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Cedar Valley College 2
3030 North Dallas Avenue
Lancaster, TX 75134-3799
(972) 860-8120 ; (972) 860-8200; Fax (972) 860-8207
rdismore[at]NOSPAMdcccd.edu
Roger Dismore, Music Coordinator
Pam Gist, Dean of Liberal Arts

Music Department Statistics
Year department established: 1977
Undergraduate students: 181
Graduate students:
Doctoral students:
Full-time professors: 5
Part-time instructors: 15
Student-Teacher ratio: NA
Undergraduate degree hours needed: 63-67
(within major: 63-67; within minor: NA)
Teaching certification: no
Internship required: yes
Recording facility: yes
Scholarships available: yes
Scholarship coordinator and phone: Frank Ellis at (972) 860-8280.

Accreditations/Affiliations
Southern Association of Schools of Music

Cedar Valley is one of seven college campuses in the Dallas County Community College District. It is the only campus offering an Associate in Commercial Music and Recording Technology. When the campus opened in 1977, CVC boasted the first commercial music program in Texas, and serves as a model for others. Degree options include Recording Technology, Music Retailing, Music Performance, and Composition/Arranging/Copying. Course work includes: The Business of Music, MIDI Sequencing, Jingle Writing, and Recording Engineering. The instructors are selected for their professional backgrounds and teaching abilities and are some of the finest performers in the metroplex. Facilities include recording studios A and B featuring 16-track capabilities (contact Kerby Stewart at (972) 860-8133. Please call or write for our current newsletter, degree plans or other information. Visit our website at "http://www.dcccd.edu/cvc/director/la/music/music.htm. Performance opportunities include the Lab Band (12 members; Roger Dismore, Director), Guitar Ensemble (10 members; Richard Mclure, Director), Percussion Ensemble (17 members; Ed Smith, director); Vocal Ensemble (15 members; Andrea Wallace, Director); Keyboard Ensemble (13 members; Arlington Jones, Director). Performance facility is the Performance Hall (400 seats).

Overall enrollment: 4,000
Typical undergraduate tuition: 1,326

Dallas County Community College District
3030 North Dallas Avenue
Lancaster, TX 75134
(972) 860-8129; (972) 860-8274; Fax (972) 682-7011

Roger Dismore, Music Coordinator
Pam Gist

Music Department Statistics
Year department established: 1977
Undergraduate students: 160
Graduate students: 0
Doctoral students: 0
Full-time professors: 4
Part-time instructors: 15
Student-Teacher ratio: NA
Undergraduate degree hours needed: 63-67
(within major: 63-67; within minor: NA)
Teaching certification: no
Internship required: no.yes
Recording facility: yes
Scholarships available: yes
Scholarship coordinator and phone: Roger Dismore

Accreditations/Affiliations
NA

Cedar Valley is one of seven college campuses in the Dallas County Community College District. It is the only campus offering an Associate in Commercial Music and Recording Technology. When the campus opened in 1977, CVC boasted the first commercial music program in Texas, and serves as a model for others. Degree options include Recording Technology, Music Retailing, Music Performance, and Composition/Arranging/Copying. Course work includes: The Business of Music, MIDI Sequencing, Jingle Writing, and Recording Engineering. The instructors are selected for their professional backgrounds and teaching abilities and are some of the finest performers in the metroplex. Facilities include recording studios A and B featuring 16-track capabilities (contact Kerby Stewart at (972) 860-8133. Please call or write for our current newsletter, degree plans or other information. Visit our website at "http://www.dcccd.edu/cvc/director/la/music/music.htm. Performance opportunities include the Lab Band (12 members; Roger Dismore, Director), Guitar Ensemble (10 members; Richard Mclure, Director), Percussion Ensemble (17 members; Ed Smith, director); Vocal Ensemble (15 members; Andrea Wallace, Director); Keyboard Ensemble (13 members; Arlington Jones, Director). Performance facility is the Performance Hall (400 seats).

Overall enrollment: 4,000
Typical undergraduate tuition: $1,326