Music department to continue performances with modifications
Maggie Tregre, Staff Reporter
July 28, 2020
The university is now adhering to health and safety policies in an effort to reduce the risk and spread of COVID-19. The new guidelines require masks to be worn on campus at all times. In addition, some areas on campus may require limited occupancy levels, according to the Safe Campus Guide. In...
A music professor’s take on the transition to online
Gabrielle Wood, Staff Reporter
April 2, 2020
Throughout the university, COVID-19 has affected school life and the routine of most classes. Music professors, specifically, have had to make drastic changes during the transition to online classes. Daniel Cassin, lecturer of cello, discussed the changes he has made to his music courses. “I...
Artistic merit pays for an education
Zachary Araki, Assistant Editor
May 7, 2019
Students can find a variety of scholarships based on artistic and academic excellence to offset the costs of pursuing an education in the arts. “The arts, and music in particular, can be a very competitive field in terms of collegiate recruiting,” said Jeffrey Wright, head of the Department of Music...
Alumnus pursues excellence in music
Erica Welter, Staff Reporter
April 2, 2019
From his beginnings as the son of a chicken farmer, 36-year-old alumnus Casey Saba made a career out of music and earned himself the nickname “The Human Jukebox.” Saba plays everything from festivals and dive bars to weddings and funerals. His selection of covers includes 580 songs by 230 bands. ...
The Harlem Renaissance and how jazz became the highlight of the era
Jacob Summerville, Staff Reporter
February 19, 2019
A combination of new souls and a new city created one of the most recognizable and celebratory genres of music - jazz. The Harlem Renaissance was defined by the light at the end of the tunnel that black Americans saw during the early 20th century. Jim Crow laws forced former slaves from the rural So...
Music is the key to Neverland
Diamond Hollins, Staff Reporter
February 5, 2019
Midnight. The soft glimmer of the moon as I sat in the backseat of my mom’s dusty 2007 Dodge Durango. The windows were rolled down low letting the warm fall breeze whip my hair this way and that as we sped down the highway, and Lana Del Rey’s melodic voice was gliding smoothly through the speakers ...
Ralph R. Pottle and his building
Maiah Woodring, Staff Reporter
November 20, 2018
Seen as a brick structure bordering Friendship Circle, the Ralph R. Pottle Music Building carries the history of the man who developed the university’s music program. Ralph R. Pottle Sr. founded the music department in 1934 when the university was known as Southeastern Louisiana College. Af...
Before you graduate
Larshell Green, Editor
August 9, 2018
See a live show. Music can be one of the easiest and most fulfilling ways to learn more about yourself and others. Despite common belief, live performances can be found just about anywhere without shelling out tons of bucks for expensive concert tickets. Whether you’re seeing a local up-and-comer,...
