At the Mead Witter School of Music-<br>we teach by example offering participatory, mentor-driven education;<br>we provide individualized instruction and flexible curricula that encourage students to find their own musical pathways;<br>we foster musical excellence and high academic standards;<br>our faculty exhibit the best of their respective fields, are deeply engaged in artistic scholarship and research, and are committed to teaching at all levels;<br>we whole-heartedly embrace the Wisconsin Idea;<br>our department is a dynamic educational community, part of a large and vibrant research university within a city that values and supports the arts.<br><br>In addition to a thriving undergraduate student body, BM: Music Performance students have the advantage of working side-by-side with students in master's-level and doctoral-level music programs. Working collegially in class and studio, making music together on stage and off, and building professional relationships across program boundaries all enable the sharing of expertise, experience, and perspectives and add immeasurably to every student's development.