The University of North Texas' College of Music offers music degrees with majors in composition, jazz studies, music theory, music history and literature, and performance. The course of study can lead you to many different careers in the music business, including conducting, composing and performing music. The College of Music has seven buildings, housing 300 practice rooms and eight performance halls. Many internationally-recognized musicians teach regularly at the Univeristy of North Texas and visiting musical scholars and performers also give guest lectures.
Texas State University's School of Music offers many different music degrees, with majors in performance, jazz studies, music studies and sound recording technology. The performance degree can be done with voice, guitar, piano and all other major orchestral instruments. Performance degree students can also add in some music composition if they wish. The Sound Recording Technology program aims to set students up for a career in the music recording industry and is the only similar degree in the entire Southwest.
The University of Houston offers many different music degrees in its Moore's School of Music, with courses on composition, jazz, percussion, music theory and music education. The composition course teaches students about musical creation and arrangement, offering opportunities for performances and one-on-one tuition. You can do this as an undergraduate or a master's level course. There are scholarships available for students who display extraordinary talent in music theory, composition or performance, and the course offers one of the lowest tuition rates in the country.
The University of Texas at Austin offers music degrees in various areas of study held at the Sarah and Ernest Butler School of Music. There are many different courses of study available, including various performance degrees, composition, jazz, music business and music studies courses. The standard Bachelor of Music course can be taken with a choral or instrumental emphasis, and with content on musicianship, ear training, the structure of music and the history of music. The course is completed over a four-year period.