Specialization 1: Composition
Learn core music studies including aural skills, counterpoint and music theory.
Study in modern facilities including the Center for the Musical Arts, a 15,000-square-foot facility that includes a 70-seat band/orchestra room, 72-seat choir room and teaching studios for individual instruction.
Learn core music studies including aural skills, counterpoint and music theory.
Study musicianship along with teaching music in elementary and secondary schools.
Focus on musical performance, technique and pedagogy.
Take courses in applied study in piano, accompanying and ensembles, and applied study in a secondary instrument.
Study topics in pedagogy and literature and complete a two-semester internship.
Take courses including diction, choral conducting and score reading, song literature.
Focus on applied study in voice, major ensembles, second ensembles and recitals.
Learn and perform in some of the most outstanding college music facilities in the region, including: the Cowan Center, a focal point for performing arts in East Texas; Vaughn Auditorium that hosts touring productions and university functions; and Braithwaite Recital Hall, our venue for solo recitals and small chamber performances.
The School of Performing Arts is an All-Steinway School, providing students with world-class instruments for their study and performance.