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Oklahoma City University
Wanda L. Bass School of Music
Wanda L. Bass School of Music
2501 N Blackwelder AvenueOklahoma City, Oklahoma 73106
405.208.5980
admissions@okcu.edu
Degrees offered
Bachelor of Music in Performance
Bachelor of Music Education in Music Education
Bachelor of Music in Music Theatre
Bachelor of Music in Composition
Bachelor of Arts in Music
About the program
The Wanda L. Bass School of Music prides itself on fostering a creative environment that encourages exploration and collaboration. Faculty members at Oklahoma City University are active musicians and scholars whose first priority is teaching and mentoring. Performance opportunities abound with more than 250 events staged throughout the academic year, ranging from solo recitals to full-scale choral and orchestral works, and including six opera and music theater productions. Our degree programs stress virtuosic versatility – integrating performance skills, music scholarship, pedagogy, and professionalism – to prepare students for music careers in the 21st century.
Acceptance rate
The Oklahoma City University Wanda L. Bass School of Music has a 59%
Faculty
Dr. Mark Belcik, JoBeth Moad, Dean Mark Parker, John Allen, Dr. Mark Belcik, Tony Gonzalez, Jeffrey Grogan, Dr. Keith Hendricks, Dr. Matthew Mailman, Dr. Randi Von Ellefson, Dr. Edward Knight, Jamie Whitmarsh, Dr. David Easley, Dr. Erik Heine, Dr. Lisa Kachouee, Katy Kinard, Dr. Kate Pritchett, Dr. Sarah Sarver, John Allen, Michael Anderson, Brian Belanus, Dr. Genevieve Clarkson, Dr. Michael Davis, Dr. Anna Resnick Henson, Dr. Lisa Kachouee, Dr. Stephen Lochbaum, Dr. Michael Mann, Faith O'Neal, Parthena Owens, Kyle Patterson, Dr. Kate Pritchett, Dr. Luis Rivera, John Schimek, Dr. Benjamin Shute, Dr. Joseph Wenda, Dr. Shaohong 'Betty' Yuan, Tomasz Zieba, Anastasia Abu Bakar, Claudia Carroll-Phelps, Dr. Heejin Jang, Dr. Kimberly Jensen, Dr. Sergio Monteiro, Peggy Payne, Dr. Melissa Plamann, Tony Gonzalez, Peter Markes, John Schimek, Dr. Christa Bentley, Dr. Beth Fleming, Dr. Jake Johnson, Jan McDaniel, Dr. David Herendeen, Charles Koslowske, Dr. Matthew Mailman, Jan McDaniel, Karen Coe Miller, Rachel Barnard, Mary Brozina Wierick, Dr. William Christensen, Dr. Courtney Crouse, Susan Dillard, Davy Green, Brenda Holleman, Dr. Kelly Holst, Larry Keller, Dr. Catherine McDaniel, Jeffrey Picón, Dr. Autumn West, Joe Fitzgerald, Eric Frei, Charles Koslowske, Jan McDaniel.
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