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1201 W University Drive
Edinburg,Texas 78539
956.665.3471
music@utrgv.edu

DEGREES OFFERED

Bachelor of Music in Music Education

Bachelor of Music in Performance

Bachelor of Music in Music Technology

Minor in Jazz Studies

Minor in Mariachi Performance

Minor in Music

Minor in Music Technology

Minor in Popular Music


The School of Music offers undergraduate degrees in music in the areas of performance and education (teacher certification). The graduate program has three concentrations in music: music education, performance, and ethnomusicology. For majors and students who are non-majors there are opportunities to participate in Wind Ensemble, Orchestra, Choir, Guitar Ensemble, Jazz Band, Mariachi, Salsa Latin Band, and many other ensembles. These ensembles are offered each semester and perform on and off campus. The School of Music Faculty are all highly accomplished musicians who strive to provide an excellent educational experience. They set high standards and expectations to help students reach their goals and to be competitive in the Rio Grande Valley and beyond. We expect students to do their best, set their goals high, and embrace challenges and new ideas.

Acceptance Rate:

The University of Texas-Pan American (now University of Texas Rio Grande Valley - UTRGV) had an overall acceptance rate of 69%. However, the acceptance rate for the School of Music, or the College of Arts and Humanities Department of Music, is not specifically available.


Faculty Info:

Art Brownlow, Cynthia Cripps, Peter Dabrowski, Richard Davis, Virginia Davis, Kurt Martinez, Carol McNabb, Lorne O'Neil, Joel Pagan, Michael Quantz, Mark Ramirez, Steven Block, Pedro Martinez, Juan Andrade, George J. Amorim, Rebecca Coberly, Jonathan Guist, Daniel Hunter-Holly, Susan Hurley-Glowa, Krista Jobson, Brendan Kinsella, Scott Roeder, David Sadlier, Kenneth Saxon, Justin Writer, Andres R. Amado, Jared Broussard, Josiah Boornazian, William Haugeberg, Rachel Mann, Anthony T. Marasco, Monica Martinez, Katrina Roush, Marco Schirripa, Diana Seitz, Sean Taylor, Kristina Weimer, Francisco Loera, Gabriel Bauza, Tido Janssen, Shoko Kinsella, Sally Sandoval, Saul Torres, Liudmila Varlamova, Norman Gamboa, Stacy Kwak, Hector Javier Rodriguez, Jason Mitchell, Hector Silva, Shayna Tayloe, Kathleen Hawkins, Victor Martinez, David Moreno, Juan de Dios Ocampo, Saul Regalado, David Rios, Diane Taylor, Ying-Ching Jeter.



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