he mission of the Kutztown University Department            of Music is to provide music majors, minors and     concomitants with a quality musical education and               to provide non-music majors, for whom the study of         music in an integral part of the liberal arts education,         with an understanding and lifelong enjoyment of music,         by offering historical, theoretical, pedagogical and   performance courses, integrated with the development          of listening skills, critical thinking, and an awareness of aesthetic principles and contemporary technology.