Degree Requirements
BM • Performance
Overview
The 4-year undergraduate Bachelor of Music (B.M.) in Performance degree provides extensive applied training, ensemble participation and chamber music experiences, in addition to comprehensive instruction in music theory and music history. Performance majors also complete the university’s core curriculum.
Contacts
Administrative Contacts
Director of Undergraduate Studies
Scholarships & Assistantships
Academic Advisor for Music
Registrar
Assistant Director for Admissions
Operations & Scheduling
Faculty
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Nathaniel O. Brickens
Professor of Trombone -
Thomas Burritt
Associate Director, Butler school of Music
Professor of Percussion -
Clifton Croomes
Director, Longhorn Band
Director, Symphony Band
Associate Director of Bands -
Drew Dickey
Associate Director, Longhorn Band -
Jonathan F. Gunn
Associate Professor of Clarinet -
Caleb Hudson
Associate Professor of Trumpet -
Patrick Hughes
Associate Professor of Horn -
Richard Huntley
Lecturer in Percussion -
Kristin Wolfe Jensen
Professor of Bassoon
Division Head, Chamber & Collaborative -
Jerry Junkin
Director, Wind Ensemble -
Stephen Page
Associate Professor of Saxophone
Director of Undergraduate Studies -
Andrew Parker
Associate Professor of Oboe -
Marc Sosnowchik
Assistant Director of Bands
Director, New Music Ensemble -
Ebonee Thomas
Assistant Professor of Flute -
Ivan Trevino
Professor of Practice in Percussion -
Charles W Villarrubia
Professor of Tuba/Euphonium
Degree Requirements
Degree plans provide you with a list of all the courses that are required to earn a specific degree. You can use them to decide on a major, compare the differences in degrees, and to make informed decisions in choosing which courses to take each semester.
Undergraduate degree plans are available on the College of Fine Arts website.
Recitals
Bachelor of Music students in performance or composition degrees are required to perform a Senior Recital in the final year of study, after successfully passing the Full Division Faculty Jury (FDFJ).
Jazz students and performance students with a focus in pedagogy are also required to perform a Junior Recital in the third year of study. Junior recitals are typically shorter and should never extend beyond an hour.
Find recital scheduling procedures on the Butler School Operations website.
Juries
Bachelor of Music in Performance students must perform juries in the spring semesters of their first and second years.
Some instructors may require students to announce their selections and/or talk about the music as part of the jury.
| First Year Repertoire (10 minutes | 312b) | Second Year Repertoire (Full-Division, Faculty Jury) (15 minutes | 312d |
|---|---|
| At least one selection must include a collaborative pianist | 1. Prepare 20 minutes of music, though only 15 minutes of repertoire will be selected 2. Music must be from different style periods; at least one selection must include a collaborative pianist |
Postponements are allowed for extenuating circumstances (injury, death in the family, etc.). No-shows are considered a failure. If a jury is postponed, the student must perform the jury within the first twelve class days of the following semester and pass in order to advance to the next level.
Jury comments from faculty will be shared with students by the undergraduate advisor. The primary studio teacher assigns a jury grade which is combined with an applied lesson grade to determine the overall semester grade. Each studio professor determines the weight of the jury grade for their own students and clearly indicates this in their respective syllabi. For undergraduate juries, any student held at level by the jury committee may not receive a letter grade greater than a C from their studio instructor.
Find more information about this semester's juries, including FDFJ forms and deadlines.
ADVISING & REGISTRATION
For information about course registration, academic deadlines, adding and dropping courses, applying to graduate and other policies, visit the College of Fine Arts Student Affairs website.
Non-music majors should contact their home college’s advising office. Prospective students may contact the Music Admissions Office for assistance.
Music majors who wish to take a restricted individual instruction course need to fill out a Consent Form. Once the faculty member has approved your request, the bar to register for the course will be lifted. This form is available at the beginning of the fall and spring semesters and summer session registration periods, through the 12th class day (4th class day for summer sessions).
Music majors who wish to take an independent study course need to complete a Request Form. The request will be reviewed by the Director of Undergraduate Studies. If approved, the Academic Advisor for Music will add the independent study course for the student. This form is available every semester.
Important Links & Forms
Academic
College of Fine Arts Student Affairs
Advising, registration, and graduation information
Consent Form
For independent music study or other restricted individual instruction music courses
Degree Planning Resources
Information on transferring credits, interactive degree audit, UT Planner, and the graduation help desk
MyUT
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Office of the Registrar
Course schedules, catalogs, and academic calendars
Financial
Merit-Based Music Scholarships
Campus Resources
Butler School Internal Operations
Information Technology Services
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Parking & Transportation
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Career Assistance
Fine Arts Center for Creative Entrepreneurship
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Health & Wellness
Counseling and Mental Health Center