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Conway,Arkansas 72035
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DEGREES OFFERED

Bachelor of Arts – Music

Bachelor of Music – Composition

Bachelor of Music – Vocal Performance

Bachelor of Music – Instrumental Performance

Bachelor of Music – Piano Performance

Bachelor of Music – Piano Pedagogy

Bachelor of Music – Jazz and Studio Music

Bachelor of Music Education – Vocal

Bachelor of Music Education – Piano/Vocal

Bachelor of Music Education – Piano/Instrumental

Bachelor of Music Education – Instrumental

Minor in Music

Master of Music – Performance

Master of Music – Music Theory

Master of Music – Conducting

Master of Music – Music Education

Graduate Certificate – Performance


The most extraordinary thing about the UCA Music Department is its astonishingly well-qualified faculty. The over 30 full-time and 15 part-time faculty members carry credentials from the most prestigious graduate institutions in the country. In fact, it is probably fair to say that the music faculty at UCA is unique among universities in the South. These faculty members remain actively and nationally engaged in performing and research, and are dedicated to bringing to their students the benefits of their superb training and broad experience. The acclaimed ensemble and solo performances of UCA music students reflect this faculty dedication. Students can pursue the Bachelor of Music degree in performance, composition, or music education, or the Bachelor of Arts degree in Music with a minor in technology, business or another field. At the graduate level, the Master’s degree has majors in performance, conducting, music theory, and music education.

Faculty Info:

Stephen Plate, Ross Ahlhorn, Suzanne Banister, Ricky Brooks, Carolyn Brown, Kevin Coker, Marisa Ann Colón Corsino, Justin Cook, Jane Dahlenburg, Paul Dickinson, Stefanie Dickinson, Christine Donahue, Brantley Douglas, Lorraine Duso Kitts, Smokey Emerson, Stephen Feldman, Christine Franklin, Israel Getzov, Jennifer Hawkinson, Robert Holden, Linda Hsu, Jaimee Jensen-McDaniel, Kelly Johnson, Tatiana Kotcherguina, Christa Kuebel, Brianne Little, Carrie Martens, Allison Martin, Stephen Martin, Kazuo Murakami, Katherine Reynolds, Gail Robertson, Paige Rose, Neil Rutman, Joel Schnackel, Christopher Sharpe, Brent Shires, Terrie Shires, Lynette Stanley, Matthew Taylor, Blake Tyson, Christy Vogt-Huskey, Stephen Wirges, Louis Young.



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