The College of Engineering does not tend to invite students to build bridges just for fun. The University of Wisconsin-Madison ‘s genetics department doesn ‘t train amateurs to analyze DNA as an unpaid hobby.
But for every credit the UW School of Music awards to music majors, it gives nearly four to non-majors. On Sunday three of the concert ensembles designed for non-majors, the University Bands, will perform.
Call it the Wisconsin Idea in music, the philosophy that the university should share its resources with all.