Levelland - Texas Music Education Primer

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South Plains College • Creative Arts Department 2
1401 South College Avenue
Levelland, TX 79336-6595
(806) 894-9611 ext. 2280; (806) 894-9611 ext. 2276; Fax (806) 894-5274
cbanks[at]NOSPAMsouthplainscollege.edu
Cary C. Banks, Chairman of Creative Arts Department
Darrell Grimes, Dean of Academic and Technical Division
Brent Wheeler, Director of Guitar Studies
Mark Wallney, Co-Director of Entertainment Business

Music Department Statistics
Year department established: 1975
Undergraduate students: 600
Graduate students: 0
Doctoral students: 0
Full-time professors: 25
Part-time instructors: 46
Student-Teacher ratio: 15:1
Undergraduate degree hours needed: NA
(within major: NA; within minor: NA)
Teaching certification: no
Internship required: no
Recording facility: yes
Scholarships available: yes
Scholarship coordinator and phone: Mickey Vasquez (Commercial Music), Stuart Moody (Sound Technology), Tom Stalcup (Video Production Technology), (806) 894-9611

Accreditations/Affiliations
Country Music Association
International Bluegrass Music Association
Texas Junior College Association

The Creative Arts Department at South Plains College offers three unique programs for the entertainment industry. The Commercial Music program offers training for instrumentalists and vocalists who plan to work in the professional entertainment field. The Sound Technology program provides training for students who want to be recording engineers, studio producers, and sound reinforcement technicians. The Sound Technology program features state-of-the-art recording studios which enable the students to gain hands-on training in high-quality audio and audio-for-video productions. Studios include the Tom T. Hall Production Studio, Waylon Jennings Studio, and Redd Stewart Television Studio. The Video Production Technology program trains students for all aspects of public entertainment events. Students in this program receive in-depth training in television production, lighting, sound reinforcement, and stage craft. South Plains College is also known for their Bluegrass instruction and holds a Bluegrass camp each year. The Commercial Music Program offers comprehensive training and instruction in all styles of popular music. Performance opportunities are numerous; all styles including country, rock, jazz, Tejano, gospel, etc. Performance facility is the Tom T. Hall Production Studio (400 seats).

Overall enrollment: 9,000
Typical undergraduate tuition: NA