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Brazosport College • Music Department 2
500 College Drive
Lake Jackson, TX 77566
(979) 230-3272; (979) 230-3000; Fax (979) 230-3465
Richard.Birk[at]NOSPAMbrazosport.edu
Richard Birk, Coordinator of Music
Rodney Mason

Music Department Statistics
Year department established: 1970
Undergraduate students: 15
Graduate students:
Doctoral students:
Full-time professors: 2
Part-time instructors: 5
Student-Teacher ratio: 10:1
Undergraduate degree hours needed: 60
(within major: 35; within minor: NA)
Teaching certification: no
Internship required:
Recording facility: no
Scholarships available: yes
We offer numerous music scholarships to vocalists, pianists and instrumentalists. These scholarships are awarded to full-time students who are enrolled in an ensemble. Scholarship amounts range up to $1,500 per year.
Scholarship coordinator and phone: Anne Walker at (409) 230-3441 (Financial Aid Director)

Accreditations/Affiliations
Texas Association of Music Schools

Brazosport College Music Department offers an Associate of Art in Music. The department includes six levels of class piano, two levels of class voice, beginning guitar, music appreciation, jazz improvisation, electronic music, music theory, and music literature. Private lessons are also available to students. Performance opportunities: Concert band (45 members), Jazz band (20 members), Coasters Combo (10 members), the College Choir (40 members), The Civic Chorus, Coasters vocal ensemble (10 members), and various small instrumental ensembles. Performance facilities include the General Theater (seats 250); director is Gary Johnstone (979) 230-3213.

Overall enrollment: 3,679
Typical undergraduate tuition: $811 (in district)