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Lamar University • Department of Music, Theatre & Dance
P.O. Box 10044
Beaumont, TX 77710
(409) 880-8144; (409) 880-7011; Fax (409) 880-8143
harry.bulow[at]NOSPAMlamar.edu
Dr. Harry Bulow, Chair
Dr. Russ Schultz, Dean, College of Fine Arts and Communications
Dr. Eduardo Garcia-Novelli, Director of Choral Activities
Dr. Bradley Kent, Director of Bands

Music Department Statistics
Year department established: 1956
Undergraduate students: 130
Graduate students: 10
Doctoral students:
Full-time professors: 13
Part-time instructors: 16
Student-Teacher ratio: 8:1
Undergraduate degree hours needed: 139
(within major: 70; within minor: NA)
Teaching certification: yes
Internship required: yes
Recording facility: yes
Scholarships available: yes
Music scholarships are available through competitive auditions, and many of our students supplement their incomes through private music instruction in many of the area schools.
Scholarship coordinator and phone: Dr. Kim S. Ellis (409) 880-8149

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

Lamar University Department of Music, Theatre and Dance. Degrees in music include a Bachelor of Music, Bachelor of Music leading to teacher certification, Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Arts (Music Business), Master of Music, and Master of Music Education. More than 150 students are enrolled in music programs. Music faculty includes 13 full time professors and 8 part time faculty. Located just minutes from the Gulf shores and near the Big Thicket National Preserve, Lamar University is the ideal choice for the serious music student who values the serenity this type of environment has to offer. Performance opportunities contacts include bands (contact Brad Kent 409-880-8147), choirs (contact Eduardo García-Novelli 409-880-8145), and orchestra (contact Dr. Kurt Gilman 409-880-8077). Performance facilities include the University Theatre (500 seats) and the Rothwell Recital Hall (150 seats). Many concerts, including the subscription concert series Lamarissimo!, are performed in downtown Beaumont's Julie Rogers Theatre (1,700 seats).

Overall enrollment: 10,000
Typical undergraduate tuition: $6,000.00