Matt Sheppard

Transferred to the University of Wisconsin - River Falls

How did the Anoka-Ramsey Music Program prepare you to transfer to a four-year music program?

"In many ways I don't really feel like I would have been ready for a four-year university coming right out of high school. I did not have very much musical training at all before I attended Anoka-Ramsey and knew nothing of Music Theory or Music History before I took them at AR, but once I transferred I did not feel at all behind my peers that were at River Falls, and in some ways I think I was ahead because I was able to tutor for all four semesters of Music Theory, both semesters of Music History and Music 100 (Intro  to Music) starting the first week of classes at River Falls after I transferred. The training from Ric Perkins, Rich Manik, Melissa Bergstrom, Judy Bender, Anthony Titus and many others prepared me immensely for River Falls and I am very glad I started my music education at AR."