{"id":2229,"date":"2025-05-01T14:55:21","date_gmt":"2025-05-01T14:55:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/music\/?page_id=2229"},"modified":"2025-06-24T13:53:41","modified_gmt":"2025-06-24T13:53:41","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/music\/","title":{"rendered":"home"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2229\" class=\"elementor elementor-2229\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d39230 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1d39230\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6220a32 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6220a32\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97c441d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"97c441d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-158205c premium-header-inline premium-lq__none premium-box-lq__none elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-dual-header\" data-id=\"158205c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:1.2,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;motion_fx_opacity_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_opacity_direction&quot;:&quot;in-out&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_opacity_range&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;start&quot;:62,&quot;end&quot;:100}},&quot;motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;],&quot;motion_fx_translateY_affectedRange&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;start&quot;:0,&quot;end&quot;:100}},&quot;motion_fx_opacity_level&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-dual-header.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"premium-dual-header-first-header \"><span class=\"premium-dual-header-first-span\">The Department <br>of MUSIC <\/span><\/h1> \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65d62bc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"65d62bc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:1.2,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;motion_fx_opacity_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_opacity_direction&quot;:&quot;in-out&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_opacity_range&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;start&quot;:62,&quot;end&quot;:100}},&quot;motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;],&quot;motion_fx_translateY_affectedRange&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;start&quot;:0,&quot;end&quot;:100}},&quot;motion_fx_opacity_level&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cdd06f7 premium-header-block premium-header-block premium-lq__none premium-box-lq__none elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-dual-header\" data-id=\"cdd06f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;_animation_mobile&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-dual-header.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"premium-dual-header-first-header \"><span class=\"premium-dual-header-first-span\">School of  <\/span><span class=\"premium-dual-header-second-header \">VISUAL, PERFORMING <BR>&amp; COMMUNICATION ARTS<\/span><\/h2> \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-713cf58 e-flex e-con-boxed elementor-invisible e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"713cf58\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8dcb69d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8dcb69d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e41e2e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e41e2e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">friendly, vibrant &amp; student-oriented<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d9b020 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"6d9b020\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4dadcd8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4dadcd8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">OUR MISSION<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31cca2e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"31cca2e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Department of Music at Western Connecticut State University is a friendly, vibrant, student-oriented unit in an institution of higher learning that serves as an accessible, responsive and creative intellectual resource for the people and institutions of Connecticut.<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ec3105 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"0ec3105\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06796c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"06796c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The faculty and staff of the department strive to meet the educational needs of a diverse student body through instruction, performance, scholarship and public service.<\/p><p>Additionally, the department fosters the highest standards of teaching and research in its undergraduate and graduate programs and supports the establishment and continuation of a just and moral society through its own accomplishments, the work of its faculty and staff, and the achievements of its graduates.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-764328f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"764328f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64d5442 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"64d5442\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-426ac4a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"426ac4a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd29a3f elementor-mobile-align-start elementor-tablet-align-start elementor-align-start elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"dd29a3f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/svpca\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-long-arrow-alt-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M313.941 216H12c-6.627 0-12 5.373-12 12v56c0 6.627 5.373 12 12 12h301.941v46.059c0 21.382 25.851 32.09 40.971 16.971l86.059-86.059c9.373-9.373 9.373-24.569 0-33.941l-86.059-86.059c-15.119-15.119-40.971-4.411-40.971 16.971V216z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">School of Visual, Performing, &amp; Communication Arts<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a943da elementor-mobile-align-start elementor-tablet-align-start elementor-align-start elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"4a943da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-long-arrow-alt-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M313.941 216H12c-6.627 0-12 5.373-12 12v56c0 6.627 5.373 12 12 12h301.941v46.059c0 21.382 25.851 32.09 