The University of Texas at Arlington offers undergraduate and graduate degrees in music. Subjects of study fall under the topics of performance and academic. Performance studies include conducting, jazz studies, keyboard, strings, vocal arts, and winds and percussion; while academic studies are composition, music education, music industry studies, and music theory. Prospective students must audition to be admitted as a student into the music department at UT Arlington.
University of Texas at Arlington
Fine Arts Building
700 West Greek Row, Room 101
Arlington, TX 76010
817-272-3471
Students who study at the private Arlington Baptist College can obtain a Bachelor of Science in either Bible and Music Education, or Bible and Music Ministry. These programs will teach students to understand the place music has in the church, use music as a form of worship, and lead a musical education program. Students must audition to be admitted into the program.
Arlington Baptist College
3001 West Division
Arlington, Texas 76012
817-461-8741
www.abconline.edu
The music department at Dallas Baptist University works towards educating students to use the gift of music in church settings. Programs of study include a Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science in music and music business; a Bachelor of Music in vocal performance, church music, choral certification, and piano performance; and a Bachelor of Music Education for musical education certification. Students must audition to be accepted into the program.
Dallas Baptist University
College of Fine Arts
3000 Mountain Creek Parkway
Dallas, TX 75211
214-333-5316 or 800-460-1328
http://www3.dbu.edu/fine_arts/music.asp
Richland College offers music students a Field of Study Associate's degree (that is, a two-year degree) to prepare students to major in music when they transfer to a four-year university. Credits received here are transferable to all Texas universities, and many other universities across the countries. Students must audition to be accepted into the School of Music.
Richland College
12800 Abrams Road
Dallas, TX 75243
972-238-6100
http://www.richlandcollege.edu/music/
Areas of study at Southern Methodist University include a Bachelor of Music in performance (guitar, vocal, orchestra, and organ), music education, composition, and music theory; as well as a Master of Music in sacred music, composition, conducting (choral and instrumental), music education, performance, music history, and music therapy. Students must audition to be admitted into the program.
Southern Methodist University
Division of Music
6425 Boaz Lane
Dallas, TX 75205
214-768-1951
http://www.smu.edu/Meadows/AreasOfStudy/Music/
The Texas Christian University School of Music is accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music. TCU offers B.M.s in piano, organ, piano pedagogy, wind and percussion instruments, string instruments, voice, music theory, and church music. Those who wish to pursue further education can go for a Master of Music in the same subjects, as well as musicology and conducting, while doctoral degrees include performance, piano pedagogy, composition, and conducting. Auditions are required to be admitted into the program for certain areas of study.
Texas Christian University
2800 South University Drive
Fort Worth, TX 76129
817-257-7000
http://www.music.tcu.edu/
The Department of Music of Texas Wesleyan University strives to educate its students to enter the modern world of music. Fields of study for only undergraduate students include performance, sacred music, and music education. Auditions are required for admission.
Texas Wesleyan University
1201 Wesleyan St.
Fort Worth, TX 76105
817-531-4444
http://www.txwes.edu/music/music/