Welcome From the Chair

Welcome to the University of Tennessee at Martin Department of Music. We are thriving, growing, and excited about the future! Our music major enrollment is the highest it's been since the 1970's and we've added three new faculty members this year. The enrollments in band and choir are each at the top. We offer 60 to 70 music events every year. The renovation of the UTM Fine Arts Building will be completed in 2012 and we look forward to moving from Clement Hall back to Fine Arts. In December of 2011 we will become an All-Steinway School. These are indeed exciting times for music at UTM!

2011 was an international summer for the department. The percussion studio visited Brazil, the saxophone quintet toured New Zealand, and Dr. Roberto Mancusi, voice, performed in London. In addition, UTM hosted a Drum Corps International competition on campus for the first time in several decades. On a special note, we congratulate Dr. Michael Hernon, professor emeritus of horn and music history, on his retirement in the summer of 2011 following 38 years of service to UTM. 

Students and parents, we encourage you to explore this website to see what UTM has to offer. We can help you become a highly educated citizen as you prepare for a career as a music educator, a performer, or a researcher. Our graduates are successful in finding employment in music and succeeding in graduate school. Our top-notch faculty is noted for excellence in teaching while truly caring about the success of each student.

Come visit us!

Elaine Harriss, Ph.D.
Professor and Chair, Department of Music