Program Recognition
•BA Music is a liberal-arts music degree inside a NASM-accredited department
•Students train within a department that also supports performance, music education, composition, theory, musicology, conducting, jazz, and music industry studies
•The degree offers flexibility for students who want substantial music study inside a broader university curriculum
Professional Development
•Faculty perform with regional groups including Opera Fayetteville and multiple Arkansas-area symphonies
•Students and faculty present hundreds of performances each year on and off campus
Facilities
•The department is home to more than 300 music students, 50 faculty members, and 30-plus ensembles
•Large ensembles perform in the 600-seat Faulkner Performing Arts Center and smaller concerts take place in Stella Boyle Smith Concert Hall
•The Department of Music became an All-Steinway School in 2010
