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  • Pen Vineyard '11

    May 27, 2014

    I was drawn to the music major by the varied, novel coursework and unparalleled intimacy. Even though I did not choose a career in music, the department afforded me with a strong network of advisors and friends to help me find my way. I have been teaching Spanish for the last three years in Connecticut. As a teacher, I place great importance on developing the 21st century skills that I honed through my music studies: communication skills, scholarship, critical thinking, collaboration, and adaptability.

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  • Nick Brown '09

    May 27, 2014

    I cannot claim to be a concert pianist or professional composer - unfortunately these days my piano and guitar sit dormant more often than not. That said, my major in Music modified with Engineering has served me very well as I've moved into the software field. Discussing complex compositions with a group of intelligent, musical peers is invaluable training for tackling large problems in almost any domain.

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  • Michael T. Roberts '00

    May 27, 2014

    For me as a musician, Dartmouth was a place where anything was possible. I entered as an electric guitar player, thrilled to find a home playing jazz with the Barbary Coast and rocking fraternity parties on the weekends with a great band. I graduated as a music major who had discovered a love of Mozart, cultivated skills on the classical guitar with a great teacher, and spent my entire senior year composing and producing my own opera.

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  • Carmen Flores '00

    May 27, 2014

    One of the biggest influences during my time at Dartmouth was the Music FSP in 1999, which took place in London and led by Professor Sally Pinkas. During my junior year, I was fortunate to explore this fantastic city along with 16 of my classmates, where we attended concerts of everything from opera, symphony orchestras, string quartets (the Brentano Quartet at Wigmore Hall was one of my most vivid memories), to jazz singers, experimental and electronic music.

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  • Rob Hamilton '96

    May 27, 2014

    My experience as a Dartmouth Music major ('96) played a huge role in me becoming the musician I am today.  It was through the grounding in composition and electronic music I received from Dartmouth's Music department that I continued to pursue music after graduation, first independently while working as a software developer, and subsequently full-time after my return to academia.

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  • Events

    • May 10

      Tracy Piano Competition

      Sudikoff 143

      Undergraduate pianists compete in the music department's annual Gerald A. Tracy Memorial Piano Competition, judged by Eliko Akahori, Sally Pinkas, and Stephanie Rogers.

    • May 10

      53rd Annual Dartmouth Powwow

      Dartmouth Green

      Join the Native and Indigenous community at the student-run 53rd Annual Powwow on Saturday, May 10th, 2025 held on The Green, with Grand Entry at 12pm.

    • May 10
    • May 11

      Annual Lūʻau

      Baker Lawn

      Join Hōkūpaʻa, Dartmouth's Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander student group at their annual Lūʻau on May 11, 2025 on Baker Lawn at 12pm.

    • May 11
    • May 13

      Spring 2025: Dartmouth Symphony Orchestra

      Rollins Chapel

      The Hop's resident orchestra closes out the year with a stunning performance of Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 3 and Mozart's Symphony No. 38 "Prague."

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