40.971 16.971l86.059-86.059c9.373-9.373 9.373-24.569 0-33.941l-86.059-86.059c-15.119-15.119-40.971-4.411-40.971 16.971V216z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Music<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7f2760 elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-accordion\" data-id=\"f7f2760\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;default_state&quot;:&quot;all_collapsed&quot;,&quot;max_items_expended&quot;:&quot;one&quot;,&quot;n_accordion_animation_duration&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;ms&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:400,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-accordion\" aria-label=\"Accordion. Open links with Enter or Space, close with Escape, and navigate with Arrow Keys\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-2590\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"1\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-2590\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Prospective Students \u25be <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-long-arrow-alt-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M313.941 216H12c-6.627 0-12 5.373-12 12v56c0 6.627 5.373 12 12 12h301.941v46.059c0 21.382 25.851 32.09 40.971 16.971l86.059-86.059c9.373-9.373 9.373-24.569 0-33.941l-86.059-86.059c-15.119-15.119-40.971-4.411-40.971 16.971V216z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-long-arrow-alt-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M313.941 216H12c-6.627 0-12 5.373-12 12v56c0 6.627 5.373 12 12 12h301.941v46.059c0 21.382 25.851 32.09 40.971 16.971l86.059-86.059c9.373-9.373 9.373-24.569 0-33.941l-86.059-86.059c-15.119-15.119-40.971-4.411-40.971 16.971V216z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2590\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b07b4d8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b07b4d8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a519ed premium-nav-ver premium-vertical-right premium-nav-none elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-nav-menu\" data-id=\"2a519ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;submenu_icon&quot;:{&quot;value&quot;:&quot;fas fa-angle-down&quot;,&quot;library&quot;:&quot;fa-solid&quot;}}\" data-widget_type=\"premium-nav-menu.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-settings=\"{&quot;breakpoint&quot;:0,&quot;mobileLayout&quot;:null,&quot;mainLayout&quot;:&quot;ver&quot;,&quot;stretchDropdown&quot;:false,&quot;hoverEffect&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;submenuEvent&quot;:&quot;hover&quot;,&quot;submenuTrigger&quot;:null,&quot;closeAfterClick&quot;:false,&quot;renderMobileMenu&quot;:false}\" class=\"premium-nav-widget-container premium-nav-pointer-none\" style=\"visibility:hidden; opacity:0;\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-ver-inner-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-nav-menu-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"premium-nav-menu premium-main-nav-menu\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"menu-item premium-nav-menu-item elementor-repeater elementor-repeater-item-26dff7d\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/music\/auditions\/\" class=\"premium-menu-link premium-menu-link-parent premium-lq__none\">Auditions<\/a><li class=\"menu-item premium-nav-menu-item elementor-repeater elementor-repeater-item-3fa1708\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/music\/audition-faq\/\" class=\"premium-menu-link premium-menu-link-parent premium-lq__none\">Auditions FAQ&#039;s <\/a><li class=\"menu-item premium-nav-menu-item elementor-repeater elementor-repeater-item-30fa1ac\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/music\/shadow-day\/\" class=\"premium-menu-link premium-menu-link-parent premium-lq__none\">Shadow Day<\/a><li class=\"menu-item premium-nav-menu-item elementor-repeater elementor-repeater-item-2fdba58\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/music\/scholarships\/\" class=\"premium-menu-link premium-menu-link-parent premium-lq__none\">Scholarship Information<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd9be85 elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-accordion\" data-id=\"dd9be85\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;default_state&quot;:&quot;all_collapsed&quot;,&quot;max_items_expended&quot;:&quot;one&quot;,&quot;n_accordion_animation_duration&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;ms&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:400,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-accordion\" aria-label=\"Accordion. Open links with Enter or Space, close with Escape, and navigate with Arrow Keys\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-2320\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"1\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-2320\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Current Students \u25be <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-long-arrow-alt-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M313.941 216H12c-6.627 0-12 5.373-12 12v56c0 6.627 5.373 12 12 12h301.941v46.059c0 21.382 25.851 32.09 40.971 16.971l86.059-86.059c9.373-9.373 9.373-24.569 0-33.941l-86.059-86.059c-15.119-15.119-40.971-4.411-40.971 16.971V216z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-long-arrow-alt-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M313.941 216H12c-6.627 0-12 5.373-12 12v56c0 6.627 5.373 12 12 12h301.941v46.059c0 21.382 25.851 32.09 40.971 16.971l86.059-86.059c9.373-9.373 9.373-24.569 0-33.941l-86.059-86.059c-15.119-15.119-40.971-4.411-40.971 16.971V216z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2320\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35cbb56 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"35cbb56\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4108d15 premium-nav-ver premium-vertical-right premium-nav-none elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-nav-menu\" data-id=\"4108d15\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;submenu_icon&quot;:{&quot;value&quot;:&quot;fas fa-angle-down&quot;,&quot;library&quot;:&quot;fa-solid&quot;}}\" data-widget_type=\"premium-nav-menu.