AudibleRVA Map
The AudibleRVA Map project is a user-maintained geographical information system mapping the sounds of Richmond.
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The AudibleRVA Map project is a user-maintained geographical information system mapping the sounds of Richmond.
Visit audiblerva.org/map
The Department of Music leads students to integrate creative and practical musical skills with critical thinking and intellectual inquiry, empowering them for a lifetime of learning. The curriculum provides an excellent foundation that prepares students to be adaptive leaders equipped to actively engage in their communities through the arts.
The Department of Music welcomes students with diverse backgrounds, experiences, and interests in music and provides pathways for performers, listeners, scholars, and creators of all kinds. The curriculum trains students in music performance, composition, industry, and research and cultivates the creative habits of mind that make our majors competitive in a wide range of careers.
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Note: A grade of C- (1.7) or better is required in each course comprising the major or minor.
No more than two units of transfer work may apply to the major.
No more than one unit of transfer work may apply to the minor.
The Modlin Center presents diverse and vibrant arts experiences that inspire, engage, and enrich the community.
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Nearly 200 students enroll each semester in faculty-led ensembles, all of which are open to all student musicians, regardless of major. Students receive academic credit for participating and can fulfill the FSVP general education requirement by successfully completing two semesters in the same 0.5-unit ensemble. All ensembles perform on campus each semester and several groups tour internationally from time to time. Contact the ensemble director for more information about auditions.
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Leyla McCalla, former member of the Grammy Award Winning Carolina Chocolate Drops and current member of Our Native Daughters, will be the University of Richmond Music Department Artist-in-Residence between 2022-2025. Leyla’s current solo projects involve musical and cultural explorations of her Haitian heritage.
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Student-run and operated since 1960, WDCE has been the voice of independent radio in Richmond. WDCE is affiliated with and located at University of Richmond in Richmond, Virginia.
Students have used it as a launching pad to careers in radio or other mass communications as well as a fun extra-curricular activity. Non-students have also played an important role in broadcasting continuity and diversity.
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Third Practice is an annual festival of new electroacoustic music and mixed media presented for over 20 years by the Department of Music and the Modlin Center for the Arts at the University of Richmond.
Third Practice 2019 explores the emerging electroacoustic art form and its relationship to past and present musical practices that navigate the boundary between experimental and popular musical practices, engage with instruments and performance practices from around the world, and feature new instruments and explore cutting-edge sonic practices. All works are presented on immersive multi-channel surround audio systems.
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The Music Internship (Music 388) is an opportunity reserved for juniors or seniors who seek a significant experience outside of regular class work in which they can apply what they've learned in their courses.
A proposal for the internship must be approved by the department chair before registering for the course. It should include a description of the work to be done, the expected results, the amount of credit desired (1–3 hours), and the name of the supervisor.
In addition to internships, music students may work as assistants in the Modlin Center, the music library or elsewhere in the department. For more information, visit the Office of Student Employment.
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