Encyclopedia of UNCG History
An online resource for exploring the history of the University of North Carolina at Greensboro
School of Visual and Performing Arts
William Raymond Taylor
William Raymond Taylor was an English professor at the Woman’s College (later the University of North Carolina at Greensboro) from 1921 to 1961, but he is better known for being the founder of the University’s Drama and Speech Department. UNCG’s Taylor Theater is named in his honor. A native of North Carolina, Taylor received […]
School of Visual and Performing Arts
The School of Visual and Performing Arts at UNCG, was created in 2016, by the incorporation of the School of Art into the existing School of Music, Theater, and Dance. The School of Music Theater and Dance had been created in 2010 by the merger of the then separate Schools of Music, Theater, and Dance, […]
Music Performance
Music performance (or applied music) has been a concentration within the music department since UNCG opened in 1892. The first concentration in performance offered was in vocal. It was not until 1900, with the addition of Charles J. Brockmann and his sister Laura Brockmann to the faculty, that a concentration in instrumental became available for […]
Music Education
Music education was one of the first degree paths available to students when the State Normal and Industrial School (now UNCG) opened in 1892. In 1919, interest in the field began to rise which prompted more professors to be recruited to create classes and curriculum that were then added to the music department. This eventually […]
Music Studies
Studies in music have been offered at UNCG since its opening in 1892. Courses for music majors who were looking to teach or perform were offered in solfeggio, ear training, and history of music. Beginning in 1912, the school started offering more musical theory class options which included: counterpoint analysis, melody writing, and elementary form. […]