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-settings=\"{&quot;breakpoint&quot;:0,&quot;mobileLayout&quot;:null,&quot;mainLayout&quot;:&quot;ver&quot;,&quot;stretchDropdown&quot;:false,&quot;hoverEffect&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;submenuEvent&quot;:&quot;hover&quot;,&quot;submenuTrigger&quot;:null,&quot;closeAfterClick&quot;:false,&quot;renderMobileMenu&quot;:false}\" class=\"premium-nav-widget-container premium-nav-pointer-none\" style=\"visibility:hidden; opacity:0;\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-ver-inner-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-nav-menu-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"premium-nav-menu premium-main-nav-menu\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"premium-item-anchor menu-item premium-nav-menu-item elementor-repeater elementor-repeater-item-26dff7d\"><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/spreadsheets\/d\/1eWGK18Y8LczHhGskb34u_jdzLz4ao4AnRf0wKjQtaEg\/edit?gid=222170243#gid=222170243\" class=\"premium-menu-link premium-menu-link-parent premium-lq__none\">Convocation Schedule<\/a><li class=\"menu-item premium-nav-menu-item elementor-repeater elementor-repeater-item-30fa1ac\"><a href=\"https:\/\/calendar.google.com\/calendar\/u\/0\/embed?src=wcsustudioschedule@gmail.com&#038;ctz=America\/New_York&#038;pli=1\" class=\"premium-menu-link premium-menu-link-parent premium-lq__none\">Recording Studio Schedule<\/a><li class=\"menu-item premium-nav-menu-item elementor-repeater elementor-repeater-item-2fdba58\"><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1zJzbXzsPS2isSmXybbgWUB5zQQOL3IEB1PJhdOzsKYI\/edit?tab=t.0\" class=\"premium-menu-link premium-menu-link-parent premium-lq__none\">Music Student Handbook<\/a><li class=\"menu-item premium-nav-menu-item elementor-repeater elementor-repeater-item-b7e7435\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/music\/student-groups\/\" class=\"premium-menu-link premium-menu-link-parent premium-lq__none\">Student Groups<\/a><li class=\"menu-item premium-nav-menu-item elementor-repeater elementor-repeater-item-165b326\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/music\/forms\/\" class=\"premium-menu-link premium-menu-link-parent premium-lq__none\">Forms<\/a><li class=\"menu-item premium-nav-menu-item elementor-repeater elementor-repeater-item-41e4208\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/music\/furman\/\" class=\"premium-menu-link premium-menu-link-parent premium-lq__none\">Furman Honors Recital Competition<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-312ed34 elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-accordion\" data-id=\"312ed34\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;default_state&quot;:&quot;all_collapsed&quot;,&quot;max_items_expended&quot;:&quot;one&quot;,&quot;n_accordion_animation_duration&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;ms&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:400,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-accordion\" aria-label=\"Accordion. Open links with Enter or Space, close with Escape, and navigate with Arrow Keys\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-5150\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"1\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-5150\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Degree Programs \u25be <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-long-arrow-alt-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M313.941 216H12c-6.627 0-12 5.373-12 12v56c0 6.627 5.373 12 12 12h301.941v46.059c0 21.382 25.851 32.09 40.971 16.971l86.059-86.059c9.373-9.373 9.373-24.569 0-33.941l-86.059-86.059c-15.119-15.119-40.971-4.411-40.971 16.971V216z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-long-arrow-alt-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M313.941 216H12c-6.627 0-12 5.373-12 12v56c0 6.627 5.373 12 12 12h301.941v46.059c0 21.382 25.851 32.09 40.971 16.971l86.059-86.059c9.373-9.373 9.373-24.569 0-33.941l-86.059-86.059c-15.119-15.119-40.971-4.411-40.971 16.971V216z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-5150\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fadbd70 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fadbd70\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-762f3b7 premium-nav-ver premium-vertical-right premium-nav-none elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-nav-menu\" data-id=\"762f3b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;submenu_icon&quot;:{&quot;value&quot;:&quot;fas fa-angle-down&quot;,&quot;library&quot;:&quot;fa-solid&quot;}}\" data-widget_type=\"premium-nav-menu.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-settings=\"{&quot;breakpoint&quot;:0,&quot;mobileLayout&quot;:null,&quot;mainLayout&quot;:&quot;ver&quot;,&quot;stretchDropdown&quot;:false,&quot;hoverEffect&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;submenuEvent&quot;:&quot;hover&quot;,&quot;submenuTrigger&quot;:null,&quot;closeAfterClick&quot;:false,&quot;renderMobileMenu&quot;:false}\" class=\"premium-nav-widget-container premium-nav-pointer-none\" style=\"visibility:hidden; opacity:0;\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-ver-inner-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-nav-menu-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"premium-nav-menu premium-main-nav-menu\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"menu-item premium-nav-menu-item elementor-repeater elementor-repeater-item-26dff7d\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/music\/degrees\/\" class=\"premium-menu-link premium-menu-link-parent premium-lq__none\">Degree Options<\/a><li class=\"menu-item premium-nav-menu-item elementor-repeater elementor-repeater-item-db3aba4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/catalogs.wcsu.edu\/ugrad\/svpa\/courses\/music\/\" class=\"premium-menu-link premium-menu-link-parent premium-lq__none\">- Music Courses (MUS)<\/a><li class=\"menu-item premium-nav-menu-item elementor-repeater elementor-repeater-item-c7f7a9e\"><a href=\"https:\/\/catalogs.wcsu.edu\/ugrad\/svpa\/courses\/music-education\/\" class=\"premium-menu-link premium-menu-link-parent premium-lq__none\">- Music Education Courses (MED)<\/a><li class=\"menu-item premium-nav-menu-item elementor-repeater elementor-repeater-item-41bba6b\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/music\/applied-lessons\/\" class=\"premium-menu-link premium-menu-link-parent premium-lq__none\">- Applied Lessons<\/a><li class=\"menu-item premium-nav-menu-item elementor-repeater elementor-repeater-item-cdef3a9\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/music\/ensembles\/instrumental-ensembles\/\" class=\"premium-menu-link premium-menu-link-parent premium-lq__none\">- Instrumental Ensembles<\/a><li class=\"menu-item premium-nav-menu-item elementor-repeater elementor-repeater-item-59c258d\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/music\/ensembles\/jazz-ensembles\/\" class=\"premium-menu-link premium-menu-link-parent premium-lq__none\">- Jazz Ensembles<\/a><li