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In-Person or Virtual

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All-LevelK-12

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No PrescreenAudition RequiredNo InterviewUniversity App Required

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Program profile

All-LevelK-12

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BM Music Education with Cert

Instrumental Track

ProgramOfficial Program Page

Program snapshot

Admissions

No PrescreenAudition RequiredNo InterviewUniversity App Required

Audition format

In-Person or Virtual

Program profile

All-LevelK-12

Program Recognition

•NASM-accredited Department of Music

•The BM in Music Education combines music study with a Minor in All-Level Education and a path to K-12 teacher certification.

Training

•The Instrumental Track is for students whose primary focus is a traditional band or orchestral instrument; UIW identifies it as the route for future band or orchestra directors.

•The curriculum includes principal-instrument lessons, major ensembles, conducting, instrumental techniques and pedagogy, creative development for elementary and secondary classrooms, and professional education coursework.

•Students can gain pre-clinical teaching experience as interns or section leaders with marching and concert ensembles.

Facilities

•The degree’s TCP pathway includes Foundations of Education, Critical Concepts in Secondary Education, a teaching test, GPA requirements, and later clinical teaching.

•Luella Bennack Music Center includes Diane Bennack Concert Hall, Ingrid Seddon Recital Hall, a recording studio, piano lab, iMac computer lab, teaching studios, percussion studio, and practice rooms.

School Info

Snapshot

3.54

Avg GPA (W)

98%

Admit Rate

school-wide

51%

Grad Rate

4.4K

Enrollment

$57K

Earnings

10yr after

Costs & Aid

Tuition & Fees

$40,200

Before aid

Average Net Price

$22,775

After aid

Official source College Scorecard

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Program Highlights

Program Recognition

•NASM-accredited Department of Music

•The BM in Music Education combines music study with a Minor in All-Level Education and a path to K-12 teacher certification.

Training

•The Instrumental Track is for students whose primary focus is a traditional band or orchestral instrument; UIW identifies it as the route for future band or orchestra directors.

•Students can gain pre-clinical teaching experience as interns or section leaders with marching and concert ensembles.

Facilities

•The degree’s TCP pathway includes Foundations of Education, Critical Concepts in Secondary Education, a teaching test, GPA requirements, and later clinical teaching.

Program Highlights

Program Recognition

•NASM-accredited Department of Music

•The BM in Music Education combines music study with a Minor in All-Level Education and a path to K-12 teacher certification.

Training

•The Instrumental Track is for students whose primary focus is a traditional band or orchestral instrument; UIW identifies it as the route for future band or orchestra directors.

•Students can gain pre-clinical teaching experience as interns or section leaders with marching and concert ensembles.

Facilities

•The degree’s TCP pathway includes Foundations of Education, Critical Concepts in Secondary Education, a teaching test, GPA requirements, and later clinical teaching.

Key Info

Enrollment Term

These Fall 2027 enrollment dates have passed — dates for the next cycle aren't available yet.

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Audition Requirements

These requirements are from the Fall 2026 entry cycle. Fall 2027 requirements are typically posted between August and October and usually change only slightly — confirm on the official source before submitting.

Repertoire

•Brass, strings, winds, or percussion: two selections from the standard repertoire in contrasting styles (etudes, or movements of a solo sonata or concerto)

-Solos from the Texas UIL Grade 1 and Grade 2 lists, current All-State etudes, or equivalent pieces are acceptable; Grade 1 solos recommended

-A third selection in jazz style may be performed

-Instrumental pieces do not need to be performed from memory

•Piano: two pieces from different style periods (Baroque, Classical, Romantic, or 20th/21st-century); memorization highly recommended

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•Submit your online audition via Acceptd

•Sign up for an in-person audition via the UIW Entrance Audition Form

•Apply separately to UIW for university admission via Common App, the UIW website, or ApplyTexas

Admission

•An entrance audition is required for all music majors and minors, including transfer students

•Admitted students complete a music theory assessment at the audition for course placement only - it does not affect admission

Teacher Certification Program (Tcp)

•Certification is pursued after enrollment through the Minor in All-Level Education

•TCP application requires Foundations of Education (EDUC 2305), Critical Concepts of Secondary Education (EDUC 2316), a passing THEA test, and a 2.75 GPA

•TCP applications are accepted once per semester during a two-week window

What's The Process

Audition Format

•Perform a principal-instrument audition for a faculty panel

In-Person Audition

•Held at UIW's Luella Bennack Music Center

•Sign up via the UIW Entrance Audition Form, then watch for scheduling email from music@uiwtx.edu

•Arrive 15 minutes early to warm up in available practice rooms

•Perform your two pieces, then wait while faculty deliberate and provide feedback

•A music theory assessment is administered after the performance

•Total audition time: approximately 30-45 minutes

Online Audition

•Submit a recorded audition via Acceptd if you cannot audition in person

•Camera should capture facial expressions and the body from the knees up

•Portrait or landscape orientation accepted

•Use a smartphone on a tripod or a video camera with a microphone

•No audio processing (e.g., reverb) allowed

Contact

•Music@uiwtx.edu

Scholarship Info

Music Scholarships

•Up to $4,000 per academic year for music majors

•Renewable for five years

-Full-time enrollment (12+ credit hours minimum)

-Enrollment in a major ensemble (Chorale, Marching Band, Wind Ensemble, or Orchestra)

-Overall GPA of 3.0 or higher

-Demonstrable progress toward degree completion

One-Year Scholarships

•Available to current students not at maximum award

•Fall semester auditions, disbursed in spring

•Minimum 3.0 GPA required

•Not renewable; must re-audition in January for multi-year award

Ensemble Scholarships

•Tuition discounts for participation in band ensembles

•Awarded at discretion of ensemble directors

School Info

Snapshot

3.54

Avg GPA (W)

98%

Admit Rate

school-wide

51%

Grad Rate

4.4K

Enrollment

$57K

Earnings

10yr after

Costs & Aid

Tuition & Fees

$40,200

Before aid

Average Net Price

$22,775

After aid

Official source College Scorecard

Program Recognition

•NASM-accredited Department of Music

•The BM in Music Education combines music study with a Minor in All-Level Education and a path to K-12 teacher certification.

Training

•The Instrumental Track is for students whose primary focus is a traditional band or orchestral instrument; UIW identifies it as the route for future band or orchestra directors.

•Students can gain pre-clinical teaching experience as interns or section leaders with marching and concert ensembles.

Facilities

•The degree’s TCP pathway includes Foundations of Education, Critical Concepts in Secondary Education, a teaching test, GPA requirements, and later clinical teaching.

Updated 3d ago