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Murfreesboro, Tennessee 37132-0001
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DEGREES OFFERED

Bachelor of Arts in Music
Bachelor of Music in Composition
Bachelor of Music in Instrument and Music Education
Bachelor of Music in Instrumental Performance
Bachelor of Music in Music Industry
Bachelor of Music in Vocal/General Education
Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance
Minor in Music
Minor in Music Industry
Minor in American Music Studies
Master of Music in Conducting
Master of Music in Jazz Studies
Master of Music in Composition
Master of Music in Music Education
Master of Music in Musicology
Master of Music in Music Performance


The MTSU School of Music at Middle Tennessee State University serves some 300 undergraduate and 30 graduate music majors drawn from throughout the nation and abroad, studying in 10 Bachelor of Music and 9 Master of Arts degree programs. A total of 3,200 MTSU students take music classes each year; many participate as music minors or in ensembles and various music classes, ranging from the 320-strong Band of Blue football marching band, to small jazz combos and string quartets.


Notable Alumni Include:

<p>Mark Blakeman&ndash;President and Chief Operating Officer, Tucson Symphony Rosemary Brumbelow&ndash;Clarinet professor, Indiana University of Pennsylvania Seth Carico&ndash;Opera singer, Deutsch Oper Berlin Scott Gerow&ndash;Film and TV composer, Battery Lane Music owner Silviu Ciulei&ndash;International classical guitar soloist George S. Clinton&ndash;Film composer for Austin Powers and Mortal Kombat; Film Scoring Department chair, Berklee College of Music, Boston Jonathan Copeland&ndash;Founder and owner, Clarinets by Copeland <a href="https://www.broadwayworld.com/people/Sean-Donovan/">Sean Donovan</a>&ndash;Horn, Knoxville Symphony Marcus Finnie&ndash;Drums, touring and recording artist Socrates Garcia&ndash;Jazz faculty, University of Northern Colorado Linda Gilbert&ndash;Superintendent, Murfreesboro City Schools Holli Harrison&ndash;Opera singer, Metropolitan Opera, New York Oliver Henderson&ndash;Voice faculty, Central Michigan University <a href="https://www.broadwayworld.com/people/Matt-Jordan/">Matt Jordan</a>&ndash;Concert percussion marketing manager for Pearl Corporation/Adams Musical Instruments <a href="https://www.broadwayworld.com/people/Steven-Malone/">Steven Malone</a>&ndash;Assistant music director and keyboard player for Disney&rsquo;s Tonyaward winning Newsies and Disney&rsquo;s Aladdin on Broadway Jackie McIlwain&ndash;Clarinet professor, University of Southern Mississippi Ben McIlwain&ndash;Trombone professor, University of Southern Mississippi Ryan Middagh&ndash;Jazz Studies coordinator, Vanderbilt University Chris Munson&ndash;Jazz Faculty, University of Louisiana&ndash;Lafayette Matt Palmer&ndash;Award-winning guitarist, author Tracy Phillips-Award winning composer for Instrumental Album of the Year for the 45th Annual Dove Awards Susan Ramsey &ndash; Tennessee Music Educators Association Hall of Fame 2016 Sarah Schneider&ndash;Flute professor, University of North Carolina&ndash;Chapel Hill Lisa Schroeder&ndash;Flutist, Los Angeles-based Noteworthy Duo Martin Villanueva&ndash;Violinist on Grammynominated recording with Mariachi Los Arrieros del Valle Erik Warren-President and founder of Innovative Percussion, a leading manufacturer of mallets and drumsticks Claire Whitcomb&ndash;Viola, West Virginia Symphony Orchestra <a href="https://www.broadwayworld.com/people/Jim-White/">Jim White</a>&ndash;Associate professor of jazz (drums), University of Northern Colorado Yifei Zhong&ndash;Violin faculty, Hangzhou Normal University, China</p>

Acceptance Rate:

The acceptance rate for the graduate School of Music at Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU) is around 73%.


Faculty Info:

Michael Arndt, D.M.A., Mr. Jamey Simmons, M. M., David Loucky, D.M.A., Angela DeBoer , M.M., Chis Combest, D.M.A., Craig Cornish, M.M.E., Denny Hawkins, D.M.A., Reed Thomas, Ph.D., Raphael Bundage, D.M.A., Angela Tipps, M.M., Carol Nies, D.M.A.


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