San Marcos - Texas Music Education Primer

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Texas State University • Center for Texas Music History
History Department, 601 University Drive
San Marcos, TX 78666
(512) 245-3749; (512) 245-2185; Fax (512) 245-3043
gh08[at]NOSPAMtxstate.edu
ko14[at]NOSPAMtxstate.edu
Gary Hartman, Director
Kathleen O'Keefe, Director of Programs; Jennifer Cobb, Project Administrator

Music Department Statistics
Year department established: 1999
Undergraduate students:
Graduate students:
Doctoral students:
Full-time professors: 2
Part-time instructors: 4
Student-Teacher ratio: NA
Undergraduate degree hours needed: NA
(within major: NA; within minor: NA)
Teaching certification:
Internship required:
Recording facility:
Scholarships available:
NA
Scholarship coordinator and phone: NA
Accreditations/Affiliations
NA

Center for Texas Music History (formerly the Institute for the History of Texas Music): Established in 1999 at Texas State University in San Marcos, the Center's primary goal is to help students and the general public better understand how music reflects the richly diverse ethnic and cultural heritage of the American Southwest. Through a variety of activities and projects, the Center strives to increase awareness and appreciation for the important role music plays in shaping and reflecting the historical development of American society. Headquartered in the university's History Department, the Center offers graduate and undergraduate-level courses on the musical history of Texas and the Southwest. In these courses, students examine the many different ethnic musical influences involved in the development of the region, including Hispanic, Anglo, African-American, Irish, German, Polish, Czech, French, and others. The Center publishes the Journal of Texas Music History, the first academic journal to focus on the entire spectrum of Southwestern music history, and works with museum's archives, public schools, and other to organize exhibits and educational programs related to Texas music history. Visit us at http://www.txstate.edu/ctmh.
Overall enrollment: NA
Typical undergraduate tuition: NA

Texas State University • School of Music 2
601 University Drive
San Marcos, TX 78666
(512) 245-2651; (512) 245-8451; Fax (512) 245-8181
music[at]txstate.edu
srt[at]txstate.edu
Dr. Thomas Clark, Director, School of Music
Dr. Timothy Mottet, Dean, College of Fine Arts and Communication
Mark C. Erickson, Director of Recording Arts
Music Department Statistics
Year department established: 1920's
Undergraduate students: 500
Graduate students: 80
Doctoral students: 0
Full-time professors: 55
Part-time instructors: 27
Student-Teacher ratio: 30:1
Undergraduate degree hours needed: 123-.134
(within major: 45-96; within minor: 18)
Teaching certification: yes, for the Bachelor of Music in Music Studies degree
Internship required: yes, for the Bachelor of Science in Sound Recording Technology degree
Recording facility: yes
Scholarships available: yes
Numerous scholarships are available.An audition must occur to be considered for any scholarship.
Accreditations/Affiliations
Audio Engineering Society
Society of Professional Audio Recording Services
National Association of Schools of Music

Texas State University School of Music offers a comprehensive program that provides a challenging and positive educational environment for today's musicians. Bachelor of Music degrees are offered in music education, performance, jazz studies and sound recording technology. The Bachelor of Arts with a major in music provides a general music education with a broad liberal arts emphasis. Graduate degrees are offered in music education, music history and literature, performance and composition. Texas State University is the only university in the state to offer a Bachelor of Music in the field of Sound Recording Technology. The program operates the Fire Station Studios, a recording facility housing both analog and digital 24-tracks, an automated console, and numerous professional microphones and outboard devices. Students participate in commercial recording sessions and have access to a computer lab and electronic music lab. An audition is required for acceptance to the School of Music for anyone seeking a music degree. Additional affiliations include the Organization of American Kodaly Educators. Performance opportunities include the Bobcat Marching Band, Basketball Band and Symphonic Winds (Dr. Caroline Beatty, director (512) 245-2485), Wind Symphony and Concert Band (Dr. Rodney Schueller, director (512) 245-3402), Symphony Orchestra (Howard Hudiburg, director (512) 245-2665), Jazz Ensembles (Freddie Mendoza, coordinator (512) 245-1462), Chorale and VocaLibre (Dr. Joey Martin, director (512) 245-3830), University Singers and Men's Choir (Dr. Jonathan Babcock, director (512) 245-4553) and Women's Choir (Dr. Lynn Brickmeyer, director (512) 245-2194), Multicultural Music including Mariachi and Salsa ensembles (John Lopez, director (512) 245-7401), and the Panorama Steel Band (Genaro Gonzalez, director (512) 245-3403). Performance facilities include the Recital Hall (150 seats), and Evans Auditorium (960 seats).

Overall enrollment: 32,500
Typical undergraduate tuition: $3,000 - $5,000