Program Recognition
•Offered by TWU's Division of Music, accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music (NASM) since 1958
Training
•BA in Music designed as a flexible liberal-arts degree: core study in music theory, history, and applied performance with a lighter applied load than the BM
•Includes a foreign-language requirement and roughly 22 credit hours of free electives, leaving room for a second major, minor, or interdisciplinary focus
•Applied lessons and ensemble participation alongside the rest of the Division of Music
Performance & Productions
•Open access to division ensembles — Concert Choir, Chamber Singers, Wind Symphony, Chamber Orchestra, Jazz Ensemble, and more
Degree Flexibility
•The elective-heavy structure suits students combining music with pre-professional or academic fields, or preparing for graduate study
Value
•Merit scholarships for new and transfer music students awarded on audition and placement-exam results