As a cello-playing music minor, I find that the music department is very voice-oriented. Most of the faculty are singers, who teach the students who are (for the most part) all singers.
The Glee Club remains the most popular music ensemble, but there are two others: the AUC Orchestra, and Noir, the contemporary music ensemble.
I feel like there is less support for students who play instruments versus singers. It is a somewhat isolating experience when all the singers in your music seminar know each other, yet you’ve never had the chance to interact with them outside of music seminar.
While we have the AUC Orchestra, and I treasure the relationships I’ve created through it, most of the students in the AUCSO are not music students.