Music Education at CSU

The Horton School of Music and Performing Arts has had a successful spring and summer in Music Education. This past summer, the National Association for Music Education (NAfME) held a conference in Washington, D.C. and selected two collegiate students from each state to attend. One of our music education seniors, Allie Dombkowski, was chosen to represent Charleston Southern University at this advocacy summit and spoke to members of Congress (including South Carolina’s Tim Scott and Lindsey Graham) about the importance of music education in the classroom. Allie has also recently been elected as the Advocacy Chair for the South Carolina Music Education Association. She plans to incorporate a lot more information about federal education policies and funding into upcoming meetings.

            The school’s collegiate NAfME chapter will be hosting a professional headshot fundraiser on Saturday, October 26^th, from 2 to 5 p.m. outside of the Whitfield Center for Christian Leadership. The donations collected from this event will fund our music education program as it sponsors future workshops and events.

            Our program has partnered with Lowcountry Orff, a branch of the nationally recognized American Orff-Schulwerk Association. This local chapter, founded by Charleston Southern adjunct professor Vickie Raisley, offers teaching-habits workshops to current and aspiring music educators. The next workshop will be held on Saturday, January 25^th, and will be free to all current Charleston Southern students.

As of July 1^st, 2024, all recent music education graduates were employed in their respective fields as our job placement rate has maintained a hearty 100%. The future of the Horton School of Music and Performing Arts looks bright with recent alumni leading as inspiration to current students.

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