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Texas Woman's University • Department of Music and Drama
P.O. Box 425768
Denton, TX 76204-5768
(940) 898-2500; (940) 898-2505; Fax (940) 898-2494
jchenevert[at]NOSPAMtwu.edu
Dr. James Chenevert, Chairman
Dr. Penny Hanstein, Director, School of the Arts

Music Department Statistics
Year department established: 1902
Undergraduate students: 112
Graduate students: 41
Doctoral students: 0
Full-time professors: 10
Part-time instructors: 11
Student-Teacher ratio: 12:1
Undergraduate degree hours needed: 124
(within major: NA; within minor: NA)
Teaching certification: yes
Internship required: yes
Recording facility: yes
Scholarships available: yes. ..yes
Music-specific scholorship funds, several of which support multiple students, are awarded annually via scholarship auditions. Amounts range from $200 - $4,000.
Scholarship coordinator and phone: Dr. James Chenevert, (940) 898-2505

Accreditations/Affiliations
Music Educators National Conference
National Association of Schools of Music
National Association of Teachers of Singing

Texas Woman's University offers a Bachelor of Arts in Music, Music Education, and Performance; a Bachelor of Science in Music Therapy; a Master of Arts in either Performance, Music Education, Music Therapy, or Pedagogy. TWU is a state-supported university of approximately 12,000 students. The performance-oriented department features ongoing artist residencies in addition to traditional faculty-oriented programs. Specialty areas include extensive research opportunities in music therapy. Additional affiliations include: Texas Association of Music Schools, Texas Music Educators Conference, Texas Music Educators Association, and the American Music Therapy Association. Performance opportunities include the Women's Concert Choir (48 members, Dr. Joni Jensen), Alexandria Ragtime Band (14 members, Dr. John Flohr), The Wind Ensemble (30 members, Dr. Garry Evans), the Flute Choir (12 members, Dr. Pamela Youngblood), and the Opera Ensemble (12 members, Ms. Wendy Lee Tedmon). Performance facility is the Margo Jones Performance Hall (Jay Kay, 940-898-2501). Seating capacity is 1,050.

Overall enrollment: 11,900
Typical undergraduate tuition: $3,690

Texas Woman's University • Music Therapy Department
P.O. Box 425768
Denton, TX 76204-3768
(940) 898-2514; (940) 898-2500; Fax (940) 898-2494
singsongtx[at]NOSPAMaol.com
Dr. Nancy Hadsell, Music Therapy Coordinator
Dr. James Chenevert, Chairman/Dean
Professor Nicki Cohen
Joe Pinson, Clinical Director

Music Department Statistics
Year department established: 1957
Undergraduate students: 50
Graduate students: 25
Doctoral students: 0
Full-time professors: 2
Part-time instructors: 1
Student-Teacher ratio: 20:1
Undergraduate degree hours needed: 145
(within major: 82; within minor: 18)
Teaching certification: yes
Internship required: yes
Recording facility: no
Scholarships available: yes
NA
Scholarship coordinator and phone: Department of Performing Arts at (817) 898-2500.

Accreditations/Affiliations
American Music Therapy Association
National Association of Schools of Music
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Established in 1957, the Music Therapy Program at Texas Woman's University is the oldest in Texas and one of the longest continuing programs in the U.S. TWU also offers an equivalency/graduate program for those who have completed degrees in music or other related fields. A dual degree program in Music Therapy and counseling is offered as well. This program leads to a Master of Arts in Music (with emphasis in music therapy) and a Master of Science in Counseling and Development. Performance opportunities include opera, a women's chorus, a mixed chorus, a jazz ensemble, Chamber groups, and community band. For more information call (940) 898-2500. The Margo Jones Performance Hall seats over 1,000 and Eberly Hall seats 75. For information call (940) 898-2500.

Overall enrollment: 12,000
Typical undergraduate tuition: 4,200

University of North Texas • Center for Experimental Music and Intermedia
P.O. Box 311367
Denton, TX 76203-1367
(940) 891-6816; Fax (940) 565-2002
amay[at]NOSPAMmusic.unt.edu
Dr. Andrew May, Director
James Scott, Dean

Joseph Klein, Chair of Composition Division

Music Department Statistics
Year department established: 1963
Undergraduate students: 60
Graduate students: 40
Doctoral students: 0
Full-time professors: 6
Part-time instructors: 0
Student-Teacher ratio: 10:1
Undergraduate degree hours needed: 139
(within major: 30; within minor: 18)
Teaching certification: yes
Internship required: no
Recording facility: yes
Scholarships available: yes
NA
Scholarship coordinator and phone: Becky Hughes bhughes[at]NOSPAMmusic.unt.edu

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

The Center for Experimental Music and Intermedia (CEMI) is a research center housed within the Division of Composition Studies at the University of North Texas College of Music. CEMI provides opportunities for artistic creation, research, teaching and learning, collaboration, and performance. CEMI strives to to provide an.environment that supports innovative time-based artwork. CEMI's programs and activities focus on education, performance, and collaboration. CEMI's busy calendar of events includes concerts, workshops, lectures, and demonstrations. Presentations and residencies by guests from around the world invigorate CEMI's activities. Recent projects extend CEMI's support for intermedia, spatialized sound, and live performance; complementation of home.studio systems; and access for non-traditional users. CEMI facilities are maintained and developed both to reflect and to advance the state of the art. CEMI faculty and students produce increasingly diverse work, exploring new directions in intermedia, interaction, and spatialized music as well as traditional electroacoustic works. Performance opportunities include NOVA (New Music Forum of UNT) with 5-25 members; contact Elizabeth McNutt, Director at (940) 565-3706. Performance facilities include the Margot & Bill Winspear Hall (1,108 seats) and Lyric Theater (400 seats) in the Murchison Performing Arts Center; Darlene Lanham handles scheduling (940) 369-7772 or dlanham[at]NOSPAMmusic.unt.edu. In the College of Music Building, venues include the Recital Hall (250 seats), Stan Kenton Hall (125 seats), Concert Hall (685 seats), Merrill Ellis Intermedia Theatre (75 seats), Organ Recital Hall (60 seats); Sandie Stone handles scheduling (940) 565-3709. For further information: event information phone line (940) 565-4647; calendar website: www2.music.unt.edu/calendar/events.html.

