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  • Cynthia Leitich Smith is an acclaimed, NYTimes bestselling author of more than 20 books, winner of the 2024 Southern Miss Medallion for Outstanding Contributions in Children’s Literature, and the

     Green Lantern: Legacy, a middle grade graphic novel for DC Comics and the recently released follow up, Green Lantern:  Alliance. In addition to writing books, he serves on the Board of We Need Diverse Books and is on the faculty of the Hamline MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults. During the day, he is a federal early childhood policy expert who has worked in education at the national, state, and local level — both in and out of the classroom. He got his bachelor’s in Psychology from

  • No courses in music (MUSI) may be taken for credit by examination. First-Year Students Students intending to major in music should begin the major music sequences in the first year.

    the preparation of documents required for application to the B.M.E. program: personal statement describing why you wish to become a music teacher recommendation from a person who knows of your work with children/students completed evaluation forms from studio teacher and ensemble director Major in Music 87 semester hours in music; total 104 semester hours First-Year, sophomore, junior and senior assessments required. Bachelor of Music Education: K-12 Choral Bachelor of Music Education: K-12

  • If you’re passionate about music and planning on auditioning for one of PLU’s music scholarships (which range from $1,000-$7,500 per year), we’ve got some tips for you to apply and best prepare! You don’t have to major in music to audition for or receive a…

    Tips for Music Scholarship Auditions Posted by: shortea / January 19, 2025 January 19, 2025 If you’re passionate about music and planning on auditioning for one of PLU’s music scholarships (which range from $1,000-$7,500 per year), we’ve got some tips for you to apply and best prepare! You don’t have to major in music to audition for or receive a music scholarship! At PLU, all music scholarships require successful participation—each semester—in private lessons and, by audition and placement, in

  • It’s a warm summer morning and the scent of scrambled eggs drifts from the kitchen at Trinity Lutheran Church into an adjoining room where more than a dozen campers busily make beaded jewelry. Ranging from second to sixth grade, the kids are participants in the…

    choir, handbells, and the bucket band, the organizers created a program that embraces diversity by highlighting music from different cultures. Oliver-Chandler hopes that their presence will inspire other BIPOC students to pursue music. “As a Black individual, it’s really important to me to educate other students of color,” Oliver-Chandler, from Lakewood, Washington, says. “The music field is predominantly white, so I think it’s important for children to see someone like them who is making it in that

  • The Department of Music at PLU a nationally recognized center for musical learning, serving, and sharing.

    Distinguished teachers, talented students, and supportive public: these are the people who make the Department of Music at PLU a nationally recognized center for musical learning, serving, and sharing. The Mary Baker Russell Music Center is our home. It features spaces for performing, teaching, and rehearsing; a music library; an outdoor amphitheater; and the acoustically impressive Lagerquist Concert Hall, home to the Gottfried and Mary Fuchs Organ.Spring 2025 lesson registration can be found

    Current Hours
    Monday: 8:00am-4:00pm
    Tuesday: 8:00am-4:00pm
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    Thursday: 8:00am-4:00pm
    Friday: 8:00am-4:00pm
    School of Music, Theatre & Dance
    253-535-8669
    Mary Baker Russell Music Center Tacoma, WA 98447
  • It’s a warm summer morning and the scent of scrambled eggs drifts from the kitchen at Trinity Lutheran Church into an adjoining room where more than a dozen campers busily make beaded jewelry. Ranging from second to sixth grade, the kids are participants in the…

    students to pursue music. “As a Black individual, it’s really important to me to educate other students of color,” Oliver-Chandler, from Lakewood, Washington, says. “The music field is predominantly white, so I think it’s important for children to see someone like them who is making it in that field. It creates this positive cycle where they feel empowered.” Kaila Harris ’24 (left), Zyreal Oliver-Chandler ’25 (middle) and Madison Ely ’23 (right) give an enthusiastic thumbs up during AMP Camp

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  • Music Education Info Sheet (pdf) view download

  • Spencer Foundation invites proposals for education research projects Deadline: February 1, 2018 Award: up to $50,000 The Small Research Grants program is intended to support education research projects with budgets of $50,000 or less. In keeping with the Spencer Foundation’s mission, this program aims to…

    Grant opportunities for education research Posted by: hassonja / December 13, 2017 December 13, 2017 Spencer Foundation invites proposals for education research projectsDeadline: February 1, 2018 Award: up to $50,000 The Small Research Grants program is intended to support education research projects with budgets of $50,000 or less. In keeping with the Spencer Foundation’s mission, this program aims to fund academic work that will contribute to the improvement of education, broadly conceived

  • Free Public Debate Sept. 21 Addresses U.S. Intervention in Global Genocides TACOMA, Wash. (Aug. 28, 2015)—During a two-day visit to Pacific Lutheran University in September, four of Rwanda’s best young debaters will immerse themselves in campus life—and present a moving, enlightening evening of personal storytelling…

    is sponsored by PLU’s Holocaust and Genocide Studies minor, which includes the Kurt Mayer Endowed Chair in Holocaust Studies and the annual Powell-Heller Conference for Holocaust Education. (In Fall 2014, PLU became one of only a handful of universities nationwide to offer a minor in Holocaust and Genocide Studies.) The debaters’ visit follows PLU’s October 2014 standing-room-only screening of Sweet Dreams, a documentary about Rwandan women working to rebuild their lives in the wake of the 1994