Department of Music

The university aspires for overall development of the students. Based on founders dream to inculcate the spirituality in the minds of the students, the department of music started in 1957,starting with one staff member and the student strength of five, it has developed into a full fledged department having three staff members and 35 students. The subject is offered Undergraduate and Postgraduate Degree courses

Courses Offered :

=> B.A Music
=> M.A Music

Special Features of Department :

=> The department conducts vocal and veena classes for the aspiring students on payment basis.
=> The department leads the bhajans in the celebrations of Annaivizha, Ramakrishna Jayanthi, Saradhamani Jayanthi, Vivekananda Jayanthi, Gandhi Jayanthi and National functions like Republic day, Independence day etc.
=> The department has link with Tamil department and give performances (concert for)
=> Tevara Divya Prabhanda Isai Vizha
=> Bharathidasan Muperum Vizha
=> Bharathiar Day Celebration etc.
=> The department is celebrating Tyagaraja Aradhana festival in the month of February every year for one week in a grand manner.
=> Students have come out very successfully in many competitions and have given many laurels to the university.

Activities :

=> Prayer Rendered
=> Evening Music Classes
=> Association Meetings
=> Bhajans
=> Prize Winners
=> Programmes Given Outside The Campus
=> Highlights

Extension Activities :

The students of the department give performance in radio, Television, outside schools and colleges.
The department has a unit of NSS. The area of service is karuppasamy nagar, sanganallur road. The students teach music to anganwadi children and also teach them morals with songs and stories. They participate in other, social service activities such as gardening, road laying cleaning, and construction of buildings.

Career Opportunities :

=> Music is a job oriented course and so after learning the UG course they are earning through giving performance ahead through taking tuitions.
=> At present schools are offering music as one of the subjects and some institutions are offering as a 'Interest subject' and so after the three years course most of them are employed