IUP Alumna Selected for Fulbright Award
Kayla Anthony, a recent graduate of Indiana University of Pennsylvania, originally from Johnstown, has been selected for a Fulbright post-graduate study award.
Undergraduate Programs
If the performing arts are your passion, IUP will prepare you to make it, design it, write it, respond to it, and use it to change the world.
Music
Music, BA (includes optional Music Industry Specialization)
Theatre
Theatre, BA with Concentrations in Performance, Design/Tech/Management, or Theory/Criticism
Minors
Certificates
Applied Theatre and Performance Certificate
Popular Music Studies Certificate
Dance Pedagogy and Research Certificate
Graduate Programs
Whether your goal is to achieve your level II certification as a music teacher or heighten your musicianship for a career as a professional musician, IUP has the resources to bring your passion for music to its highest level.
MA in Music
Music, Theatre, and Dance Auditions
Audition Dates for Fall 2026 Entrance:
- Saturday, November 8, 2025
- Saturday, January 31, 2026
- Saturday, February 14, 2026
- Saturday, March 28, 2026
If you have any questions regarding scheduling an audition, please contact the department at 724-357-2397 or email Dawnette Shellhammer (dmshell@iup.edu).
Music Auditions
Register now for your IUP music audition!
All students interested in being a music major or minor are required to audition. Information about auditioning for the IUP Department of Music, Theatre, and Dance can be found on our Music Auditions page.
All music majors are eligible for scholarships, which are determined based on your audition.
Theatre and Dance Auditions
If you are accepted to IUP, you may declare a major in theatre without an audition. Auditions and portfolio reviews are required to be eligible for a Freshman Talent Scholarship.
Indiana University of Pennsylvania is an All-Steinway School and is accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music and the National Association of Schools of Theater.
News
Greater Johnstown High School Theater Production Features IUP Alumni
Greater Johnstown High School presented performances of "Emma," A Pop Musical on March 27 through March 30. IUP alumni Hailey Pasquerilla served as the Music Director and Eric Pfeil as the Pit Orchestra Conductor.
- 07 April 2025
Annual High School Theater Production Features IUP Alumni
Numerous alumni of IUP’s Department of Music participated in Conemaugh Township High School’s recent production of “High School Musical.”
- 04 April 2025
Englestad Presents at 2025 SHE: Festival of Women in Music Conference
Rosemary Engelstad (clarinet professor, IUP) and Amanda Morrison (clarinet professor, Slippery Rock University) were selected to perform a recital at the SHE: Festival of Women in Music. At the festival, they performed a recital of music compositions for two clarinets by Theresa Martin (Appleton, WI), including Paradigm Shift, a work commissioned by Morrison (lead commissioner) and Engelstad in 2024.
- 28 March 2025
IUP String Project 20th Anniversary Concert to be Held Saturday, April 26
All IUP String Project alumni, students, and teachers are invited to join us for the IUP String Project 20th Anniversary Concert which will take place on Saturday, April 26, 2025, at 1 p.m. in Gorell Hall (second floor of Sutton Hall) on the IUP campus.
- 22 March 2025
College of Arts, Humanities, Media, and Public Affairs
- Music, Theatre, and Dance Department
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Cogswell Hall, Room 103
422 South Eleventh Street
Indiana, PA 15705-1071 - Phone: 724-357-2390
Summer Office Hours
Summer hours vary. Please reach out to Dawnette Shellhammer (dmshell@iup.edu), Matthew Baumer (mbaumer@iup.edu), or Zach Collins (zcollins@iup.edu) for more information.