Piano and Organ

DePauw University’s Keyboard Area is a distinguished program within the School of Music. An inherent mission of the DePauw Keyboard 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 Keyboard Faculty is especially recognized for aid in student development, encouragement of high standards of performance, and promoting an atmosphere conducive to productive learning. DePauw Keyboard students are leaders within the university and among the most vibrant and active within the School of Music ensemble programs.

Keyboard professors teach and direct all applied lessons, piano classes, and piano ensembles. The faculty maintains active membership within the American Guild of Organists, Indiana Music Teachers Association, Music Teachers National Association, and Young Audiences of Indiana. Additionally they are acclaimed recitalists, studio artists, clinicians, and judges for state, regional, and national competitions.

Degrees

PIANO

• Bachelor of Music in Performance (B.M.) - Piano
  
  • With a Second Major
  • With an Emphasis in Business
  • 5-year Double Degree: B.M./B.A.
• Bachelor of Musical Arts (B.M.A.) - General
  
  • With a Second Major
  • With an Emphasis in Business
• Bachelor of Music Education (B.M.E.) - Instrumental/General Emphasis
• Bachelor of Music Education (B.M.E.) - Choral/General Emphasis
• Bachelor of Arts - Major in Music (B.A.) - College of Liberal Arts Students

ORGAN

• Bachelor of Music in Performance (B.M.) - Organ
  
  • With a Second Major
  • With an Emphasis in Business
  • 5-year Double Degree: B.M./B.A.
• Bachelor of Musical Arts (B.M.A.) - General
  
  • With a Second Major
  • With an Emphasis in Business
• Bachelor of Music Education (B.M.E.) - Instrumental/General Emphasis
• Bachelor of Music Education (B.M.E.) - Choral/General Emphasis
• Bachelor of Arts - Major in Music (B.A.) - College of Liberal Arts Students

Faculty

• Maureen Carkeek, Piano
• John Clodfelter, Piano; Senior Staff Accompanist
• Claude Cymerman, Piano
• Carla G. Edwards, Organ and Harpsichord
• Amanda Hopson, Piano; Senior Staff Accompanist; Coordinator of Keyboard Studies
• Wonmin Kim, Piano
• Katya Kramer-Lapin, Piano; Staff Accompanist
• Gregory Martin, Staff Accompanist
• Darcy McCoy, Piano
• May Phang, Piano
• Natalia Rachford, Piano; Staff Accompanist
• Anthony Weinstein, Director of the Accompanying Center; Piano; Staff Accompanist

For further information

Amanda Hopson, Coordinator of Keyboard Studies
School of Music
DePauw University
Greencastle, IN 46135
765-658-6546; ahopson@depauw.edu