Mission Statement

Mission and Goals Statement

The Mission of the Lamont School of Music is:

To provide professional training of the highest quality in the creation, interpretation and teaching of music;
To implement a distinctive curriculum which reflects a global and integrated conception of music;
To support an environment for critical thinking about music through liberal arts education; and
To create opportunities for the enlightened enjoyment of diverse musics by the University and the community at large.

This Mission is addressed by the following Goals:

To pursue excellence as the standard for assessing our creative, educational and scholarly endeavors;
To uphold a fundamental commitment to the principle of experiential and performance-oriented musical training;
To develop programs which are culturally inclusive and are attractive to an ever-broadening national and international clientele;
To support a faculty of practicing musicians, masters of their art, committed to serve their students not only as teachers but also as role-models and mentors;
To build and maintain a diversified student body of sufficient size to sustain the successful operation of the school’s programs. To select our students on the basis of their love and commitment to the art and craft of music, the perceived potential for development of their talents and abilities, and their level of achievement;
To design and support activities that reflect the school’s commitment to community outreach and involvement;
To promote awareness and respect for our responsibilities as contributing members of the University of Denver community