UNF Music Flagship Program Annual Report (Year 3)
June 27, 2014, Randy Tinnin, Chair/Flagship Director
Section 1, Benchmarks:
It is the goal of the UNF Music Flagship Program to become a School of Music by developing a Master of Music degree program, a Bachelor of Music Performance with a concentration in Music Technology and Production to complement our current bachelor’s degrees in Jazz Studies, Music Performance and Music Education. The Flagship proposal supports these goals by adding new faculty lines and resources to enhance creative opportunities for students and faculty. The original FS proposal has been modified to include three new faculty lines rather than two. These lines are vital to the delivery of our current offerings and the new programs we are developing. We had anticipated adding lines as we developed these programs. The state of the economy made this unrealistic. Therefore the program was modified to include an additional line.
Additional goals include the creation of a Community Music School offering music instruction to students from Pre – K through Adults. The addition of a Community School will enhance our efforts to recruit top music student to UNF and will allow a forum to skills relevant to college readiness. It will also provide a more consistent venue for our UNF Music Mentors Program.
UNF Presents and Music Ambassadors were conceived to make our musical offerings more available to the public by better promoting our on campus concerts and fund student travel for performance opportunities.
Equipment purchases will be needed to support existing programs and our new BM Performance concentration in Music Technology and production.
1.Year 1, Searched for Music Theorist. Year 2, Teaching begins.
Achieved: Teaching began for Dr. Stephen Gosden, our new Music Theorist. The Music Education line was moved to year 3 search and year 4 Teaching begins. Allocated and spent $70K.
2.Year 2, Search for Musicologist. Year 3, Teaching begins.
Achieved: Dr. Sarah Provost, our new Musicologist, began teaching in fall 2013. Cost of search covered by COAS, $3300.
3.Year 3, Search for Music Education Specialist.
Achieved: Dr. Timothy Groulx will begin teaching in fall 2014. Cost of search covered by COAS, $3300.
4.Year 2, Develop curriculum for M.M. Degree: Define program curriculum and begin APC procedures. Year 3, APC and approvals completed.
Modified: BOG Request approved and APC process complete. M.M. will launch in fall 2014. No funds allocated or spent.
5. Year 3, Develop new minor curriculum: Complete APC review process to create new courses.
Modified: BM Performance: Music Technology and Production approvals and APC process complete. This degree will launch in fall 2014. No funds allocated.
5.Year 2, Launch UNF Presents: Premiere series, includes guest artists, existing ensemble performances, and faculty residencies.
Modified: Current series (GAJS and Cummer) expanded to include more residencies and student involvement. Allocated and spent $2150.
6. Year 2, Prep marketing materials fordebut of UNF Presents (tostart Year 2): Publish & mailby summer 2012.
Achieved: GAJS and Cummer series are highlighted in our Calendar. Allocated and spent $9K.
7. Year 2, Salary increase forMarketing/PR Manager:Marketing/PR Managerbegins working full‐time.
Achieved: Ashley Earles-Bennett is now our full-time Marketing/PR Manager. Allocated and spent $41,600.
8. Year 2, Select possible composers:Engage composer for new UNF Choral work (to debutYear 4, 2014‐15)
Not Achieved: Funds re-directed to hire third line.
9.Year 2, Program Manager (&Student Assistant)administers series & tracksaudience data: Datacollected and analyzed.
Modified: These duties are retained by our Marketing/PR Manager, aided by our Student Assistant. Eticketing will be implemented during 2013-14 AY. No funds allocated.
10.Year 2 and Year 3, Hire student assistant:Student assistant begins working with PR Manager andProgram Assistant.
Achieved: Office Assistant position created. Allocated and spent $5K.
11.Year 2 and Year 3, Plan and implement 2ndand 3rdlarge ensemble tours; raiseadditional money for 4th tour: 2nd tour to take placeby summer 2013.
Modified: Funds re-directed to hire third line. Dr. Brock will host MDNA conference in spring 2014. JB Scott will use proceeds from GAJS for JE 1 tour during the 2014-15 AY.
12. Year 2 and Year 3, In-‐house grants for faculty andstudent research & performancestipends.
Achieved:Flagship funds were given to support student travel to conferences and adjunct faculty to support recruitment performances. Allocated and spent $2900 in Year 2 and $3500 in Year 3.
13.Year 2 and Year 3, Seek outside funding tocontinue program beyondFlagship support timeline;Achieve outside fundingbefore the end of Year 5.
Achieved (on-going) Dr. Biernacki heads our Community Engaged Department Grant initiative, which provides $12K for “Opera on Wheels” from the Office of CBTL. Dr. Tinnin developed new partnerships between UNF Music Mentors and the Davis Performing Arts Center and the Bridge. The new partners are funding the program. We are seeking corporate grants for this program and for UNF Presents. No funds allocated.
14.Year 2, and Year 3, Identify needs and make purchases to ready newly‐expanded recording studio:Expanded studio to open summer 2013.
Achieved: Year 2, new equipment is being purchased to enhance and expand our studio and recording capacity. Costs covered by COAS, $10K. Year 3,further improvements made with funds from American Music foundation account to commercial studio (1415) and with money from the university for design corrections to classical studio (1200)
Section 2
Summarize any additional benefits in the following areas that may have been generated by the activities of the Flagship Program:
Students: Students have travelled to and performed at prestigious conferences, workshops and summer festivals. Students have more interaction with guest artists.
College: The MM and BM concentration in Music Technology and Production will enhance the offerings of COAS.
University: World class soloists and ensembles perform regularly at UNF, enhancing its reputation.
Community: UNF Music Mentors has expanded, serving more under-served youth in Duval County, and has expanded to offer an international component in France.
Section 3
Summarize activities related to future benchmarks
During years 4 and 5 we will have more money to available to invest in UNF Presents, faculty and student travel to conferences, and to promote our Music Technology and Production and M.M. degrees.
We anticipate greater donor support as we expand UNF Music Mentors to include “Opera in a Box”.
Section 4
Report on scholarship/creative works produced through flagship funding and include citation appendix
Please refer to our Concert Calendar. The UNF Music Flagship Program presents approximately 60 performances per year. These efforts are aided by Flagship funding on every level, including promotion and advertising, funding for new initiatives and maintaining and further developing community partnerships.