Why Millikin?
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Millikin is a small comprehensive undergraduate university where approximately one in four students major in the fine arts (350 are music majors). All courses and lessons are staffed by experienced professionals–-not graduate students–-committed to offering the highest quality of instruction.
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Our comprehensive graduate success rate with regards to placement into professional employment and graduate school is 98%
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Millikin’s tuition fee is comparable to most other regional institutions of similar quality. Generous Academic Merit Scholarships and Talent Awards are available.
Percussion Facilities
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A separate building accommodating ten percussion practice rooms and a rehearsal studio make our facilities among the most spacious anywhere.
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A 2000 seat Fine Arts Center auditorium provide the venue for ensemble performances and performance by national touring acts.
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A newly renovated School of Music Facility featuring state of the art technological resources includes:
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32 track fully automated digital recording studio
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Video editing suite
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MIDI lab
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Computer lab with 20+ iMacs, various software and keyboards.
Recent Accolades
- Percussive Arts Society International Convention 2008 "Focus Day" performance
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Finalist in the 2003 Percussive Arts Society International Percussion Ensemble Competition
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Recipient of laudable reviews in Percussive Notes and Gramophone magazine (June 2004) for the chamber percussion ensemble's Best Kept Secret CD.
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Host of the 2006 IMEA All-State Percussion Symposium
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Featured performance at the Percussive Arts Society (IL Chapter) " Day of Percussion" (1998, 2000, 2006)
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Featured performance at the 2007 IMEA All State Music Festival
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MDSO (Millikin-Decatur Symphony Orchestra) Concerto Aria competition winners 1998, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005.