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CNU jazz studies major Joe Hamm and his band, Chasing Arrows, chosen MTV’s top five college bands in the country. Contenders include Duke University, New York University, Emerson College, and the Illinois Institute of Art-Chicago.


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The Music Program @ CNU Music and Theater Hall
The music program at Christopher Newport University is accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music and offers courses in music education, history, theory, ear training, literature, pedagogy, performance, and conducting.

Professional instruction is available on all woodwind, brass, percussion, and string instruments as well as on piano, harpsichord, organ, and in voice, composition, jazz improvisation, and conducting. Music majors graduating with either the Bachelor of Music degree or the Bachelor of Arts degree in fine and performing arts with a concentration in music are encouraged to pursue graduate study, although some students prefer to enter their profession immediately after graduation. Music majors graduating with the Master of Arts in Teaching degree are well prepared to enter the field of music education.

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