University of Central Oklahoma

The Mission of the School of Music is teaching and performing. The University of Central Oklahoma's School of Music is recognized nationwide as one of Oklahoma's foremost institutions for preparing professional musicians in all fields due to the following: High academic and performance standards. Gifted faculty of conductors, studio teachers, composers, historians, theorists, music educators, scholars and administrators. Accreditation by the National Association of Schools of Music. Variety of instrumental ensembles, choral groups and musical theatre troupes that travel nationally and internationally. Opportunities to provide music for professional venues, schools, conventions and on the UCO campus. Alumni are staffed nationwide in public schools and universities as well as performing with recognized musical theater companies, service bands, major orchestras, leading jazz ensembles and recording studios throughout the country. The School of Music maintains a high level of commitment to its students, alumni and musical community; it is dedicated to assisting them in meeting the challenges of an ever-broadening and diversifying musical world.