Welcome to Townsend School of Music!

From the Dean:

The Townsend School of Music offers you the very best of tradition, artistry, mentorship, and vision.  
 
Tradition – Our music school was founded on the same principles of excellence fostered by Mercer University for the past 175 years. History and tradition matter to a university that is as old as Johannes Brahms.
 
Artistry – At Townsend, we celebrate the musician’s art.  Our internationally recognized faculty are gifted performers representing the highest standards in musical artistry and committed to artistic excellence as pedagogues.
 
Mentorship – Our mission is to inspire the whole musician – musically, artistically, intellectually, and spiritually.
 
Vision – Today’s musicians must be prepared for a changing society.  Innovative courses in music business and new media assist in the extra-musical preparation. Our graduates are singers at the Metropolitan Opera, conductors in collegiate programs, organists in leading churches, teachers in secondary schools, and collaborative pianists, instrumentalists, and singers in some of the country’s most prestigious graduate schools.
 
Visit our campus and tour our state-of-the-art McCorkle Music complex.  Talk with our students and faculty and discover why the Townsend School of Music offers the Mercer Difference.
 
Dr. John H. Dickson            Dean and Professor of Conducting

Townsend School of Music is an institutional member of the National Association of Schools of Music.