Radford University
Department of Music
Preparing Scholarly Musicians
The Radford University Department of Music provides innovative, creative instruction and experiences in music for students from diverse backgrounds, enhanced by multicultural/global perspectives and the benefits of new technology, preparing professional, entrepreneurial, and scholarly musicians who function both independently and in community with others.
Academic Programs
Pick a Concentration
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Music Education
Bachelor of Music
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Music Therapy
Bachelor of Music
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Music Business
Bachelor of Music
Dakota McBride '24 Finds a Future in Music Education
Dakota McBride picked up the saxophone when he was in the sixth grade, and by his mid-teens, he'd made his bond with the instrument. See how Dakota found his place at Radford and how his degree in music will lead him to teaching.
News
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Radford University has appointed Rachel Marie-Crane Williams, Ph.D., as dean of the College of Visual and Performing Arts (CVPA), effective July 10. Williams previously served as dean of the Division of Liberal Arts at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts since June 2022.
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Highlander Highlights: Week of March 24, 2025
March 28, 2025
Highlander Highlights shares the extraordinary accomplishments happening on and off campus through the tireless work and curiosity of students and faculty.
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Highlanders in the News: Week of March 17, 2025
March 21, 2025
This week in Highlanders in the News: Director of Recreation and Wellness D.J. Preston, and the Student Recreation and Wellness Center, are the cover subjects of the latest issue of Campus Rec Magazine; Blacksburg Chief of Police Todd Brewster ’96 announces his retirement; freshman Molly Helen Shea-Roop joins the court of the Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival; and Leah...
