The OBU Music Preparatory Department is accepting enrollment for the Spring 2021 session to begin Jan. 25. The department offers high-quality music lessons, classes and choirs to the Shawnee region for all ages and levels. Instruction will be held on campus this spring with safety protocols in place.

Auditions for Shawnee Honor Choir (grades 3-7) and Concert Choir (grades 7-12) will be held Tuesday, Jan. 19, from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Auditions require a reservation which may be made by emailing prep@okbu.edu or calling (405) 585-4329. No previous experience or special preparation is required for the audition.

Individual lessons are offered in piano, voice, strings, woodwinds, brass and percussion. Lessons are scheduled directly with your instructor on a day and time that works best for you. We also offer group piano classes for young beginners ages 5 and 6.

For more information about available programs, rates, faculty bios and enrollment, visit okbu.edu/ prep, email prep@okbu.edu or call (405) 585-4329.

For more information about the Division of Music at OBU, visit www.okbu. edu/fine-arts/music.

With its campus located in Shawnee, OBU offers 10 bachelor’s degrees with 88 fields of study and five master’s degree programs. The Christian liberal arts university has an overall enrollment of 1,763, with students from 35 states and 34 other countries. OBU has been rated as one of the top 10 regional colleges in the West by U.S. News and World Report for 29 consecutive years and Oklahoma’s highest rated regional college in the U.S. News rankings for 25 consecutive years. OBU is one of three universities in Oklahoma and the only private Oklahoma university listed on Great Value College’s rankings of 50 Great Affordable Colleges in the Midwest. The Wall Street Journal ranks OBU second in the nation for student engagement among all U.S. colleges and universities. Forbes.com consistently ranks OBU as a top university in Oklahoma and the Princeton Review has named OBU one of the best colleges and universities in the western United States for 16 consecutive years.