class=\"menu-item premium-nav-menu-item elementor-repeater elementor-repeater-item-fabc83f\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/music\/ensembles\/vocal-ensembles\/\" class=\"premium-menu-link premium-menu-link-parent premium-lq__none\">- Vocal Ensembles<\/a><li class=\"menu-item premium-nav-menu-item elementor-repeater elementor-repeater-item-5408cde\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/music\/ensembles\/chamber-ensembles\/\" class=\"premium-menu-link premium-menu-link-parent premium-lq__none\">- Chamber Ensembles<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-838b141 elementor-mobile-align-start elementor-tablet-align-start elementor-align-start elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"838b141\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/music\/faculty\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-long-arrow-alt-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M313.941 216H12c-6.627 0-12 5.373-12 12v56c0 6.627 5.373 12 12 12h301.941v46.059c0 21.382 25.851 32.09 40.971 16.971l86.059-86.059c9.373-9.373 9.373-24.569 0-33.941l-86.059-86.059c-15.119-15.119-40.971-4.411-40.971 16.971V216z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Our Faculty<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/music\/facilities\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-long-arrow-alt-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M313.941 216H12c-6.627 0-12 5.373-12 12v56c0 6.627 5.373 12 12 12h301.941v46.059c0 21.382 25.851 32.09 40.971 16.971l86.059-86.059c9.373-9.373 9.373-24.569 0-33.941l-86.059-86.059c-15.119-15.119-40.971-4.411-40.971 16.971V216z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Facilities<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/music\/alumni\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-long-arrow-alt-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M313.941 216H12c-6.627 0-12 5.373-12 12v56c0 6.627 5.373 12 12 12h301.941v46.059c0 21.382 25.851 32.09 40.971 16.971l86.059-86.059c9.373-9.373 9.373-24.569 0-33.941l-86.059-86.059c-15.119-15.119-40.971-4.411-40.971 16.971V216z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Alumni<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/music\/health-safety\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-long-arrow-alt-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M313.941 216H12c-6.627 0-12 5.373-12 12v56c0 6.627 5.373 12 12 12h301.941v46.059c0 21.382 25.851 32.09 40.971 16.971l86.059-86.059c9.373-9.373 9.373-24.569 0-33.941l-86.059-86.059c-15.119-15.119-40.971-4.411-40.971 16.971V216z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Musicians' Health &amp; Safety<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/music\/mission\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-long-arrow-alt-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M313.941 216H12c-6.627 0-12 5.373-12 12v56c0 6.627 5.373 12 12 12h301.941v46.059c0 21.382 25.851 32.09 40.971 16.971l86.059-86.059c9.373-9.373 9.373-24.569 0-33.941l-86.059-86.059c-15.119-15.119-40.971-4.411-40.971 16.971V216z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Our Mission &amp; Goals<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div 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>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tVISIT\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/a>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5206219 e-con-full elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5206219\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06f1435 premium-lq__none elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-button\" data-id=\"06f1435\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<a class=\"premium-button premium-button-style1 premium-btn-block premium-button-style1-right\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/w\/admissions\/landing2\/\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-button-text-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span >\n\t\t\t\t\t\tRequest 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src=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/music\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/73\/2025\/04\/award_nasm_accreditation.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2331\" alt=\"National Association of Schools of Music (NASM)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/music\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/73\/2025\/04\/award_nasm_accreditation.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/music\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/73\/2025\/04\/award_nasm_accreditation-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/music\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/73\/2025\/04\/award_nasm_accreditation-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pa-gallery-icons-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pa-gallery-icons-inner-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-gallery-caption\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-gallery-img-name\">Accredited by NASM<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"premium-gallery-img-desc\">WCSU is an accredited institutional member of the National Association of Schools of Music.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84aca21 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"84aca21\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/nasm.arts-accredit.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span 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102.49\"><\/polygon><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-gallery-caption\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-gallery-img-name\">MUSIC AT WCSU<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6782a9 e-grid e-con-boxed elementor-invisible e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c6782a9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3091f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-banner\" data-id=\"b3091f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-banner.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib premium-banner-min-height premium-banner-animation10 none premium-banner__effect-type2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/music\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/73\/2025\/04\/placeholder-6.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2280\" alt=\"placeholder image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/music\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/73\/2025\/04\/placeholder-6.png 500w, https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/music\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/73\/2025\/04\/placeholder-6-300x180.