Brownsville - Texas Music Education Primer

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University of Texas at Brownsville • Department of Fine Arts
80 Fort Brown
Brownsville, TX 78520
(956) 882-8247; Fax (956) 882-3808
sue.z.urbis[at]NOSPAMutb.edu
Sue Zanne Williamson Urbis, Ph. D., Chair, Fine Arts Department
Dan Heimerman, Ph.D., Dean, College of Liberal Arts
Charles Dameron,Ph.D., Vice President of Academic Affairs
Mary Jane Radford, Fine Arts Administrative Society

Music Department Statistics
Year department established: 1997
Undergraduate students: 196
Graduate students: 18
Doctoral students: 0
Full-time professors: 17
Part-time instructors: 22
Student-Teacher ratio: 7.5:1
Undergraduate degree hours needed: 120
(within major: 72; within minor: 36)
Teaching certification: yes
Internship required: yes
Recording facility: yes
Scholarships available: yes
Music scholarships are available to all students interested in participating in symphony orchestra, wind ensemble, concert band, jazz bands, mariachis, choirs and piano / accompanying.
Accreditations/Affiliations

National Associaton of Schools of Music
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
Texas Music Educators Association

The University of Texas at Brownsville offers nine music degrees: the Bachelor of Music with options in teacher certification for Instrumental Music (band/orchestra including all brass, woodwinds, strings, and percussion), Keyboard, Voice (Choral) and Guitar; performance degree options including the Bachelor of Music in Instrumental Music, Keyboard, Voice and Guitar; and a Master of Music in Music Education. Ensemble opportunities include: Symphony Orchestra, String Orchestra, Wind Ensemble (Allen Clark, Director), Concert Band, Master Chorale (Dianne Brumley, Director), University Chorus, Bravo Opera Company, Mariachi Escorpion, Mariachi Luna Azteca, Jazz Bands, Jazz Combos, Percussion Ensembles, Guitar Orchestra, and a variety of other chamber ensembles. The concert series, Patron of the Arts, brings the finest in internationally and nationally recognized artists and chamber groups. Venues include the SETB Hall (350 seats) and the new state-of-the-art Performance Hall in the Arts Center (830 seats). Contact Richard Urbis, (956) 882-8247 or Uzziel Guzman, (956) 882-7025.

Overall enrollment: 17, 000
Typical undergraduate tuition: $2,400