Program Recognition
•Ranked #1 Best College for Music in Alabama and Top 100 nationally (#79 of 267) — 2026 Niche Best Colleges
•NASM-accredited; housed in the Alabama School of the Arts (ASOTA)
Training
•BA Music with applied instrumental study (brass, woodwind, or percussion) as the primary area: 10 semester hours of primary applied lessons plus 4 hours of secondary applied study
•Private studio instruction paired with music theory, music history, orchestration, and form & analysis
Performance & Productions
•Eight consecutive semesters of ensemble across 16+ ASOTA ensembles
•Brass and percussion players audition for RamCorps, an elite high-impact group that gives 100+ concerts a year and has performed at Carnegie Hall, Macy's NYC Black Friday, and on international tours
•Winds feed Symphonic Winds, the Jazz Band (big-band improvisation), and the University Orchestra, which performs alongside professionals from the Mobile Symphony
•Junior Recital (MUA 300) and Senior Recital (MUA 400) capstones
Facilities
•All-Steinway School (designated 2016) — roughly 90% of campus pianos are Steinway & Sons
Location
•Mobile, Alabama, with orchestral seats shared with Mobile Symphony musicians