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib-desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"premium-banner-ib-title premium_banner_title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tBachelor of Arts<br>Music Option \t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib-content premium_banner_content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/music\/degrees\/bachelor-of-arts-in-music\/\"><span style=\"color: #ff4d00;\">Learn More \u2794<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e86e25 elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-banner\" data-id=\"5e86e25\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-banner.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib premium-banner-min-height premium-banner-animation10 none premium-banner__effect-type2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/music\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/73\/2025\/04\/placeholder-6.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2280\" alt=\"placeholder image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/music\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/73\/2025\/04\/placeholder-6.png 500w, https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/music\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/73\/2025\/04\/placeholder-6-300x180.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib-desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"premium-banner-ib-title premium_banner_title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tBachelor of Arts<br>Popular Music Option\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib-content premium_banner_content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/music\/bachelor-of-arts-in-popular-music\/\"><span style=\"color: #ff4d00;\">Learn More \u2794<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-233e1f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-banner\" data-id=\"233e1f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-banner.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib premium-banner-min-height premium-banner-animation10 none premium-banner__effect-type2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/music\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/73\/2025\/04\/placeholder-6.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2280\" alt=\"placeholder image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/music\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/73\/2025\/04\/placeholder-6.png 500w, https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/music\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/73\/2025\/04\/placeholder-6-300x180.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib-desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"premium-banner-ib-title premium_banner_title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tBachelor of Science<br>Music Education\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib-content premium_banner_content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/music\/degrees\/bachelor-of-science-in-music-education\/\"><span style=\"color: #ff4d00;\">Learn More \u2794<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac14c62 elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-banner\" data-id=\"ac14c62\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-banner.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib premium-banner-min-height premium-banner-animation10 none premium-banner__effect-type2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/music\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/73\/2025\/04\/placeholder-6.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2280\" alt=\"placeholder image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/music\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/73\/2025\/04\/placeholder-6.png 500w, https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/music\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/73\/2025\/04\/placeholder-6-300x180.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib-desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"premium-banner-ib-title premium_banner_title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tBachelor of Music<br>Performance Option\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib-content premium_banner_content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/music\/degrees\/bachelor-of-music-performance\/\"><span style=\"color: #ff4d00;\">Learn More \u2794<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd41bb4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-banner\" data-id=\"cd41bb4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-banner.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib premium-banner-min-height premium-banner-animation10 none premium-banner__effect-type2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/music\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/73\/2025\/04\/placeholder-6.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2280\" alt=\"placeholder image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/music\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/73\/2025\/04\/placeholder-6.png 500w, https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/music\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/73\/2025\/04\/placeholder-6-300x180.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib-desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"premium-banner-ib-title premium_banner_title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tBachelor of Music<br>Jazz Studies Option\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib-content premium_banner_content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/music\/degrees\/bachelor-of-music-jazz-studies\/\"><span style=\"color: #ff4d00;\">Learn More \u2794<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ac4b95 elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-banner\" data-id=\"9ac4b95\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-banner.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib premium-banner-min-height premium-banner-animation10 none premium-banner__effect-type2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/music\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/73\/2025\/04\/placeholder-6.