Amarillo - Texas Music Education Primer

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Amarillo College • Division of Fine Arts
P.O. Box 447
Amarillo, TX 79178
(806) 371-5340; (806) 371-5000; Fax (806) 345-5572
rauscher-jf[at]NOSPAMactx.edu
Dr. Jim Rauscher, Chairman of Music Department
J. Paul Matney, Chairman of Division of Language, Communication and Fine Arts

Music Department Statistics
Year department established: 1931
Undergraduate students: 82
Graduate students: 0
Doctoral students: 0
Full-time professors: 7
Part-time instructors: 9
Student-Teacher ratio: 7:1
Undergraduate degree hours needed: 67
(within major: 31; within minor: NA)
Teaching certification: no
Internship required: no
Recording facility: yes
Scholarships available: yes
Numerous scholarships are available up to and including full scholarships covering tuition, books, and fees. Participation Scholarships are also available to non-majors in ensembles.
Scholarship coordinator and phone: Dr. Jim Rauscher at (806) 371-5350.

Accreditations/Affiliations
National Association of Schools of Music
Texas Association of Music Schools
Texas Music Educators Association

Amarillo College Department of Music offers a two-year curriculum of courses in music theory, literature, ensembles, and applied instruction, leading to Associate in Music degree. The Mission of the Amarillo College Music Department is "to be a center of musical learning and cultural enrichment within the community of Amarillo and the surrounding Panhandle of Texas, by providing a comprehensive two-year musical curriculum for transfer students, elective courses for the non-music major, musical training for younger students, and performance opportunties in various ensembles for students and memebers of the community." Performance opportunities include Concert Choir (30-40 members) and Civic Chorus (100 members), under the direction of Dr. Steven Weber, (806) 371-5344; Jazz Ensemble (14-20 members), Dr. Jim Laughlin, Director (806) 371-5345; Chamber Orchestra (14-20 members), Beverly Dela Bretonne, Director, (806) 371-5342; Concert Band (50-60 members), Dr. Jim Laughlin, and Opera/Opera Workshop, under the direction of Ms. Mila Gibson, (806) 372-7464, with two major productions per year plus various outreach activities. Performance facility is the Concert Hall Theater (265 seats); for more information, contact Janice Perkins Easterday (806) 371-5340.

Overall enrollment: 10,000
Typical undergraduate tuition: $494-1,124