Get Involved in the Arts at Miami!
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Explore the opporutnities you have to involved yourself in the arts...you do not have to be a fine arts major to participate.
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Department of Music Opportunities
Opportunities in music ensembles are available for all Miami students.
Auditions take place during the first week of classes. Sign up for audition times in the lobby of Presser Hall beginning on Friday, August 22.
We recommend that you register now for the music ensemble in which you are interested.
Sign up for choral ensembles are in the Shriver Center at designated times during the first week of classes.
- Chamber Singers: MUS 155 (2 credits)
- Choraliers (women’s chorus): MUS 105 (2 credits)
- Collegiate Chorale (mixed choir): MUS 100 (2 credits)
- Global Rhythms Ensemble (world music, no credit)
- Jazz Ensembles: MUS 109J (1 credit)
- Marching Band: MUS 106* (2 credits)
- Men’s Glee Club: MUS 103 (2 credits)
- Steel Band: MUS 109M (1 credit)
- Balinese Gamelan Ensemble (world music, 1 credit)
- Symphony Orchestra: MUS 104 (2 credits)
- Wind Ensemble: MUS 106W (2 credits)
*Auditions for Marching Band take place during band camp beginning Sunday, August 17. Click here to register for band camp.
For additional information visit www.muohio.edu/music or
call the department at 513.529.3014.
Department of Theatre Opportunities
All students can take part in Theatre productions - on stage, back stage or front-of-house!
Open auditions will be held Wednesday and Thursday, August 27 and 28 from 7-10:30 p.m.
Sign up for a time on the bulletin board in the Center for Performing Arts, right across from room 144 (The Green Room).
Fall shows include The Ohio State Murders, Double Take: The Lover and The American Century, and The Taming of the Shrew .
You can prepare monologues for your audition, or do readings that will be provided at auditions. More information about preparing for auditions can be found in the Call Board section of the Theatre website.
Those interested in technical theatre are invited to our Tech Theatre Fair on Tuesday September 2 at 5:00 pm in the lobby of Studio 88, Center for the Performing Arts. You can sign up to do light and sound crew, scenery and props crew, or costume crew for our shows. This is where you also sign up for front-of-house and audience development.
Work on theatre productions, on or backstage, earns one credit hour of theatre practicum (THE 200).
To find out more about the Department of Theatre, come to our Open House and Cookout Tuesday, August 26 starting at 5:30 p.m. in Gates Abegglen Theatre, Center for Performing Arts. Or visit our website, www.muohio.edu/theatre.
The Art Center at Rowan Hall
The Art Center houses studios for ceramics, metalsmithing, photography, and woodworking. These studios serve our for-credit sprint course offerings and are also open for students, staff, and community members for use for leisure time pursuits. A yearly membership fee of $35 is required for leisure time users.
For more information call 529-7395, or visit us at www.muohio.edu/artcenter
Miami University Art Museum
You don’t have to be a scholar to have fun at the Miami University Art Museum. The Miami Art Museum Student Association (MAMSA) plans parties, visits area museums like the Wexner Center and the Cincinnati Contemporary Art Center and helps with community outreach activities such as the Girls Scouts and school tours. The volunteers come from a wide range of disciplines - from chemistry to business and, YES, even art. Come join us!
The Art and Architectural History Association (AAHA) is another opportunity for students from any major or minor to get involved in the arts. AAHA organizes trips to on-campus arts events, regional museums and openings, and the annual conference of the College Art Association. AAHA members are interested in the latest art happenings and committed to new and exciting ideas and experiences both on and off campus. So come join us every other Thursday at one of our bi-monthly meetings.
For more info about these two organizations call the museum, 529-2232 or visit online at www.muohio.edu/artmuseum
Performing Arts Series
The Performing Arts Series, which presents some of the finest national and internationally known performing artists each year, has opportunities for students to help in promotion, audience development, and patron services. The Series can use ushers at the performances (which means you see the performance for free) and help in distributing posters, brochures, and flyers. For more information contact the Performing Arts Series at 529-6333 or visit us on line at www.muohio.edu/performingartsseries