Wednesday, April 12, 2000
The University Daily Kansan
Section A · Page 9
Music program gets new home
Education therapy join department
By Erin McDaniel Special to the Kansan
On the front of the building are the words, "Murphy Hall; music and dramatic arts." These words can be decleying — part of the music department is nowhere to be found in Murphy Hall. That problem, however, is about to be remedied.
In Fall 2001 the division of music education and music therapy will join the rest of the music department in Murphy Hall, after years in Bailey Hall with the School of Education.
Originally, the music education and therapy program was in the School of Fine Arts. In 1946 it moved to the School of Education.
"It was part of a general reorganization of education," said George Heller, professor of music education. "They took all the teaching
certification programs out of the subject departments and put them in the School of Education."
Music education remained there until six years ago, when it was moved back to the School of Fine Arts.
"There was another move to reorganize," Heller said. "I think the motivation was for reasons of economy. They wanted to eliminate small departments and merge them. We had the choice of merging with other departments in the School of Education or with music and dance. We felt we had the most in common with music and dance."
Stephen Anderson, chairman of the department of music and dance, said that being outside the School of Fine Arts was sometimes detrimental to music education students.
"It was a very small department and didn't have any flexibility within the School of Education," he said. "No common student body, no common discipline. Now they're part of a larger pot. We're able to shift resources to their area and create growth in terms of faculty."
Although music education and therapy is now a part of the music and dance department, it is still housed in Bailey Hall, which has
been inconvenient for both students and faculty. Anderson said.
"The core issue is the effect on students," he said. "Curriculum issues are sometimes not discussed between members of the same discipline because there is no common meeting ground to discuss those student issues.
"Logistically it has also been a problem because students have to trudge back and forth between Murphy and Bailey. Sometimes that makes students late for class or makes classes start late. But those are minor issues, of course."
Alicia Clair, professor and director of the music therapy program, said one advantage to moving to Murphy would be increased faculty interaction.
it has been inconvenient because it has taken a matter of purposeful decisions to get together," she said. "Now we will have more opportunities to get together on a less formal basis."
These casual conversations can be important to faculty because they often lead to more exciting projects, she said.
The division of music education and therapy will move into what is now the music library, after the
library is moved into the new Murphy addition this fall.
Although Adrienne Gorsuch, Leoit graduate student, will have graduated by the time of the division's move to Murphy, she said she could appreciate the advantages it would have for students.
"They will have quick access to all the pianos and practice rooms and the music library," she said. "Having all that together will be nice. And getting the dean's stamp at enrollment has always been hard. You run here, you run there."
Anderson, Clair and Heller all agreed that the biggest benefits would be for the students.
"Students will like it a lot." Clair said. "They'll have access to their colleagues in music and to all the resources we have."
Anderson said the move would be a big change for the department that would benefit students and faculty for years.
"For the first time, we will have a situation here where all instruction in music will take place in one building." Anderson said. "It will all be accessible. We're trying to insure the comfort and long-term welfare of faculty and the academic well-being of students."
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