Advising

The Department of Music & Dance offers many support systems for helping students navigate their path in music.

Undergraduate Music

Dr. Erica Drake

Undergraduate Program Director & Director of Undergraduate Advising

Primary Advisor for all undergraduate music majors and minors
Secondary Advisor for Dance (including NSOT)

353 Bromery Center for the Arts
(413) 545-9901
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Prof. Christopher White

Professor, Music Theory, Graduate Program Director

Advisor for Graduate Music Students

363 Bromery Center for the Arts

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Prof. Thomas Vacanti

Professor

Primary Advisor for Dance majors (not including NSOT)

Bartlett 352
413-545-4078
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Prof. Miriam Piilonen

Assistant Professor, Music Theory, Honors Program Director

Advisor for Music Honors

356 Bromery Center for the Arts
[email protected]

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Nathaniel Gowen

Director of Recruitment, Admissions & Career Planning

Contact for prospective music majors and minors and/or students interested in participating as a non-music major

263A Bromery Center for the Arts
(413) 545-6048
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Program directors, area coordinators, and applied faculty serve as secondary advisors to our music students.