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2713 Pawnee Street
Jonesboro,Arkansas 72467
870-972-2094
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DEGREES OFFERED

Bachelor of Music Education in Instrumental Music

Bachelor of Music Education in Vocal Music

Bachelor of Music (Concentration in Performance)

Bachelor of Music (Concentration in Composition)

Bachelor of Arts in Music

Minor in Music

Master of Music (Concentration in Instrumental Performance, Composition, Conduction, Collaborative Piano, Piano Performance and Pedagogy, Piano Performance, and Voice Performance)

Master of Music Education


Our mission is to prepare well-rounded and dynamic musicians and scholars for leadership roles as performers, educators, composers, and arts consumers. We seek to enhance the college experience through musical opportunities at all levels and enrich our community by being a center of artistic excellence, music education, and outreach for the Mid-South region and beyond.

Acceptance Rate:

Arkansas State University's (A-State) acceptance rate is 70.1%


Faculty Info:

DR. LAUREN SCHACK CLARK (Department Chair), BETH ROBISON (Administrative Specialist II), JOHN ABERNATHY (Fine Arts Academic Advisor), DR. JULI BUXBAUM (Assistant Professor of Horn), ERIN CAMERON (Instructor of Clarinet), MATTHEW CAREY (Assistant Professor of Vocal Studies), DR. KENNETH CARROLL (Director of Jazz Studies Associate Professor of Saxophone), DR. DALE CLARK (Instructor of Bassoon), DR. HEATHER HALL COLEMAN (Instructor of Music History/Education), CHERIE COLLINS (Assistant Director of Choral Activities), CRAIG COLLISON (Associate Professor of Percussion), DR. TIMOTHY CRIST (Professor of Theory and Composition), DAVID ECKERT (Instructor of Double Bass), DR. BRUCE FASKE (Assistant Professor of Trombone), DENNIS HAY (Collaborative Pianist), BRIAN HENKELMANN (Instructor of Piano and Organ), DR. DEREK JENKINS (Assistant Professor of Theory and Composition), EMILY TRAPP JENKINS (Collaborative Pianist), CRYSTAL KACHEVAS (Instructor of Voice), DR. MARIKA KYRIAKOS (Professor of Voice), DR. SARAH LABOVITZ (Associate Director of Bands Coordinator of Music Education Associate Professor of Music), KRISTIN LEITTERMAN (Assistant Professor of Oboe), REBECKA MCALISTER (Instructor of Voice & Opera), MARY MEDRICK (Collaborative Pianist), MICHAEL MEDRICK (Instructor of Jazz Studies), MR. PHIL MIELKE (Instructor of General Education Studies), DR. TIMOTHY W. OLIVER (Director of Bands Coordinator of Wind and Percussion Studies Professor of Music), DR. ED OWEN (Professor of Euphonium/Tuba), DR. SUREN PETROSYAN (Director of Orchestral Activities Instructor of Cello), CAROLYN PONCE (Blackboard System Administrator and Support Instructor of General Education Studies), TREY REELY (Instructor of Music Education), DR. STEVEN RILEY (Assistant Director of Bands Director of Athletic Bands), DR. TARA SCHWAB (Assistant Professor of Flute), JAY SHEPHERD (Instructor of Guitar), DR. NAIRAM SIMOES (Assistant Professor of Trumpet), DR. CHI YOUNG SONG (Coordinator of Strings Assistant Professor of Violin and Viola), DR. KRISTEN SULLIVAN (Instructor of Voice), DR. RYAN SULLIVAN (Director of Choral Activities), MARK WOODRING (Instructor of Trumpet)



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