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Our mission is to prepare well-rounded and dynamic musicians and scholars for leadership roles as performers, educators, composers, and arts consumers. We seek to enhance the college experience through musical opportunities at all levels and enrich our community by being a center of artistic excellence, music education, and outreach for the Mid-South region and beyond.

The department provides curricula which lead to the Bachelor of Music Education, Bachelor of Music, and Bachelor of Arts in music degrees. As appropriate for elementary and secondary licensure in music education, the programs of study for the Bachelor of Music Education degrees (Vocal and Instrumental) include coursework and field experiences at the elementary and secondary levels. Courses specific to Vocal and Instrumental teaching techniques and literature prepare students for entry into their respective areas. The field experiences provide the necessary breadth and depth in observing and applying best pedagogical approaches and use of appropriate materials for music learning in vocal, instrumental, and general music. The Bachelor of Music degree emphasizes composition or performance, including jazz. The Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in music permits the study of music within a liberal arts curriculum and provides a broad coverage of the entire field of music rather than a heavy concentration in a single area.

Auditions are required for students who wish to pursue a music major or minor in order to be admitted into their program of choice and receive any music scholarships. Auditions can be held on scheduled, department audition days or can be scheduled individually by contacting the Department of Music or the applied faculty member that teaches the candidate’s instrument or voice.

Departmental requirements include recital attendance, performance proficiency, and participation in one or more of the performing organizations.

Students who transfer to Arkansas State University for the purpose of obtaining a degree in music and who have 60 or more college credits may be required to take competency exams in their applied music majors and basic music areas and may be required to take remedial work in these areas if necessary.

Programs

• Instrumental Music, BME
• Music, Concentration in Composition, BM
• Music, Concentration in Instrumental Performance, BM
• Music, Concentration in Jazz Studies, BM
• Music, Concentration in Keyboard Performance, BM
• Music, Concentration in Music Industry, BM
• Music, Concentration in Voice Performance, BM
• Vocal Music, BME

• Jazz Studies, Minor
• Music, Minor

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