Vandercook College of Music
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| VanderCook College of Music | |
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| Established | 1909 |
| Type: | Private |
| President: | Charles Menghini |
| Undergraduates: | 100 |
| Postgraduates: | 200 |
| Location | Chicago, IL, USA |
| Campus: | Urban |
| Colors: | Blue and White |
| Affiliations: | Illinois Institute of Technology |
| Website: | www.vandercook.edu |
VanderCook College of Music is a private, liberal arts college in Chicago, Illinois, and is the only college in the country solely specializing in the training of music educators. Students may pursue a Bachelor of Music in Education (B.M.Ed.), Master of Music in Education (M.M.Ed.), and Master of Music in Education and Certification. The college is located in a Mies van der Rohe building on the campus of Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT). VanderCook is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, the National Association of Schools of Music, and the Illinois Board of Higher Education.
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[edit] History
VanderCook Cornet School (later VanderCook College of Music) was founded in 1909 by Hale A. VanderCook when he purchased the home, school and studios of his teacher, Alfred F. Weldon. The school was incorporated in 1928 as a non-profit teacher training institution, and graduated its first class in the summer of 1931. Those six students all received a Bachelor of Music Education degree and certification to teach bands and orchestras in the public schools.
[edit] Midwest Clinic
The Midwest International Band and Orchestra Clinic began in 1946
[edit] Student Organizations
- ACDA - American Choral Directors Association
- ASTA - American String Teachers Association
- MENC - The National Association for Music Education
- National Band Association (NBA)
- PMA - Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia
- SAI - Sigma Alpha Iota
