Department of Music
Walk the Moon
In 2008, music major, singer and keyboardist Nick Petricca '09 founded the band Walk the Moon, which shot to fame in 2011.
Science and Sound
An organization founded by Kenyon students held its inaugural Notewave Festival this year, which explored the science of sound.
Grieving a Gamelan
Maria Mendonça, the Henry Luce Associate Professor of Asian Music and Culture, reflects on the human attachment to musical instruments…
Kenyon College Chamber Singers
The group rehearses daily to prepare programs of both a cappella and accompanied music for Kenyon concerts and tours.
Hitting a High Note
Student musicians showcase their talents as featured soloists with the Knox County Symphony.
Superb Facilities
Storer Hall Electronic ClassroomOur electronic classroom is equipped with 23 work stations, each with notation, sequencing, and ear-training software.
Imagining the Future
As SXSWedu producer, music major Greg Rosenbaum '10 takes education in an innovative direction.
The Department of Music at Kenyon aims to increase a student's sense of the richness and importance of music in the human experience.
Learning how to listen to and study music can expand and enrich students' interior lives; making music individually can enhance their own creativity; and making music together touches the communal aspects of life. Students learn to synthesize information, to think critically, to formulate and communicate ideas (written, verbal and musical), to use quantitative skills and analyze data, to coordinate musical thought, emotion and physical movement, and to work creatively.