Tim Musselman

tmusselm@mtsu.edu

George T. Riordan

Music

Master Classroom

WMB MH

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WMB Music Hall: We are requesting funding to upgrade WMB Hinton Music Hall (MH) to a Master classroom. The School of Music currently offers two large general education classes (MUS-1030, Introduction to Music), each of which draws in excess of 200 students per class when offered at prime class times. We have been unable to acquire large rooms such as LRC 221 at the appropriate times, thus drastically reducing the number of general education students that the School of Music is capable of instructing. This would directly benefit approximately 800 students annually. In addition to the MUS-1030 classes, Master Classroom equipment in the MH can be beneficial in assisting concerts and multimedia events such as opera productions, program pieces, film scores, and the like, benefiting several hundred more students. Master classroom equipment will also be beneficial to guest lecturers or visiting events such as TBR meetings. We already have a number of the components needed to teach the two large class sections, and need to acquire the remaining parts.