Welcome

Founded more than 135 years ago, the Dana School of Music is one of the oldest music schools in the United States. More than 50 faculty and staff maintain a tradition of conservatory-style music training in a metropolitan university setting. Offered to our students are a wide range of degree programs and majors. Bachelor of Music degrees are awarded in music performance, composition, recording technology and jazz studies. We also offer the Bachelor of Music Education degree and the Bachelor of Arts degree with majors in music history or music theory. At the graduate level, programs leading to the Master of Music degree are available to full or part time students in the areas of composition, theory, education, history, performance and jazz studies.

In 2004, the Dana School of Music was designated an All-Steinway School, one of only 40 such schools worldwide. In the United States, other All-Steinway Schools include institutions such as The Juilliard School in New York, Yale University School of Music and the University of Maryland. With a value of $837,000, 68 new Steinway pianos were delivered to the Dana School of Music, making YSU the first public university in Ohio to be designated an All-Steinway School.

FUTURE STUDENTS: Scholarship auditions for entry to the Fall 2009 semester will be held on Saturday, January 31, 2009, Saturday, February 7, 2009 and Saturday, February 28, 2009. For those who are unable to attend one of these days, special arrangements can be made. The annual Dana School of Music Open House is scheduled for Wednesday, October 8, 2008.

Contact the Music Office by phone (330.941.3636) or email to schedule a specific audition time or for more information about Open House activities.