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2280\" alt=\"placeholder image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/music\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/73\/2025\/04\/placeholder-6.png 500w, https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/music\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/73\/2025\/04\/placeholder-6-300x180.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib-desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"premium-banner-ib-title premium_banner_title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tBachelor of Music<br>Audio &amp; Music Production Option\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib-content premium_banner_content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/music\/degrees\/bachelor-of-music-audio-music-production-option\/\"><span style=\"color: #ff4d00;\">Learn More \u2794<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7c031d elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-banner\" data-id=\"c7c031d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-banner.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib premium-banner-min-height premium-banner-animation10 none premium-banner__effect-type2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/music\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/73\/2025\/04\/placeholder-6.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2280\" alt=\"placeholder image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/music\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/73\/2025\/04\/placeholder-6.png 500w, https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/music\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/73\/2025\/04\/placeholder-6-300x180.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib-desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"premium-banner-ib-title premium_banner_title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMinor in Music\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib-content premium_banner_content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/music\/minor\/\"><span style=\"color: #ff4d00;\">Learn More \u2794<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d59a877 elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-banner\" data-id=\"d59a877\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-banner.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib premium-banner-min-height premium-banner-animation10 none premium-banner__effect-type2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/music\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/73\/2025\/04\/placeholder-6.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2280\" alt=\"placeholder image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/music\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/73\/2025\/04\/placeholder-6.png 500w, https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/music\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/73\/2025\/04\/placeholder-6-300x180.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib-desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"premium-banner-ib-title premium_banner_title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMaster of Music<br>Music Education Option\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib-content premium_banner_content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #ff4d00;\">Enrollment beginning Fall 2025<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34622ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-banner\" data-id=\"34622ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-banner.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib premium-banner-min-height premium-banner-animation10 none premium-banner__effect-type2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/music\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/73\/2025\/04\/placeholder-6.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2280\" alt=\"placeholder image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/music\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/73\/2025\/04\/placeholder-6.png 500w, https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/music\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/73\/2025\/04\/placeholder-6-300x180.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib-desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"premium-banner-ib-title premium_banner_title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMaster of Music<br>Jazz Pedagogy Option\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib-content premium_banner_content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #ff4d00;\">Enrollment beginning Fall 2025<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72cb2c3 e-flex e-con-boxed elementor-invisible e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"72cb2c3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd4438b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cd4438b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb84688 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fb84688\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2846443 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2846443\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our Alumni<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-afb936f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"afb936f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c11ef5 premium-blog__carousel-yes premium-blog-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-blog\" data-id=\"2c11ef5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;premium_blog_carousel_spacing&quot;:15,&quot;premium_blog_columns_number&quot;:&quot;33.33%&quot;,&quot;force_height&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;premium_blog_carousel_dots&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;premium_blog_columns_number_tablet&quot;:&quot;33.33%&quot;,&quot;premium_blog_carousel&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;premium_blog_grid&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;premium_blog_layout&quot;:&quot;even&quot;,&quot;premium_blog_columns_number_mobile&quot;:&quot;100%&quot;,&quot;carousel_speed&quot;:300}\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-blog.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-wrap  premium-blog-even premium-carousel-hidden\" data-page=\"2229\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-outer-container\" data-total=\"1\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-container premium-blog-skin-modern\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumb-effect-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumbnail-container premium-blog-none-effect\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/music\/2025\/04\/29\/hannah-alexander-blends-interests-in-music-and-law-to-pursue-dual-degrees-at-wcsu\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/music\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/73\/2025\/04\/Hannah-Alexander.