical Arts (B.M.A.)- General Music, Music Business or Second Major
• Bachelor of Arts with a Major in Music (B.A.)
• Five Year Bachelor of Music (B.M.)/Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Double Degree Program

Brass professors teach and direct all applied lessons, brass classes, and brass ensembles. Brass faculty maintain active membership within the International Horn Society, International Trombone Association, International Trumpet Guild, International Tuba-Euphonium Association, International Association of Jazz Educators, Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra, and the Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra. Additionally they are recitalists, studio artists, clinicians, and judges for state, regional, and national competitions.

Brass Faculty include:

• James A. Beckel, trombone
• Robert Danforth, horn
• Leonard Foy, trumpet
• Orcenith Smith, tuba
  

Brass Performance Opportunities

For further information, contact:
Leonard Foy, Associate Professor
Coordinator, Brass Area
School of Music
DePauw University
Greencastle, IN 46135
765-658-4399; lfoy@depauw.edu