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University of North Texas
College of Music
Undergraduate Advisor
1155 Union Circle #311367
Denton, Texas 76203-5017
Undergraduate Majors and Interests
As one of the largest and most comprehensive music schools in the nation, the University of North Texas' College of Music will offer you many opportunities to enjoy music by performing in ensembles. You may also enroll in music classes designed for non-music majors and in private lessons (limited to space availability) or attend some of the nearly 1,000 recitals and concerts presented each year.
You do not need to be a music major to audition for any of UNT's performing ensembles. Auditions are held each fall and spring semester during the week before classes begin. Enrolling in any ensemble counts as 1 elective credit hour toward your bachelor's degree for each semester you are enrolled in the ensemble.
If you participated in your high school choir or are interested in performing with a vocal ensemble, you may audition for one of several choirs in the College of Music.
The A Cappella Choir is UNT's oldest vocal ensemble. Each year, the choir performs on campus and around the Dallas-Fort Worth region. It also tours throughout Texas and the nation each spring. The A Cappella Choir has recorded professionally and performed in television and radio broadcasts.
You also may audition for the Canticum Novum, Recital Choir, Concert Choir, the Grand Chorus, the Men's Chorus or the Women's Chorus, which give several concerts on campus each year and rehearse about four hours a week.
You can audition for UNT Opera Theatre productions, presented throughout the year.
If you participated in a high school band, a jazz band or an orchestra, or if you enjoy performing in small ensembles, you may audition for one of the many performing groups on campus.
The UNT Symphony and Chamber orchestras present concerts on campus and have appeared at state, regional and national music conventions. The orchestras have also performed at Lincoln Center in New York City and toured in Spain. Orchestras rehearse three to six hours each week.
The UNT Wind Symphony, the Symphonic Band and the Concert Band give concerts on campus and rehearse about six hours each week. The Wind Symphony records regularly on the Klavier label and has toured Japan, Scandinavia and throughout the United States.
You may wish to audition for UNT's Green Brigade Marching Band if you were in a high school marching band. It performs in the homecoming parade, at all home football games, one out-of-town football game and other special events. The band rehearses about six hours a week. The UNT Basketball Band performs at all home basketball games.
If you are interested in jazz, you may audition for one of UNT's nine lab bands. Each lab band is named for its rehearsal time. Each ensemble is open to 20 students and rehearses about four hours a week. The lab bands regularly perform at arts and jazz festivals in Texas and other states. The One O'Clock Lab Band records an album each year for commercial distribution. The band has been nominated twice for Grammy Awards and has toured the United States, Russia, Portugal, Switzerland, France, The Netherlands, Italy and Japan. In addition to an annual fall concert and the Glenn E. Gomez International Jazz Artists Endowment concert, the jazz area presents "Lab Band Madness" each spring, featuring all the bands in a concert.
You may also audition for the Jazz Singers, the Jazz Repertory Ensemble, Zebras Jazz Keyboard Ensemble and Jazz Guitar Ensemble.
The College of Music presents more than 1,000 programs each year, ranging from concerts by student groups to performances by internationally known guest artists. Many programs are presented in the Murchison Performing Arts Center. Performances in the Murchison sometimes have a small admission fee. Performances in the Music Building, including those in the Recital Hall, Concert Hall and Merrill Ellis Intermedia Theatre, Organ Recital Hall and Stan Kenton Hall, are usually free. Performances in the University Union and the Main Auditorium have a nominal charge.
Event listings are available by calling 940-565-4647, visiting www.music.unt.edu/calendar or are posted on a bulletin board outside the college's main office in the Music Building, Room 247.
UNT's Murchison Performing Arts Center is a major benefit for you as a performer or audience member. The center features the 1,100-seat Winspear Performance Hall designed for orchestra, choral and band concerts, and the 400-seat Lyric Theater for opera. Both performance halls, as well as the center's large rehearsal space, have state-of-the-art acoustics.
The College of Music offers a variety of non-performance music courses if you are interested in music but are not a music major. Courses such as music appreciation, pop music, music cultures of the world and 20th-century music are available. Some of these courses meet academic core requirements.
Non-majors also may enroll in applied lessons for 1 credit hour with permission from the College of Music, or they may audition for any of the performing groups. A music theory course also is available during the spring semester if you have no musical background. Some courses for music majors may be taken by non-majors who meet the prerequisites.