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2327\" alt=\"Hannah Alexander blends interests in music and law to pursue dual degrees at WestConn\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/music\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/73\/2025\/04\/Hannah-Alexander.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/music\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/73\/2025\/04\/Hannah-Alexander-300x180.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-effect-container premium-blog-bordered-effect\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"premium-blog-post-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/music\/2025\/04\/29\/hannah-alexander-blends-interests-in-music-and-law-to-pursue-dual-degrees-at-wcsu\/\" target=\"_self\"><span>Hannah Alexander blends interests in music and law to pursue dual degrees at WCSU<\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-wrapper \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-inner-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"premium-blog-entry-title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/music\/2025\/04\/29\/hannah-alexander-blends-interests-in-music-and-law-to-pursue-dual-degrees-at-wcsu\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\tHannah Alexander blends interests in music and law to pursue dual degrees at WCSU\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-inner-wrapper\">\n\t\t<p class=\"premium-blog-post-content\">During her childhood in Ewing, New Jersey, Hannah Alexander received some early musical training at a private school she attended. \u201cI was in fourth grade and 8 or 9 years old when I was given a cello \u2014 I did \u2026<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-outer-container\" data-total=\"1\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-container premium-blog-skin-modern\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumb-effect-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumbnail-container premium-blog-none-effect\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/music\/2025\/04\/29\/austin-scelzos-love-of-music-and-community-leads-to-recognition-as-a-2023-connecticut-arts-hero\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/music\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/73\/2025\/04\/Austin-Scelzo_500x300-500x300-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2324\" alt=\"Austin Scelzo\u2019s love of music and community leads to recognition as a 2023 Connecticut Arts Hero\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/music\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/73\/2025\/04\/Austin-Scelzo_500x300-500x300-1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/music\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/73\/2025\/04\/Austin-Scelzo_500x300-500x300-1-300x180.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-effect-container premium-blog-bordered-effect\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"premium-blog-post-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/music\/2025\/04\/29\/austin-scelzos-love-of-music-and-community-leads-to-recognition-as-a-2023-connecticut-arts-hero\/\" target=\"_self\"><span>Austin Scelzo\u2019s love of music and community leads to recognition as a 2023 Connecticut Arts Hero<\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-wrapper \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-inner-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"premium-blog-entry-title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/music\/2025\/04\/29\/austin-scelzos-love-of-music-and-community-leads-to-recognition-as-a-2023-connecticut-arts-hero\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\tAustin Scelzo\u2019s love of music and community leads to recognition as a 2023 Connecticut Arts Hero\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<div 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To advance those goals, he participated in every possible club, group, ensemble and opportunity to collaborate in the \u2026<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-outer-container\" data-total=\"1\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-container premium-blog-skin-modern\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumb-effect-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumbnail-container premium-blog-none-effect\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/music\/2025\/04\/29\/its-always-been-about-the-music-for-alumna-jennifer-caraluzzi\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/music\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/73\/2025\/04\/Jennifer-Caraluzzi.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2321\" alt=\"It\u2019s always been about the music for alumna Jennifer Caraluzzi\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/music\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/73\/2025\/04\/Jennifer-Caraluzzi.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/music\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/73\/2025\/04\/Jennifer-Caraluzzi-300x180.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-effect-container premium-blog-bordered-effect\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"premium-blog-post-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/music\/2025\/04\/29\/its-always-been-about-the-music-for-alumna-jennifer-caraluzzi\/\" target=\"_self\"><span>It\u2019s always been about the music for alumna Jennifer Caraluzzi<\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-wrapper \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-inner-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"premium-blog-entry-title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/music\/2025\/04\/29\/its-always-been-about-the-music-for-alumna-jennifer-caraluzzi\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\tIt\u2019s always been about the music for alumna Jennifer Caraluzzi\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-inner-wrapper\">\n\t\t<p class=\"premium-blog-post-content\">Western Connecticut State University is known among musicians, actors and artists as an institution that offers a conservatory-level education at the cost of a public university. 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