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Department of Music

Faculty: Professor Traster, Chair; Assistant Professors Blackburn, Hebert, Jung, Zamparas.

Accreditation

The University of Tampa is an accredited institutional member of the National Association of Schools of Music.

Mission

The mission of the Department of Music is as follows:

  1. To prepare music majors for successful careers or for graduate study in teaching, performing and related areas.
  2. To prepare the non-music-major student for lifelong participation in the enjoyment of music.
  3. To provide music training for those students who need musical skills, understanding and appreciation in their chosen fields such as performing arts, elementary education, media or communication.
  4. To enrich the academic and cultural life of the University community and the Baccalaureate Experience through:
  5. To serve the Tampa Bay and greater community through:
  6. To provide opportunities for professionals in the field to return to school to refresh and sharpen their skills, to update their credentials and to take advantage of workshops for themselves and their students.

Degrees Offered

  1. Bachelor of Arts in Music
  2. Bachelor of Music in Performance
  3. Bachelor of Music in Music Education

The Department of Music also participates in the New Media Production interdisciplinary program that focuses on designing and creating applications for interactive media, mobile platforms and the Internet for both commercial and artistic intent.

(For Musical Theatre, see the “Performing Arts” heading in this section and program details under the Department of Speech, Theatre and Dance section.)

Admission Requirements

Admission to all music degree programs and the minor in music requires the following:

  1. A successful music audition/interview. Audition requirements and an audition application are available at www.ut.edu/music.
  2. A music theory placement test to be taken at the time of audition or the beginning of the first term.
  3. A piano placement test to be taken at the time of audition or the beginning of the first term.

Transfer students bringing in 60 or more credits who plan to enter Bachelor of Music programs in performance or music education must meet audition requirements equivalent to the requirements of the Sophomore Evaluation (see below).