Abilene Christian University – Brookhaven College 345 TEXAS MUSIC EDUCATION Universities and community and technical colleges offering music, music therapy, and music business degrees and courses; performing arts elementary/secondary schools, and music archives. Available online at www.EnjoyTexasMusic.com as the Texas Music Education Primer. Abilene Christian University Applied Science in Audio and Video Production. Established: 1921 Three career tracts are available: Audio, Video, and Baylor University’s School of Music offers a Department of Music Entertainment Business. We offer a strong Bachelor of Music, Bachelor of Music Education and ACU Box 28724, Abilene, TX 79699-8274 concentration of music business courses including a Master of Music with approximately 360 music (325) 674-2302; (325) 674-2199; Fax (325) 674-2608 Copyright and Publishing, Entertainment Law, majors currently enrolled in the department. 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Texas Association of Music Schools for all music majors and minors and is available to other students when faculty are available. 500 College Drive, Lake Jackson, TX 77566 TEXAS MUSIC EDUCATION Texas Music Educators Association (979) 230-3272; (979) 230-3000; Fax (979) 230-3465 Established: 1931 Austin Community College [email protected]; www.brazosport.edu Amarillo College Department of Music offers a Richard Birk, Coordinator of Music two-year curriculum of courses in music theory, Commercial Music Mgmt. Program Texas Association of Music Schools literature, ensembles, and applied instruction, 11928 Stone Hollow • Northridge Campus Established: 1970 leading to Associate in Music degree. Austin, TX 78758-3101 Brazosport College Music Department offers an (512) 223-4780 Associate of Art in Music. The department includes Angelo State Univ. • Dept. of Music [email protected]; www2.austincc.edu/cmusic six levels of class piano, two levels of class voice, P.O. 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Texas Association of Music Schools include: Survey of the Music Business, Legal 3939 Valley View Lane, Farmers Branch, TX 75244 Texas Council for the Arts in Education Aspects of the Entertainment Industry, Audio (972) 860-4102; Fax (972) 860-4385 Established: 1928 Engineering I, II, III and IV, Concert Promotion and www.dcccd.edu/bhc/ Angelo State University offers Bachelor of Arts Venue Management, Music Publishing, MIDI I, and Elaine Gardner-Morales, Chair Music Dept. and Bachelor of Music degrees in music with all- II, The Record Industry, Synthesis I and II, Live Texas Music Educators Association level teacher certification. The distinguished Music and Talent Management, Internship, Student Texas Association of Music Schools; NASE faculty includes Dr. Eldon Black, Professor of Voice, Initiated Project, Commercial Music Theory, National Association of Jazz Educators History of Popular Music, Songwriting, Commercial Dr. Pamela Lee, Director of Choral Activities and Established: 1980 Music Ensembles, Acoustics and Live Performance Dr. David Scott, Director of Bands. The music Brookhaven College’s music department offers Presentation. Instructors include: Geoffrey faculty is dedicated to helping students develop training and performing opportunities to pursue a Schulman, Scott Cain, Dan Childers, Joe their skills and to achieve their full potential as career in music as well as numerous courses McDermott, Buck McKinney, Francis Preve, Bitsy musicians so students can successfully compete designed for a student who is interested in just Rice, Russell Scanlon, Robert Skiles, Tim Dittmar, professionally and in graduate school. personal music enrichment. Brookhaven’s music Tammie Blevins, Wayne Nagel, John Harvey and program addresses educational needs with small Mark Wilson. Art Institute of Dallas classes and with instructors working along side Two NorthPark East, 8080 Park Lane each student. Students can take an array of music Dallas, TX 75231 Baylor University • School of Music courses including: theory, music literature, (214) 692-8080; (800) 275-4243; Fax (214) 692-6541 P.O. Box 97408, Waco, TX 76798 composition, digital music, appreciation, private [email protected]; www.aid.edu/ (254) 710-1161; (254) 710-1011; Fax (254) 710-1191 music lessons in voice and all instruments, and Lysa Ausmus, Academic Advisor [email protected] participate in numerous vocal and instrumental Dallas Producers Association www.baylor.edu/music/ ensembles. The Music Department facility boasts the latest in a piano laboratory, computerized International Television Association William V. May, Dean theory lab, electronic recording studio, and a digital Texas Music Association National Association of Schools of Music music lab. We offer a core curriculum that is Established: 1984 National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education Texas Association of Music Schools equivalent to freshman and sophomore levels at The Art Institute of Dallas offers an Associate of other university programs. Also, through a special 2+2 articulation agreement with the University of North Texas, Brookhaven music majors can transfer Texas Music Office (512) 463-6666 [email protected] 346 Cedar Valley College – Eastfield College to UNT and will be accepted as junior level music www.com.edu majors after having successfully completed the Sparky Koerner, Professor of Music Dallas Baptist University music core curriculum. Southern Association of Community and Junior Colleges Texas Association of Music Schools College of Fine Arts Cedar Valley College Texas Music Educators Association 3000 Mountain Creek Parkway, Dallas, TX 75211 3030 North Dallas Avenue, Lancaster, TX 75134-3799 Established: 1966 (214) 333-5316; (214) 333-7100; Fax (214) 333-6804 [email protected]; www.dbu.edu/fine_arts/music.html (972) 860-8120; (972) 860-8200; Fax (972) 860-8207 College of the Mainland Music Program offers an [email protected] Associate of Arts in Music Degree. The program is Wes Moore, Chairman of Music Department www.dcccd.edu/cvc/director/la/music/music.htm designed for individuals interested in pursuing a American Choral Directors Association Roger Dismore, Music Coordinator career in music. The two-year course of study is Texas Association of Music Schools Southern Association of Schools of Music transferable to a four-year music program. Texas Music Education Association Transferring students should check the degree Established: 1977 Established: