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“The Department is so close, we really are all like family. I have made a lot of my best friends here. I have also met so many people that I hope to work with in the future. I am getting a lot out of my experience here. With the Region 5 award that I won, I was able to go to Washington, D.C. for a week and met so many amazing managers and took a tour of the Kennedy Center.”

"I love being a student of the College of Arts & Humanities. I have learned more about music here than I ever thought I could. I came into the Music Department as a freshman knowing almost nothing about music theory or how to properly read music and now I have written a few songs and can even analyze classical scores which is pretty incredible! The friends I have made here are absolutely amazing people and performers. I am always honored to perform with them. The faculty in the Music Department have shown me so much support and I very happy that I chose to attend MN State Mankato!”

"The Music Department is very comprehensive with the variety of courses and studies MN State Mankato has to offer. The music education courses I am taking really challenge me in a way that develop my opinions and thoughts on my approach and style in the classroom. Also, performing with the MN State Mankato Jazz Combo, ‘The Snaps,’ has been a blast and really stirs my passion for performing."

“I have really come to cherish my time at MN State Mankato, especially in the Music Department. I started off my college career not knowing what I wanted to do other than knowing that it had to have something to do with music. After three years, performing became a love of mine. If not for this Department and the faculty within it, I would have never discovered my love of opera or my interest in teaching voice; two of the things I’d like to utilize my degree for.

I have the music faculty to thank for my time here. I believe they are what makes this department so special. I feel so supported in my endeavors and I’m extremely grateful for the opportunities I’ve been given in this department.”