Degree Requirements
Overview
The 4-year undergraduate Bachelor of Music (B.M.) in Music Studies degree leads to all-level music teacher certification in public schools. In addition to extensive training in music teaching and learning, students take lessons in their primary instrument, participate in ensembles and receive comprehensive instruction in music theory and music history. Music Studies 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
Keyboard Faculty
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Gregory Allen
Professor of Piano -
Andrew Brownell
Assistant Professor of Piano -
Margarita Denenburg
Associate Professor of Practice in Piano Pedagogy
Director, Piano Project -
Gregory Eaton
Lecturer in Organ and Harpsichord -
Anton Nel
Professor of Piano and Chamber Music
Division Head, Keyboard Studies
Music & Human learning Faculty
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Greg Cavazos
Assistant Professor of Practice in Music and Human Learning -
Robert A. Duke
Director, Center for Human Learning -
Suzanne Pence
Director, Treble Chamber Choir
Associate Professor of Music and Human Learning, Choral Conducting -
Laurie Scott
Associate Professor of Music and Human Learning
Director, The University of Texas String Project
Director, Musical Lives -
Amy Simmons
Senior Lecturer in Music and Human Learning -
Justin J. West
Assistant Professor of Music and Human Learning -
Marjorie Yankeelov
Lecturer in Music and Human Learning
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
Recital Requirements coming soon...
Juries
Bachelor of Music Studies piano and organ students must perform 10-minute juries in both fall and spring for the first three years of study. If a student performs a Recognition in Music Performance or Community Recital in the third year, the jury requirement for that semester will be waived. Students should provide a “jury sheet” for the faculty with repertory they have prepared.
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.
Semester grades for applied lessons are comprised of the following:
50% grade from studio teacher
50% jury grade from keyboard faculty other than studio teacher
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
View your class schedule, see personalized financial aid and registration information, and more
Office of the Registrar
Course schedules, catalogs, and academic calendars
Financial
Merit-Based Music Scholarships
Campus Resources
Butler School Internal Operations
Information Technology Services
EID, DUO, Office 365, email, Qualtrics, Box, and other central IT support
Parking & Transportation
Including UT parking permits, maps, and shuttle routes
Career Assistance
Fine Arts Center for Creative Entrepreneurship
College of Fine Arts Resources
Community Engagement and Public Practice
Health & Wellness
Counseling and Mental Health Center