Overall enrollment: 27,000
Typical undergraduate tuition: $2,100

University of North Texas • College of Music
College of Music • P.O. Box 311367
Denton, TX 76203-1367
(940) 565-2791; (940) 565-2000; Fax (940) 565-2002
undergrad[at]NOSPAMmusic.unt.edu
James C. Scott, Dean, College of Music
Warren Henry, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
John Scott, Associate Dean for Admissions and Scholarship Services
Jon Nelson, Associate Dean for Operations

Music Department Statistics
Year department established: 1890
Undergraduate students: 900
Graduate students: 500
Doctoral students: 150
Full-time professors: 99
Part-time instructors: 176
Student-Teacher ratio: 10:1
Undergraduate degree hours needed: 132-144
(within major: 40-50; within minor: 18-26)
Teaching certification: yes
Internship required: yes
Recording facility: yes
Scholarships available: yes
Competitive scholarships are based on auditions. Scholarships range from $200-$15,000 ($1,000 provides waiver of out-of-state fees).
Scholarship coordinator and phone: Becky Hughes bhughes[at]NOSPAMmusic.unt.edu

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

The University of North Texas College of Music is one of the largest and most comprehensive music schools in the world with 1,600 music majors and 250 full- and part-time faculty. Degrees offered: Bachelor of Music, Arts; Master of Music, Music Education, Arts; Doctor of Philosophy, Doctor of Musical Arts, and an Artist Certificate. Major fields available: Conducting, Composition, Music Education, Music Theory, Music History and Literature, Musicology, Jazz Studies, and Performance. Part of the state's fourth largest university, the College of Music is internationally recognized for artistic and academic excellence. Facilities include a highly acclaimed music library, six performance halls including state-of-the-art acoustics in Murchison Performing Arts Center, more than 300 practice rooms, and modern technological resources. Performance opportunities include Cantium Novum, A Cappella Choir, Concert Choir, Women's Chorus, Men's Chorus, Jazz Singers I and II, Opera Theatre, Grand Chorus, Symphony Orchestra, Chamber Orchestra, Collegium musicum, Wind Symphony, Symphonic Band, Concert Band, Marching Band, Brass Band, Accompanying, Brass Choir, Trumpet Choir, Tuba Choir, Horn Choir, Trombone Choir, Harp Ensemble, Flute Choir, Electric and Acoustic Guitar Ensemble, New Music Ensemble, African, South Indian Cross-Cultural, Guatemalan Marimba, Ragtime Marimba,Afro-Cuban, Brazilian, Steel Band, Drumline, Percussion Ensembles, Contemporary Percussion, nine Jazz Lab Bands (including the One O'Clock Lab Band), Jazz Guitar, Jazz Repertory Ensemble, and Jazz Keyboard. Performance facilities include the Margot & Bill Winspear Hall (1,108 seats) and Lyric Theatre (400 seats) in the Murchison Performing Arts Center; Rebecca Litzer handles scheduling (940) 369-7772 or rlitzer[at]NOSPAMmusic.unt.edu. In the College of Music Building, venues include the Recital Hall (250 seats), Stan Kenton Hall (125 seats), Concert Hall (685 seats), Merrill Ellis Intermedia Theatre (75 seats), Organ Recital Hall (60 seats); Lynn Jee handles scheduling (940) 565-3709. For further event information: call the concert information phone line (940) 565-4647; calendar website: www.music.unt.edu/calendar/events.html.

Overall enrollment: 30,000
Typical undergraduate tuition: $2,800

University of North Texas • Texas Center for Music and Medicine 2
P.O. Box 311367
Denton, TX 76203
(940) 565-2791; (940) 565-4126; Fax (940) 565-2002
kchesky[at]NOSPAMmusic.unt.edu
Kris Chesky, Ph.D., Director
Bernard Rubin, D.O.

Music Department Statistics
Year department established: 1999
Undergraduate students: 0
Graduate students: 0
Doctoral students: 0
Full-time professors: 3
Part-time instructors: 0
Student-Teacher ratio: NA
Undergraduate degree hours needed: NA
(within major: NA; within minor: NA)
Teaching certification:
Internship required:
Recording facility:
Scholarships available:
NA
Scholarship coordinator and phone: NA

Accreditations/Affiliations

The mission of the Texas Center for Music and Medicine is to develop, apply and disseminate successful strategies for dealing with medical and psychological problems of musicians. Our goals are to take a primary leadership role in addressing the needs of the music community by developing partnerships that facilitate research and service; maintain a discipline-specific advisory board of practicing professionals and promote the establishment of additional continuing partnerships with local, regional, national, and international institutions; and establish conceptual and analytic frameworks that accelerate research that help to understand cause and effect relationships between music making, musician training and the medical needs of musicians. Senior Advisory Board members include Dr. Alice Brandfonbrener, Dr. Richard Lederman, and Dr. Donald R. Michel.

Overall enrollment: NA
Typical undergraduate tuition: $2,100